{"id":80066,"date":"2026-04-17T23:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80066"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:56:25","slug":"natural-history-museum-and-la-brea-tar-pits-to-offer-free-admission-to-lausd-students-in-the-event-of-school-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=80066","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND LA BREA TAR PITS TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO LAUSD STUDENTS IN THE EVENT OF SCHOOL CLOSURE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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LAUSD students and chaperones can get free on-site admission to both the<\/p>\n

Natural History Museum in Exposition Park and La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park in the Event of a Strike<\/p>\n

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WHAT:<\/div>\n
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\u00a0beginning Tuesday, April 14, and until all labor parties reach agreements. Free general admission tickets will be available for every weekday at the Museums\u2019 ticket counters.<\/div>\n
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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\u00a0educational resources<\/a>\u00a0for students of all ages year-round online.<\/div>\n
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At the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, general admission includes:<\/div>\n
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\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0More than\u00a0300 fossils and 20 mounted skeletons<\/a>\u00a0in the Jane G. Pisano\u00a0Dinosaur Hall<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Nature Lab,\u00a0which features hands-on interactives and live animals and allows students to use the tools of a scientist to discover the\u00a0incredible stories<\/a>\u00a0of L.A.\u2019s wild plants and animals.<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0L.A. Underwater,\u00a0a multimedia,\u00a0immersive exhibition\u00a0<\/a>exploring the\u00a0underwater realm of ancient Los Angeles, when much of the L.A. area was submerged by the Pacific Ocean<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Nature Gardens, \u200b\u200b\u00a0a lush urban landscape\u00a0\u00a0where over 600 kinds of plants make a bustling\u00a0\u00a0home for birds, butterflies, lizards, squirrels, and more<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The otherworldly gem and mineral exhibition,\u00a0Unearthed: Raw Beauty<\/a>,\u00a0is 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.<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026and more, see\u00a0nhm.org<\/a>\u00a0for details<\/div>\n
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At La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, visitors can see:<\/div>\n
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\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Watch scientists at work at\u00a0La Brea Tar Pits, the only actively excavated Ice Age fossil site found in an urban location, including\u00a0Pit 91<\/a>,\u00a0where thousands of bones of extinct animals, like the western horse, saber-tooth cat, and dire wolf are jumbled together in sticky asphalt, and\u00a0Project 23<\/a>,\u00a0where 16 new fossil deposits were discovered, including an almost-complete skeleton of an adult mammoth, and where live excavations and new discoveries happen daily<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The iconic\u00a0Lake Pit,\u00a0located 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.<\/div>\n
\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Fossil Lab<\/a>,\u00a0where visitors can watch science in action as real scientists work sorting microfossils, cleaning actual mammoth tusks and more.<\/div>\n
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ONSITE TICKETS:<\/div>\n
Free general admission tickets are available only onsite at the Museums\u2019 ticket counters.\u00a0Chaperones 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.<\/p>\n

NHM special experiences requiring an additional ticket for purchase\u00a0include the\u00a0Butterfly Pavilion<\/a>, \u00a0(capacity is limited), 3D films and the all-new\u00a0Dinosaur Encounters<\/a>\u00a0puppet show.<\/p>\n

La Brea Tar Pits special experiences requiring an additional ticket for purchase\u00a0include\u00a0Ice Age Encounters<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0screenings of\u00a0Titans of the Ice Age 3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Plan your visits at\u00a0NHM.ORG<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0TARPITS.ORG<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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HOURS:
\nBoth Museums are open 9:30 am to 5 pm daily.<\/p>\n

WHERE:
\nNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County
\n900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007<\/p>\n

La Brea Tar Pits<\/p><\/div>\n

5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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