History Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County



old east door of natural history museum in 1956


nhm opened in exposition park, los angeles, california, united states in 1913 museum of history, science, , art. moving force behind museum association founded in 1910. distinctive main building, fitted marble walls , domed , colonnaded rotunda, on national register of historic places. additional wings opened in 1925, 1930, 1960, , 1976.


the museum divided in 1961 los angeles county museum of history , science , los angeles county museum of art (lacma). lacma moved new quarters on wilshire boulevard in 1965, , museum of history , science renamed los angeles county museum of natural history. eventually, museum renamed again, becoming natural history museum of los angeles county.



hall of african mammals


in 2003, museum began campaign transform exhibits , visitor experience. museum reopened seismically retrofitted renovated 1913 rotunda, along new age of mammals exhibition. in 2010. dinosaur hall opened in july 2011. new los angeles history exhibition, becoming los angeles, opened in 2013. outdoor nature gardens , nature lab, explore l.a. wildlife, opened in 2013.








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