Keiko’s Tooth: A Killer Whale, a Movie Star, and the Hidden Power of Museum Collections
Assistant Mammalogy Collections Manager Amanda Killian on finding the Free Willy star's tooth and the ever-growing value of natural history museum collections
Exhibitions
Scanning Electron Microscope Lab
See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.
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Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
While some women earned the right to vote in 1920, the fight was far from finished.
Stories
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Happy Hour: Getting Really Small with Dr. Jody Martin
Join Dr. Jody Martin on a tour of "the very very small" - from tiny marine invertebrates to the heads of insects to snowflakes and pollen grains and more - to learn about the Museum's brand new electron microscope and how it will be used in research, education, and exhibits!
NHMLAC Discovery Talk: L.A.'s Ice Age Animals
Join Connie Clark, La Brea Tar Pits Preparator, as she explores the La Brea Tar Pits Museum Fossil Lab’s work to improve fossil preparation practices, recent finds in Project 23, and why animals found around L.A. today might be rarer in the Tar Pits fossil record.
News & Press
Celebrate Spring and Earth Month with Community Science Projects & Earth Day Events at the Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits
City Nature Challenge (April 24-27) is joined by two new ongoing Community Science projects: AntQuest and SoCal Webs
NHM’s popular Earth Day Festival is April 19, and La Brea Tar Pits Hosts a Climate Dance Party on April 25
LA BREA TAR PITS TO BEGIN ITS CAMPUS TRANSFORMATION IN JULY
The Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits will close to the public to commence the first major renovation in its 50-year history, while on-site excavation and scientific research continue
Final weeks include a free Summer Nights event on June 12 and a Last Dance disco party for members on June 27
Last Day to Visit the Page Museum is July 6, 2026
Reopening in 2028
Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County Celebrates L.A.’s Top Beverage-Makers for ‘L.A. Culture in a Cup’ Story Series
This year's 'Being L.A.' online stories series celebrates and elevates some of the most iconic coffee and tea brewers, juicers, and drink locations from the city's diverse beverage scene.
February through December 2026
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La Brea Tar Pits to Launch the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research as a Highlight of Its Major Campus Transformation
A landmark gift from the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation advances the complete reimagining of one of Los Angeles’s most iconic scientific, cultural, and community sites
New renderings from WEISS/MANFREDI reveal updated plans to transform the museum and park on Wilshire Blvd
New Exhibition Fierce! The Story of Cats Roars into the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park on July 13
Tickets are available now for this insightful, interactive celebration of the diversity
and significance of cats