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
NHMLAC Receives Disney Conservation Grant Fund For Backyard Bat Survey
Grant to Support Community Science Study of Bat Activity in Los Angeles
Rise Up L.A. Alerta de Prensa
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Presenta la Exhibición en Línea y el Estreno del Video para Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
Las Celebraciones de la 19ª Enmienda Inician el 18 de Agosto de 2020
Rise Up L.A. Media Alert
NHM Launches Online Exhibition and Video Premiere for Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
19th Amendment Celebrations Kick Off August 18, 2020
Little Flies in the Big City: What You Find Depends on How You Look
A group of researchers from the U.S. and Australia have announced the completely unexpecteddiscovery of exotic “vinegar flies” (drosophilids) in urban Los Angeles