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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County · Public domain · source
NameNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Established1913
LocationExposition Park, Los Angeles, California, United States
TypeNatural history
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
DirectorDr. Lori Bettison-Varga
PresidentDr. Jane G. Pisano
PublictransitExpo Park/USC station
Websitenhm.org

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Founded in 1913, it is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States, situated within the vibrant cultural complex of Exposition Park. Its vast collections, encompassing over 35 million specimens and artifacts, serve as a critical resource for global scientific research and public education. The institution has evolved from its origins as the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art into a world-class destination featuring renowned dinosaur halls, immersive habitat dioramas, and significant cultural collections.

History

The museum's genesis traces to 1910 with the formation of the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art, receiving significant early support from figures like William Miller Bowen. Its original building, designed by architects Hudson and Munsell, opened in 1913 in Exposition Park, then the site of the 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet. A major early benefactor was George C. Page, whose funding facilitated substantial growth. Following the 1961 departure of its art collections to the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the institution refocused exclusively on natural and cultural history, adopting its current name in 1965. Major expansions and renovations, including the 2010 addition of the Haas and Ahmanson foundations-funded Age of Mammals hall, have continually modernized its facilities and exhibits.

Collections and exhibits

The museum's research collections are among the most extensive in North America, with particular strengths in vertebrate paleontology, entomology, and malacology. Its iconic fossil exhibits include the world's only fully mounted growth series of *Tyrannosaurus rex* and a spectacular trio of *Triceratops*. The Dinosaur Hall showcases specimens from the Hell Creek Formation and other significant North American sites. The historic Habitat Halls feature meticulously crafted dioramas of ecosystems from Africa to North America, while the Gem and Mineral Hall displays the renowned Vault of Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Linde Ronald and the largest, the Smithsonian Institution