🌕 With the Artemis II mission, scientists are studying lunar rocks in new ways!
Celebrating the first crewed flight in over 50 years, join Curator of Mineral Sciences, Dr. Aaron Celestian, and see what out-of-this-world minerals lie in #NHMLA's collections!
A museum patron takes a photo of a model of Homotherium serum at La Brea Tar Pits with text, "Sink your teeth into a new era! / La Brea Tar Pits Museum closes for renovations July 7. / Get Tickets", with the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum logo.
🐾 Sink your teeth into a new era!
For nearly 50 years, La Brea Tar Pits has been one of L.A.’s most beloved treasures, and it's about to become something even 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 extraordinary—thread.
Whether you haven't visited in years or you're a regular, come soak in everything that makes this place so special, from towering mammoths to tiny microfossils and some of the most remarkable Ice Age discoveries on Earth.
Now through July 6, we invite you to experience the #TarPits inside and outside once more and make some incredible memories before the makeover! tarpits.org
Two young children enjoy hands-on activities during an educational session at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
🗣️ Educators! Saturday, April 11, join us as we explore early childhood learning in museums with Nicole Cromartie of the Clyfford Still Museum! Hear our special presentation, engage in hands-on activities, reflect with peers, and more.
Registration closes Friday, April 3: go.nhm.org/edu-workshop...
A paradise tanager.
🦜 Ever wonder how colorful songbirds like tanagers make their plumage dazzle? Hint: It's a secret technique shared with painters: go.nhm.org/dazzling-col...
Illustrations of various fauna and flora with text, "Earth Day Festival / April 19" and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County logo.
🌎 Celebrate the planet with #NHMLA on Sunday, April 19! Enjoy our annual #EarthDay Festival complete with all-day programming, including LEGO® activities, musical performances, special screenings, collection displays, and so much more! Free with Museum Admission: go.nhm.org/earth-day-fe...
The exhibition is a joint venture between and produced by the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, Canada, and MuseumsPartner in Austria. Made possible in part with support from The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation and JPMorgan Chase. Thanks to our Media Sponsor @kcrw.com.
An adult orca and its calf bathed in cool tones with text, "ORCAS / EVERY FAMILY TELLS A STORY. DIVE INTO THEM ALL. / EXHIBITION OPENS APRIL 26 / GET TICKETS!" with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County logo.
༄.° Beginning April 26, dive into an unforgettable experience with “Orcas: Our Shared Future,” a new exhibition coming to #NHMLA!
Explore powerful connections between orcas, people, and the oceans we share through life-size replicas and dynamic installations, weaving together science and culture.
🦋 Wonder has officially taken flight at #NHMLA!
Have you saved your spot for this season’s #ButterflyPavilion? Don’t miss your chance to walk among hundreds of butterflies and colorful native plants, now on view through August 23: nhm.org/butterflies
And as always, Members see it for free!
Text "CLIMATE DANCE PARTY / APRIL 25, 6PM @ LA BREA TAR PITS / HOSTED BY AYANA ELIZABETH JOHNSON" with logos for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea Tar Pits & Museum beside imagery of the paperback edition of "What If We Get It Right"?
🌎 Saturday, April 25, join us to celebrate the paperback release of Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s “What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures” at a special after-hours event at the #TarPits!
Tickets and full event details: go.nhm.org/climate-danc...
Dr. Yewande Pearse moderates discussion, “Life at the Planetary Scale,” featuring guest speakers Austin Hendy and Margaret McFall-Ngai, co-presented by the Planetary Program at the Berggruen Institute.
Thanks to Media Sponsor KCRW and Event Partner IN PROGRESS.
go.nhm.org/first-friday...
🕕 Time flies when you’re having fun. We’re halfway through our #FirstFridays 20th Anniversary season—will 𝙮𝙤𝙪 be joining us on April 3?
Enjoy #NHMLA after hours with live music, DJ sets, Curiosity Crawl, Pop-Up Experiences, Local Artists, Community Partners, and more: go.nhm.org/first-friday...
Dueling dinos displayed in NHMLA
African Mammal Hall in NHMLA
Dinosaur hall in NHMLA
Nature Gardens in NHMLA
😌 Millions of years of lore under one roof. What's your favorite #NHMLA memory?
💃🕺 We're halfway through the #FirstFridays season.. See you on the dancefloor?
Celebrate 20 years of nightlife at #NHMLA! Tickets for April 3 on sale now: go.nhm.org/first-friday...
The five bird species (from left to right: great-horned owl, common raven, Stellar's jay, bobwhite, and song sparrow showed remarkable similarity in mid-infrared radiation—except for bobwhites. Courtesy of Dr. Allison Shultz.
From the Press Room | Scientists at #NHMLA, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, flock together to measure the reflectance of mid-infrared in bird feathers for the first time: go.nhm.org/reflectance-...
Students are all smiles reviewing data at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
🔬 Final weeks! Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in studying the #NHMLAC Collections? If you’re currently enrolled in an accredited degree-granting program, apply for our Student Collections Study Awards now through April 1—details: go.nhm.org/study-award
🦫 Look into the real-life ecosystems of beavers as National Geographic and Dr. Christine Wilkinson (Assistant Curator, Community Science) show Host Michelle Khare and the star of Pixar’s “Hoppers”, Piper Curda, how this incredible species shapes its environment!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9GX...
Colman Domingo at the 2025 Met Gala; Benitoite. Photo of Domingo by Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images.
📸 Long before celebrities rocked their red carpet looks, our planet was creating works of dazzling beauty. Get ready to go glam as we unearth these earthly fashions: go.nhm.org/earthly-fash...
Cruzita's founders and co-owners Celina and Maricruz Lopez with text, "Cruzita's Deli & Cafe".
Maricruz and a young Celina in their one-bedroom Huntington Park apartment during the 1990s, a home they shared while building the resilient foundation that eventually became Cruzita’s.
Adhering to the philosophy that "food is medicine," Maricruz uses whole ingredients and manual straining rather than powders or syrups to ensure the nutrients remain intact.
🍓 Led by founders and co-owners Maricruz and Celina Lopez, Cruzita's Deli & Cafe is a tribute to the women who came before them, a promise to the neighborhood they call home, and a radical mission to prove that "food is love”: go.nhm.org/cruzitas
🦕 Did you hear the dino-mite news? Dinosaur Encounters has returned with new puppets and a refreshed storyline! Set between the Utah Badlands and Los Angeles, follow paleontologists at a remote dig site where fossil bones transform into dinosaurs before your very eyes: nhm.org/dinoencounters
The "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective" mural on view at NHM Commons with text "Painting Los Angeles History / Conversation and Workshop with Barbara Carrasco / March 12".
🎨 This Thursday, March 12, experience an intimate evening of conversation and creativity with Chicana artist Barbara Carrasco and her landmark mural, “L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective”! Free with advance registration—space is limited: go.nhm.org/painting-los...
✨🥹 The pygmy sperm whale will turn that frown upside down!
An illustration of a horse in vibrant Lunar New Year colors and design.
Przewalski’s horse, or Equus ferus przewalskii, is the only true wild horse species remaining in the world, once extinct in the wild but successfully reintroduced. Courtesy of Jacqui Estrada.
Brindles and whips like this one were tools, used for controlling horses used in ranching and transportation, often made from horsehair. Courtesy of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County.
The Florida Horse Conch, Triplofusus papillosus, is the largest marine snail in North America and is the official state shell of Florida. Courtesy of Marissa Balfour, iNaturalist.
🐴 Although formal #LunarNewYear festivities have come to an end, the Year of the Horse has just begun! We invite you to gallop into a horse-inspired virtual tour through nature and from our Collections, including specimens, ranching tools, and even the Horse Conch: go.nhm.org/lunar-new-ye...
Sunday, March 22, our seasonal #ButterflyPavilion officially takes flight!
Featuring nearly 30 species, walk among hundreds of beautiful butterflies and colorful native plants flourishing in natural light: nhm.org/butterflies
🦋 Members, enjoy special preview days on March 20 and 21!
A collage of STEM elements including an orca whale, giant ground sloth, dinosaur skull, and more with text, "Adventures in Nature."
🪲 Another exciting season of Adventures in Nature Day Camp is nearly here! Whether it’s exploring dinosaurs or the nature all around us in new ways, our programs have provided decades of unique, hands-on experiences for campers.
Summer's sessions begin June 29—register today: go.nhm.org/adventures
🕺🪩 Celebrate 20 years of #FirstFridays at #NHMLA! Experience the Museum after-hours through music, food, nature, and culture like never before.
Grab your tickets for the March 6 event at NHM.org/FirstFridays.
Dr. Yewande Pearse moderates discussion, “Life at the City Scale,” featuring guest speakers Dr. Christine Wilkinson and Nurit Katz, co-presented by the Planetary Program at the Berggruen Institute.
Thanks to Media Sponsor KCRW and Event Partner IN PROGRESS.
go.nhm.org/first-friday...
🏙️ In two weeks, our #FirstFridays 20th Anniversary season continues on March 6!
Enjoy the Museum after hours with live music from THAO and al menne, sets from Artform’s Collective of Vinyl Selectors, 𝙋𝙇𝙐𝙎 Curiosity Crawl, Pop-Up Experiences, Local Artists, and more: go.nhm.org/first-friday...
