NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND LA BREA TAR PITS TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO LAUSD STUDENTS IN THE EVENT OF SCHOOL CLOSURE
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LAUSD students and chaperones can get free on-site admission to both the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park and La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park in the Event of a Strike
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WHAT:
In the event of an upcoming LAUSD strike, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) in Exposition Park and La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park will offer free general admission to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students and chaperones beginning Tuesday, April 14, and until all labor parties reach agreements. Free general admission tickets will be available for every weekday at the Museums’ ticket counters.
At the Museums, all students will have access to free daily programming, as well as grade-appropriate, self-guided activities and lesson plans for on-site pickup. NHMLAC provides educational resources for students of all ages year-round online.
At the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, general admission includes:
● More than 300 fossils and 20 mounted skeletons in the Jane G. Pisano Dinosaur Hall
● The Nature Lab, which features hands-on interactives and live animals and allows students to use the tools of a scientist to discover the incredible stories of L.A.’s wild plants and animals.
● L.A. Underwater, a multimedia, immersive exhibition exploring the underwater realm of ancient Los Angeles, when much of the L.A. area was submerged by the Pacific Ocean
● The Nature Gardens, a lush urban landscape where over 600 kinds of plants make a bustling home for birds, butterflies, lizards, squirrels, and more
● The otherworldly gem and mineral exhibition, Unearthed: Raw Beauty, is a one-of-a-kind exhibition featuring some of the largest and rarest mineral specimens ever displayed in their natural, uncut form, with some on view for the first time.
● …and more, see nhm.org for details
At La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, visitors can see:
● Watch scientists at work at La Brea Tar Pits, the only actively excavated Ice Age fossil site found in an urban location, including Pit 91, where thousands of bones of extinct animals, like the western horse, saber-tooth cat, and dire wolf are jumbled together in sticky asphalt, and Project 23, where 16 new fossil deposits were discovered, including an almost-complete skeleton of an adult mammoth, and where live excavations and new discoveries happen daily
● The iconic Lake Pit, located in front of the museum, a leftover from asphalt mining operations in the late 1800s where rain and groundwater have collected above the bubbling asphalt, creating a small lake.
● The Fossil Lab, where visitors can watch science in action as real scientists work sorting microfossils, cleaning actual mammoth tusks and more.
● The Pleistocene Garden, representing the native vegetation of the Los Angeles Basin 10,000 to 40,000 years ago
● ….and much more, details online at tarpits.org
On April 9, NHMLAC announced that the museum at La Brea Tar Pits will close to the public on July 7 for a two-year renovation project. Students and chaperones will have the opportunity to visit for free for the duration of the strike and see the museum before it temporarily closes.
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ONSITE TICKETS:
Free general admission tickets are available only onsite at the Museums’ ticket counters. Chaperones may identify themselves as parents or caregivers of LAUSD students to receive same-day tickets for their party during the strike. Special experiences require an additional ticket for purchase at Museum ticket counters and are subject to availability.
NHM special experiences requiring an additional ticket for purchase include the Butterfly Pavilion, (capacity is limited), 3D films and the all-new Dinosaur Encounters puppet show. La Brea Tar Pits special experiences requiring an additional ticket for purchase include Ice Age Encounters and screenings of Titans of the Ice Age 3D. Plan your visits at NHM.ORG or TARPITS.ORG. |
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HOURS:
Both Museums are open 9:30 am to 5 pm daily. WHERE: La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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