Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

10/17/2026

🐿️ Don't know about you, but we're absolutely 𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙨 about squirrels!

For Squirrel Awareness Month, hear from Dr. Kayce Bell, Associate Curator of Terrestrial Mammals, and learn more about nature's most resourceful mammals.

10/16/2026

Tonight, our trip back to 80s sci-fi begins as “Movies Under the Microscope” officially kicks off!

🎬 Explorers (1985)
🕕 Doors 6pm
🎞️ Screening 7:30pm
🎟️ $25 General Admission | $20 for Members
🚙 Free parking included for ticket holders
📍 NHM Commons Theater

Enjoy pre-screening activities in the lobby with a live all-vinyl 80s DJ set from mikecmusic, specially curated items from NHM’s History Collection, and special pop-ups from Fanbase Press and I & S Vintage and Collectables

𝙋𝙇𝙐𝙎… Special guests Dr. Clifford V. Johnson, Barbra Dillon, and Lee Supercinski join NHM Moderator Joel Quizon for a post-screening discussion.

Tickets still available:

Join us for a special screening of Explorers (1985), featuring expert-led discussions, a lively pre-screening reception, and a fun look at what 80s sci-fi got both right and hilariously wrong.

10/15/2026

🎃 Visiting us this month? Settle into spooky season with a hauntingly fun adventure around the Museum in search of Halloween icons, and learn why these spooky residents may not be so frightful after all! https://nhm.org/haunt-hunt

10/14/2026

Are you a teacher? Applications for our 2026–2028 Teacher Advisory Council are still open!

A collaborative effort between NHM and local classroom educators and administrators, each Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) cohort works with the School & Teacher Programs division over two years to advise on education initiatives.

Interested in participating? Applications close October 15! Apply today: https://go.nhm.org/tac

10/14/2026

⛏️ We’re absolutely DIGGING this discovery!

This , join Beau Campbell, Senior Preparator at NHM’s Dino Institute, for a closer look at a 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus tail spike unearthed by our Dino Lab team.

10/13/2026

Catch a glimpse of spiders big and 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘭 at our annual , on view now through December 6!

10/12/2026

There’s a chance orcas are far more emotional than we are.

Amanda Killian, Assistant Collection Manager, shares the emotional depth of these beautiful marine mammals.

Dive deeper with our new exhibition “Orcas: Our Shared Future”, now on view at NHM.

10/11/2026

With Earth Science Week and its theme, “Critical Minerals for a Thriving Society”, in mind, we invite you to revisit a story focusing on a few Earth-shattering ideas—how to cure disease, protect the environment, and find extraterrestrial life—all from Dr. Aaron Celestian, NHM Curator of Mineral Sciences: https://go.nhm.org/celestian-saves