Natural History Museum: Mummies & IMAX Experience
- The Natural History Museum's special Egyptian exhibit features bundle mummies, amulets, an ancient cat mummy, and complementary IMAX screenings of Mummies 3D. - The exhibition is open this week with regular and weekend hours at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in Exposition Park. - Exhibit details and tickets at timeout.com.
Los Angeles visitors looking for mummies this week need to head to Exposition Park’s California Science Center, where *Mummies of the World: The Exhibition* is paired with IMAX screenings of *Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs*. (californiasciencecenter.org) The show includes more than 30 human and animal mummies from ancient Egypt, South America and Europe, according to the Science Center, with Egyptian material including animal mummies and artifacts tied to burial practices. (californiasciencecenter.org) Time Out’s current Los Angeles listing says the IMAX film runs about 40 minutes and that combo tickets for the exhibition and film come with a small discount. Its review also notes displays including amulets and an ancient cat mummy. (timeout.com) The confusion is easy to make because the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County sits a short walk away in the same Exposition Park complex at 900 Exposition Boulevard. But the mummy exhibition and the IMAX tie-in are listed by the California Science Center, not by the Natural History Museum. (nhm.org, californiasciencecenter.org) The Natural History Museum’s current exhibition pages highlight dinosaur, nature, gem and cultural displays, and its homepage is promoting *Orcas: Our Shared Future* opening April 26 rather than a mummy show. (nhm.org, nhm.org) The Science Center says this Los Angeles run opened on February 7, 2026 and continues through September 7, 2026, making this spring and summer its final stop on the exhibition’s international tour. (discoverlosangeles.com, prnewswire.com) If you are planning a visit this week, the Natural History Museum says it is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the Science Center’s exhibition page is the better place to confirm mummy-show entry times and buy the combo package. (nhm.org, californiasciencecenter.org) So the short version is this: the mummies are on view now in Exposition Park, but the venue to book is the California Science Center next door, not the Natural History Museum. (californiasciencecenter.org, timeout.com)
