Stories

Welcome to Stories, a place to explore—and be inspired by—the wonder of our natural and cultural worlds.

Hays Code

The Hays Code

How it shaped LGBTQ+ representation in film

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Black Cat Protesters with sign in the background

The Black Cat

The birthplace of the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Movement

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Madin Lopez giving a hair cut at Project Q

Angelenos Building Community: Celebrating Madin Lopez, ProjectQ

Using Hair as a Form of Social Justice

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Photo of mantis on leaf branch

Amazing Mantids and Untangling the Widow's Web

Two informative videos about some awesome arthopods

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Jocelyn Ramirez taco stand

Angelenos Building Community:Celebrating Jocelyn Ramirez

Welcome to "Angelenos Building Community" where we will hear stories from a diverse range of Angelenos and the amazing work they do in support of their community in Los Angeles.

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La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park

Touring the Tar Pits From Home

Take a field trip through evolving Ice Age history at La Brea Tar Pits.

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Photograph of the Dino Hall exhibit

Research and Collections

Virtual Tour of Dino Hall—Korean

A virtual visit to the Age of Dinosaurs

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animal crossing diana kou new horizons of natural history

My Virtual Museum Home

Put on your Nature Eyes and #MuseumFromHome in an all-new way with Animal Crossing

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Tallulah the Solomon Island Skink with her tongue out

Chill Out With Tallulah the Skink

Her friends call her Lulu

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Japanese Friendship Doll from NHM collection

Research and Collections

Silent Envoys

The Japanese Friendship Doll Exchange

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