👀😸 Can you spot our friendly feline? Discover all kinds of cool cats at Fierce! The Story of Cats now on view at #NHMLA!

Update: #NHMLA will close at 3:30pm today due to street closures impacting areas around the Museum. Apologies for the inconvenience!

Traffic Advisory ⚠️ Today, November 7, the L.A. Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. Northwestern football game with kickoff at 6pm, impacting traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area due to street closures. Please consider riding the Metro and exiting at USC/Expo station! nhm.org

On this day, 112 years ago, Exposition Park and the new museum—then called the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art—officially opened to the public. A two-week civic celebration ensued, dovetailing with the opening of the Owens River Aqueduct.

Nov 6, 1913: The Los Angeles Museum of History, Science & Art opened on this day in Exposition Park. The museum split in two and became @nhm.org and #LACMA in 1963. Images from #NHMLA publications on @archive.org: archive.org/search?query...

🕶️ Ready to go retro? Saturday, November 22, join Retro Pop Culture Humorist Charles Phoenix for his spirited “Southern California in the 50s & 60s” slideshow at our #LAonWheels Festival and celebrate mid-century SoCal pop culture! Save your spot: go.nhm.org/charles-phoe...

👀 Catch what's creeping in #NHMLA's Entomology collection! Join resident Assistant Curator of Entomology, Rodrigo Ruedas, as he shares all about his favorite arachnids!

Through Indigenous-based motorcycle club Redrum MC, Sam Bearpaw and fellow members not only embrace their cultural identity and environmental heritage, but also continue to spread joy and positivity as "Warriors for the People" of Los Angeles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9-...

🕷️ Creep your way into NHMLA's Spider Pavilion! Explore and discover multiple arachnid species this spooky season! Don't miss out on this seasonal exhibit now open until November 30.

Making history year after year. Congratulations to the #Dodgers, our dino-mite back-to-back World Series Champions! 📷 Original photos from the NHMLA Archives, circa 2002

When I lived in LA, I visited @nhm.org quite regularly. There's a 'T. rex growth series' display including specimens representing juvenile, subadult, and adult T. rex 🦖. I wonder how this interpretation would be affected by recent 'revival' of Nanotyrannus... 🧵

👀🐈‍⬛ Have you spotted any black cats lately? These particular felines are stigmatized to be omens of misfortune, but in some cultures black cats are considered to be symbols of good luck and prosperity! Learn more about our feline friends at Fierce! The Story of Cats now on view at #NHMLA.

One team. Decades of history. Revisit our time with #Dodgers Team Historian Mark Langill as fandom springs to life with the #WorldSeries! Let’s go, Dodgers!  go.nhm.org/dodgers

learn more at #NHMLA with your labubu 🤓👍🏻

🐾 Happy P-22 Day! From the Hollywood Hills to the hearts of Angelenos, join us in celebratrating P-22's legacy and learn more about how his journey inspired the city to care about wildlife crossings, urban conservation, and the wild neighbors who share our home.

🐾 We’re so excited to exhibit at this year’s P-22 Day Festival—and it’s a big one: the 10th Anniversary!  Join us this Saturday, October 25, from 11am to 3:30pm in Griffith Park to experience immersive wildlife experiences, art installations, live music, food trucks, and more: bit.ly/p22day2025

🪲 Beetlejuice, beetlejuice.....BEETLES! Check out the largest insects on earth right in #NHMLA's collections with resident Assistant Curator of Entomology, Rodrigo Ruedas!

🕷️ Awfully scary or awe-inspiring? Let's unspool the truths about the fascinating spider that induces shivers in even those captivated by other arachnids: go.nhm.org/black-widow

November 22, celebrate creativity in motion at L.A. on Wheels Day, our one-day festival showcasing how Angelenos have transformed movement into a celebration of creativity and community! Explore car and bike shows, live skate demos, activities, discussions, and more! go.nhm.org/la-on-wheels...

🥺 Will you be these kitties' new 𝙛𝙪𝙧-ever home? Whether you're ready to find your purr-fect match or just want to spend time with some fur-babies, don't miss #NHMLA's final Catio Lounge event happening this weekend, October 25 - 26!

🦂 Scorpions? Not quite. Take a closer look into #NHMLA's Entomology collection and learn more about false scorpions with resident Assistant Curator of Entomology, Rodrigo Ruedas!

Sunday, November 2, join us as we honor the customs and heritage around Día de los Muertos—Day of the Dead—and celebrate the lives of departed loved ones through live music, hands-on art activities, and so much more! 🏵 Free with Museum Admission and for Members: go.nhm.org/ddlm25

🐈‍⬛ Are black cats 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 bad luck? Learn how these darkest of felines got a bad rep, and explore more through Fierce! The Story of Cats, now on view at #NHMLA: go.nhm.org/black-cats

CLOSURE ADVISORY ⚠️ Wednesday, October 15, #NHMLA will close at 2pm in preparation for a large private event, with some areas closed to the public all day. Please plan your visit accordingly! To reschedule your visit, email [email protected] or call 213.763.DINO.

This Monday, October 13, we invite you to join our wonderful Museum Educators in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day as they host an interactive table in the Grand Foyer and facilitate storytime in our Becoming Los Angeles exhibition space! Will you be joining us? Plan your visit today at NHM.org.

Ready to find your purrr-fect match? Whether you’re looking to adopt or just want to meet some of our furry friends, catch our final “Fierce!” Catio Lounge events on October 11, 12, 25, and 26! Plan your visit and get the full details: go.nhm.org/catio

A new paper by an international team of researchers, including #NHMLA's Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe, uncovers more secrets of aquasloths with one of the most complete skeletons ever discovered: go.nhm.org/aquatic-sloths

🦅 It's a bird, it's a plane, it's 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨! Take a peek into the Collections with our Director of Archives & Library, Yolanda Bustos, and discover what exactly this magnificent bird (literally) was.

👀📦 What's in the box? Tank dive with resident Herpetology Collection Manager Nefti Camacho and get a glimpse of what specimens are hidden in #NHMLA's collections!

Next week, B Movies and Bad Science returns to #NHMLA! Kick off the 3-night series with a screening of “The Shadow of the Cat”, plus a post-screening discussion with Film Historian Karie Bible and special guests Angie and Chris Schneider of Hollywood Heritage Museum, and more: go.nhm.org/b-movies

Closure Advisory ⚠️ Saturday, October 4, #NHMLA will close at 2pm in preparation for this year’s Haunted Museum event, with some areas closed to the public beginning at noon. Please plan your visit accordingly! For more information or to reschedule your visit, email [email protected].

Today, join our Associate Curator of Ornithology, Dr. Allison Shultz, for "Collections Revealed" at 11am in the NHM Commons Theater! Allison will share what our bird collection can help us understand about the natural world around us.

🚲 From childhood bike rides along the L.A. river to becoming Executive Director of CicLAvia, hear how Romel Pascual's story is woven into the fabric of Los Angeles with our latest #LAonWheels featured story, “Joyful Traffic”, just in time for Filipino American History Month. youtu.be/4FRcKqJkCZI?...

From tiny marine invertebrates to extraordinary artifacts, get an up-close look at rarely seen Museum Collections with the return of “Collections Revealed”, every Thursday beginning October 2! Free with Museum Admission: go.nhm.org/collections-...

🇵🇭 October 12, celebrate culture and choreography through captivating performances as the NHM Commons Theater comes to life with “Dancing in L.A.”, a vibrant new live performance series featuring local dance groups! go.nhm.org/dancing-la

👻 This Saturday, October 4, join us after-hours as #NHMLA transforms into a world of spine-tingling and thrilling experiences, including monster-mashing tunes, flashlight tours, Brews and Boos, sweet treats, and more! Don’t miss this year’s Haunted Museum event: go.nhm.org/hauntedmuseu...

🌿 Explore - Observe - Connect. This October, we’re joining LA Nature Quest to discover and share biodiversity across Los Angeles! Photograph animals, insects, and plants in your neighborhood and help scientists gather valuable information about biodiversity across the city: go.nhm.org/nature-quest

🐍🦎 We're all familiar with snakes, but have you heard of legless lizards? Join Collections Manager Nefti Camacho behind the scenes in the Museum's Herpetology Collection and learn the similarities and differences between the two species!

This October, our popular film series, “B Movies and Bad Science”, returns for three nights of campy chills, eerie thrills, and feline mischief featuring cool cats and bad kitties! Come for the classic cat-themed B Movies and stay for post-screening discussions: go.nhm.org/b-movies

Ready to swing on by? Our seasonal #SpiderPavilion is officially here! Walk among spiders and their magnificent webs in this unique, open-air experience featuring these marvelous, fragile creatures and their spectacular webs. 🕷 On view now through November 30. Tickets and details: nhm.org/spiders

From the Press Room | For the more than 242 million years that lizards and snakes appear in the fossil record, they show up as mostly pieces of lizard jaws and snake vertebrae. Exactly why these parts survive as fossils has been a mystery—until now: go.nhm.org/megafilters

🐘 At the Museum, practically 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 day is National Elephant Appreciation Day. Within our African and North American Diorama Halls, lifelike wild animals—like our iconic and majestic African elephant herd—roam their natural habitats in timeless glory.

🦀 Before crabs became beachside regulars, they were deep-sea drifters on an evolutionary odyssey. Their journey reshaped our understanding of crab evolution—and shows just how adaptable these ancient arthropods really were. Take a closer look at these crabby pioneers: bit.ly/OdysseyofCrabs

⚠️ Saturday, September 20, the L.A. Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. Michigan State football game with kickoff at 8pm. The event will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area due to street closures. Please consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

#Educators, will you be joining us this Saturday, September 20, for our Educator Open House? Hear about our latest School Programs offerings for the 2025–2026 school year, explore the Museum, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and more! Free to RSVP. go.nhm.org/edu0920

The arrival of this new specimen highlights the crucial relationship zoos play in ensuring rare and endangered species are represented in museum collections like ours: go.nhm.org/white-rhino

🔍👀 Curious to see what's being kept behind the museum's closed doors? Yolanda Bustos, Director of Archives at #NHMLA, presents some pieces from the collections!

Calling all Educators! Join us this Saturday, September 20, for our Educator Workshop and hear about our latest School Programs offerings for the 2025–2026 school year! Explore the Museum, enter to win some fabulous prizes, and more. Free to RSVP: go.nhm.org/edu0920

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student whose research would benefit from visiting a collection at the @nhm.org? Apply now for our Collections Study Award! Deadline is Oct. 1; learn more at nhm.org/student-coll...

Inspired: at last night's dinner for the @nhm.org 's #Dinosaur Institute, this was the salad. [Hope those green dots aren't foreshadowing the Chicxulub asteroid that did in the dinos ... ]