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4worldlovers: The Natural History Museum is part of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County

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JANM invites you to stamp the Ireichō, a sacred book that records the names of over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned in US Army, Department of Justice, and War Relocation Authority camps during World War II. Now extended to December 1, 2024.

Glenn Kaino: Aki’s Market is inspired by Akira and Sachiye Shiraishi’s small neighborhood market (1957–1970) in East Los Angeles. Created by artist Glenn Akira Kaino (Akira’s grandson and namesake),…

Incorporating hundreds of objects, documents, and photographs from JANM’s collection, this exhibition chronicles Japanese American history, beginning in the late 1800s with the early days of the…

The Bias Inside Us is an exhibition and community engagement project from the Smithsonian that explores the social science, psychology, and consequences of implicit bias. Bias is an innate human…

The Japanese American National Museum and Japanese American Stories presents The Interactive StoryFile of Lawson Iichiro Sakai. In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions…

Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan,…

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It's not every day that a Korean American museum gets built, especially in the midst of a global pandemic. The last two years have slowed us down, but they have given us time to reflect on the importance of the museum for past and future generations.

4worldlovers: Welcome to the California Science Center! Our permanent galleries, including space shuttle Endeavour, are FREE and do not require a reservation.*


To visit our IMAX Theater we recommend you purchase tickets online before your visit.


* Reservations are required for groups of 15 or more. Please call (213) 744-2019.


The California Science Center aspires to stimulate curiosity and inspire science learning in everyone by creating fun, memorable experiences, because we value science as an indispensable tool for understanding our world, accessibility and inclusiveness, and enriching people’s lives.

...what it is like to study the world's cutest mammal? (with Johanna Varner)


An Ever Wonder? podcast from the California Science Center, featuring Johanna Varner.

An Ever Wonder? podcast from the California Science Center, featuring Chris Ferguson.


…how going to space can help us on Earth? (with Sian Proctor)


An Ever Wonder? podcast from the California Science Center, featuring Sian Proctor.


An Ever Wonder? podcast from the California Science Center, featuring Dr. Ryan Rampersaud.

An Ever Wonder? podcast from the California Science Center, featuring Ayanna Howard.

4worldlovers: The Autry Museum of American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.