🎨 Friday, September 25, 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 and space is very limited: go.nhm.org/painting-la

New Postdoc opportunity to join my lab @nhm.org working with Phylogenomics of Soft Spiders (Fam. Cybaeidae) in collaboration with @mhedin.bsky.social, help me spread the word! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Beginning Sunday, September 20, walk among spiders and their unbeweavable webs in our seasonal #SpiderPavilion, an open-air experience that gives you a rare glimpse into the secret life of spiders—from hundreds of orb weavers and their webs to enclosed habitats housing tarantulas: nhm.org/spiders

Considering spending the rest of your #LaborDay weekend with us? Browse featured experiences and save your spot before your visit—we’ll be open Monday, September 7, too! nhm.org/calendar 📍 Orcas: Our Shared Future, Ground Level

Meet prehistoric high-flyer 𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪! This pterosaur was abundant in the islands that dotted an ancient tropical sea in what is now Central Europe. 𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴' sharp teeth may have been used to catch fish along the islands it inhabited. 📍 Dinosaur Hall (Upper Floor), Level 1

Voyage alongside Dr. Tania Pineda-Enriquez, Collections Manager of Echinoderms, who recently returned from an epic expedition to document sea creatures inhabiting one of the most remote places on Earth—Antarctica: go.nhm.org/antarctic-ex...

⚠️ Today, September 4, the Natural History Museum will close early at 3pm due to the USC game at the Coliseum. Expect street closures, traffic, and limited parking in Exposition Park. Visitors are strongly encouraged to take the Metro E Line to the Expo Park/USC station.

Dall's thinhorn sheep, or 𝘖𝘷𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪, are native to the high mountain ranges of northwestern North America. The species has notable horn types—males are known for their trademark curled horns, while females' are much shorter and slender. 📍 North American Mammal Hall, Level 1

This holiday season, step out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary with #NightTales, an illuminated Natural History Museum experience featuring artwork by Maggie West. Tickets now on sale for select dates beginning November 12! nhm.org/nighttales

Meet your new fine-feathered friend! Similar to its modern day descendants, 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘻𝘰𝘶𝘪 had feathers—but it wasn't a bird.

🦖 It’s time! Heading down for our 11th annual #DinoFest? An absolutely 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰-mite good time awaits! Members, enjoy exclusive Early Entry beginning at 9am. General entry and activities begin 10am, plus discussions, demos, performances, and more throughout the day! go.nhm.org/dino-fest

Dino Fest 2026

Join us for a festival celebrating dinosaurs, their prehistoric past, and the science that brings their world back to life.

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What do these bats have in common? Simple: they’re all found in SoCal backyards! Ahead of International Bat Night, learn more about the Backyard Bat project and the various species we call neighbors: go.nhm.org/backyard-bats 📷 José G. Martínez-Fonseca

Explore NHM like never before through #NightTales, an illuminated museum experience featuring artwork by Maggie West. Wander through halls and gardens where enchanting encounters bring our diverse collections to life. Member tickets now on sale! General tickets on sale Sept. 1: nhm.org/nighttales

For centuries, birds have taken flight through myths and folklore. What's your favorite bird legend? 📍 Ralph W. Schreiber Hall of Birds, Level 2

It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world, and #DollyParton sure was proof! In 1978, the Goldberger Doll Mfg. Company released the first commercially manufactured celebrity doll in the icon’s appearance, one of which made its way into the NHM Collections pictured here.

I will be at Dino Fest at @nhm.org this coming Sunday 08/30! Come say hi by my table in the Foyer and grab some pins or stickers 🦕🦖

👀 Meet the "doomsday fish". 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘯𝘦, better known as the oarfish, is a deep-sea giant that's rarely spotted near the surface. Living at depths of up to 3,000 feet, these elusive fish are known for floating vertically through the water in a unique heads-up position.

This holiday season, step out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary with #NightTales, an illuminated Natural History Museum experience featuring artwork by Maggie West. Select dates beginning November 12. Member tickets on sale August 27. General tickets on sale September 1: nhm.org/nighttales

🦖 We’re just one week away from this year’s #DinoFest! Sunday, August 30, join us for a 𝙍𝘼𝙒𝙍-ing good time celebrating all things dinosaur, only at NHM! Get tickets and see full event details: go.nhm.org/dino-fest

Dino Fest 2026

Join us for a festival celebrating dinosaurs, their prehistoric past, and the science that brings their world back to life.

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How much variation can exist within a species? Photographed by Craig Cutler, these 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢 shells all came from the same region, yet their striking colors and patterns vary widely. Their beauty has made them highly sought after by collectors, contributing to their declining populations.

This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face

This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face

Big, green and notoriously bad at flying, figeater beetles are taking over Los Angeles this month. Here’s why the clumsy insects are thriving.

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Found in Late Cretaceous deposits of southeastern Brazil, the newly described 𝘛𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘮 is one of the best-preserved and earliest-evolving snakes discovered, and may have helped uncoil the mysterious evolutionary origins of snakes: go.nhm.org/dino-age-snake 🎨 Gabriel Ugueto

🦖 What's been cooking in the Dino Lab? This fossilized skull of an extinct phytosaur was excavated in Ghost Ranch, NM. Look closely and you'll spot its osteoderms—bones embedded in the skin that create an armor to protect it from injury.

On the latest @skaana.bsky.social - the scoop on Orcas Our Shared Future making a splash at the @nhm.org open.substack.com/pub/skaanapo...

Killer Whales Invade Los Angeles... Museum

On the latest Skaana Mammalogist Amanda Killian on Orcas Our Shared Future and why "Orcas are better than us."

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This was an important test run for us. We have to drain the entire tank when we rehouse the specimen using only hand pumps, and we had no idea how long that would take. Now we have a better sense of how that will go.

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🦈 In honor of #SharkWeek, get a rare look at the megamouth on view at NHM—the second ever discovered of this species! Get a sense of the preparation required when we eventually rehouse it in a brand-new tank later this year.

Sunday, August 30, don’t miss a special screening of NBC’s #SurvivingEarth episode 3, “When the Asteroid Fell”, during our 11th annual Dino Fest! Enjoy a pre-screening virtual Q&A with Tim Haines, Series Executive Producer, and Dr. Nathan Smith at the NHM Commons Theater: nhm.org/dinofest

🦕 Sunday, August 30, join us as we celebrate our 11th Annual #DinoFest! For over a century, NHM has inspired people from the local community and visitors from all over the world to study prehistoric fossils. Discover the extraordinary world of dinosaurs and so much more: nhm.org/dinofest

🐘 You're familiar with our iconic elephant diorama, but what do you know about earth's largest land animal? Celebrate this World Elephant Day with interesting facts courtesy of Dr. Kayce Bell, Associate Curator of Terrestrial Mammalogy.

𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘴 is one of Africa's largest and elusive forest antelopes. The bongo uses their stripes to break up their outline and perfectly blend into the dappled light and deep shadows of the forest. 📍 Located in the African Mammal Hall, Level 1

FINAL DAYS! Application window for our STEAM Teen Club closes Saturday, August 15: go.nhm.org/steam-teen-c...

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🗣️ Time’s running out, young scholars! Debuting this September, explore how STEAM is at the heart of every aspect of our Museum—from researchers and caretakers to artists and communicators—through five resource-filled sessions. Apply now through August 15: go.nhm.org/steam-teen-c...