The museum will be closed Thursday, January 1 for New Year's Day. We will reopen Friday, January 2.

Wild and Domestic Cat Faces

Now on View

Fierce! The Story of Cats

Explore the world of cats through hands-on displays, stunning specimens, and immersive experiences in this brand-new exhibition.

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Spiky and crystallized minerals against a black background

Now on View

Unearthed: Raw Beauty 

Descend into a dazzling world of rare minerals and crystals, some never seen before, and discover the hidden beauty beneath the Earth's surface in this stunning new exhibition. 

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Sub-adult, juvenile, and baby T. rex skeletons on display with skylights above

Always on View

Explore NHM’s World-Renowned Dino Hall

Stand face-to-face with a T. rex, uncover ancient fossils, and experience one of the most celebrated dinosaur collections on display in the world.

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Grand Opening

NHM Commons

Our new wing is now open! 

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Spiky and crystallized minerals against a black background
Now on View

Unearthed: Raw Beauty 

Descend into a dazzling world of rare minerals and crystals, some never seen before, and discover the hidden beauty beneath the Earth's surface in this stunning new exhibition. 

Get Tickets
T.REX in blue and yellow capital letters next to a tyrannosaurus rex against an orange cloudy sky
3D Film

See T. REX 3D in the new Commons Theater

Don’t miss this captivating dinosaur adventure featuring the greatest of all tyrants. 

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Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet in yellow-orange capital letters over a blue ocean with dolphins swimming above a coral reef
3D Film

Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet

From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, discover spectacular stories from life beneath the waves.

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Swirls of colorful lines over twirling dancers
Live Performance

Dancing in L.A.: A Performance Series

Attend a special performance by Kim Eung Hwa & Korean Dance Academy, January 18.

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Highlights

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Plan Your Visit

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Experience the Museum

Discover endless possibilities from exhibitions to events to activities and more. 
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Exhibitions

Explore unique and thought-provoking exhibitions that inspire curiosity and wonder. 
White washing history panel from L.A. History A Mexican Perspective

Stories

Dive into surprising stories that illuminate museum research, collections, and L.A culture. 
A nanotyrannus confronts two juvenile t.rex while a subadult looms in the distance
In the News

Return of the Short (Tyrant) King: A New Paper in the Journal Science by Dinosaur Institute Researcher Shows Nanotyrannus Was Not a Juvenile T. rex

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Stories

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An artistic reconstruction of a herd of ancient sea cows foraging on the seafloor.

Having a (Sea)Cow Is Super Important for Ancient and Modern Seagrass Ecosystems 

A new species of extinct dugong from the Persian Gulf highlights sea cows as underwater lawn mowers protecting biodiversity
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Meet Dr. Rodrigo Monjaraz Ruedas, one of our two new Entomology Curators!

Welcome one of NHM’s two new Entomology Curators and explore the secret biodiversity of arachnids deep below the Earth’s surface
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Meet Dr. Megan Barkdull, one of our two new Entomology Curators!

Welcome one of NHM’s two new Entomology Curators and discover some of the secrets hiding in ant DNA
Clear rocket-shaped mineral with pink cylindrical crystal attached on the sides

Bygone Building Blocks

Minerals speak volumes to how people have been drawn to gems, no matter which stage of history, from today to antiquity. 

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Visitor in green shirt looking into a glass case with an orange cauliflower-shaped specimen inside

Unearthed: Raw Beauty

Join us to experience a one-of-a-kind exhibition
Blue, green, and yellow border around skulls and a hummingbird

Dinosaur Discussions

The Evolution of the Bird Brain and the Origins of Flight with Dr. Amy Balanoff
Various birds in square and rectangular cutouts against a black background

Dinosaur Discussions

Dr. Alan Turner discusses evolutionary insights from paravian dinosaurs
The Big Cats of L.A. in capital letters next to rectangular-framed photographic portraits

Discover the Story of L.A.’s Big Cats

Scientists, biologists, and conservationists share their insights
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In L.A.

NHM Online Presents L.A. 
on Wheels

An online series celebrating the diversity of Los Angeles and its people through the lens of creative modes of transportation
Roll On In

At NHM there’s something for everyone!

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Dinosaurs
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Gems & Minerals
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Nature
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Los Angeles
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Birds
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Oceans