NHM Unveils New Programming Schedule for Ocean Encounters, T. Rex 3D and More

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County opened its new wing, NHM Commons, on November 17, and with it came several new programs for visitors to enjoy. Please find the schedule, general info, and pricing for these exciting offerings below.

Dinosaurs have captured the world’s imagination for centuries, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king—a tyrant lizard king. With leaps in CGI wizardry and revolutions in tyrannosaur paleontology over the past twenty-five years, the time has come to revisit rex in the world’s prestigious museum cinemas.

Working with top tyrannosaur scientists, a coalition of natural history institutions, and pioneering paleo and visual effects artists, GSF’s original giant screen production on this iconic dinosaur—and its carnivorous Cretaceous cousins—aims to be the most dazzling and accurate T. rex documentary ever made.

With hat tips to famous specimens, landmark discoveries, and wild cinematic depictions over the last century, the film will explore the interplay between speculation and evidence, and reveal how the process of science refreshes and reimagines our understanding of this legendary dinosaur.

Schedule: Multiple daily showings. Visit NHM’s ticketing page for more info

Pricing: $10 per person. Free for Members. $3 per person for school groups

Dive into a prehistoric undersea adventure with our brand new, live performance starring life-size sea creature puppets. Join us as our amazing puppeteers and paleontologists bring these extinct animals to life.

Featuring a Plotosaur mosasaur and Ammonites, a Desmostylian in a kelp forest and a Megamouth eating Bioluminescent Plankton, Ocean Encounters will take you under the sea and into the prehistoric past.

Ocean Encounters is family-friendly, and each presentation is around 20 minutes long. The show is general admission. ADA Accommodations Available. Please inquire with an associate upon arrival.

Schedule: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30am and 11:30am

Pricing: $10 per person. Free for Members. $3 per person for school groups

Los Angeles is wild! Every week, meet our Living Collections team and their furry, scaly, slimy, and leggy friends that help make L.A. a biodiversity hotspot—along with creatures from all over the planet. Discover how they survive in our sprawling city as well as habitats across the globe, and what we can all do to help protect our animal neighbors.

Schedule: Wednesdays, 10:30am and 11:00am

Pricing: $5 per person. Free for Members and school groups

Nearly 99% of NHM’s collections are not on display. Every week, explore the specimens and objects that drive research and discoveries at NHM and across the globe. From tiny marine invertebrates and extraordinary artifacts to newly described species and the oldest things on Earth, get an up-close look at the rarely seen Museum Collections we study and care for.

Schedule: Thursdays, 11:00am (beginning January 2, 2025)

Pricing: Free with paid admission and reservation

WHERE: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

900 Exposition Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90007

TICKETS: NHM General Admission is free for Members. Tickets required for the general public.