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Connect with your community, and the world, at our two L.A. County sites.

Who we are

Explore nature and culture from the inside out

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900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007

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A gateway back to the Ice Age—right in the heart of L.A.

We are open today from 9:30 am to 5 pm.

5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Rendering of the NHM Commons, including a rectangular background with glowing yellow windows, people in the crosswalk, including someone pushing another person in a wheelchair

NHM Commons

We are moving forward on a bold enterprise that will further transform NHM

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In L.A.

Tales from the city
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Las Fotos Project Collaboration: Reflecting on New Beginnings

See though their eyes

Stories

Okay, now I'm curious
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NHM Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month

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Photograph of Butterfly specimens in the NHM collection

REAL THINGS, AND REAL SMART PEOPLE

Research & Collections

Our museums have, wait for it, 35 million real objects and artifacts. Come see them and meet the people who discover and investigate them.

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