Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States.[3] Its collections include nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts and cover 4.5 billion years of history. This large collection comprises not only of specimens for exhibition, but also vast research collections housed on and offsite.
Established | 1913 (1913) |
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Location | Exposition Park Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°1′1″N 118°17′16″W |
Type | Natural history museum |
Visitors | about 1 million annually |
Director | Lori Bettison-Varga[1] |
Public transit access | Expo Park/USC, Expo/Vermont |
Website | nhm |
Natural History Museum | |
Location | 900 Exposition Blvd Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates | 34°1′1″N 118°17′16″W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1913 |
Architect | Hudson & Munsell |
Architectural style | |
NRHP reference No. | 75000434[2] |
Added to NRHP | March 4, 1975 |
The museum is associated with two other museums in Greater Los Angeles: the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park and the William S. Hart Ranch and Museum in Newhall. The three museums work together to achieve their common mission: "to inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds."[4]