The museum at La Brea Tar Pits remains closed until further notice. The park at La Brea Tar Pits is currently open, and visitors can see paleontologists working at our excavation site weekly. See NHMLAC's response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Lon Chaney’s Hidden Makeup Secret

How Lon Chaney made himself into "A Man of a Thousand Faces"

Christian La Mont

Angelenos Building Community: Celebrating Christian La Mont, Latino Outdoors

Bringing together Latinx hikers, campers, and environmentalists in Los Angeles

Olvera Street

Olvera Street

The transformative history of Los Angeles

Olvera Street Illustration

NHM Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Recognizing the heritage and history of the Hispanic and Latino/a/x community, past and present.

Charlotta Bass the first African-American woman to own a newspaper in the U.S.

The Pioneering Charlotta Bass

Hers was a life of inaugurals—the first African-American woman to own a newspaper, and the first to be nominated for Vice President

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Race to the Skies

A historically brave flight

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Offsite Resources

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