Mummies exhibition and IMAX at NHM

Los Angeles visitors looking for mummies this week should head to the California Science Center in Exposition Park, not the Natural History Museum. (timeout.com) The show is Mummies of the World: The Exhibition, now open at 700 Exposition Park Drive through September 7, 2026, with more than 30 preserved human and animal mummies from ancient Egypt, South America and Europe. (californiasciencecenter.org) Time Out’s current listing says the exhibition includes two Peruvian bundle mummies on West Coast debut, amulets, organ jars, an Egyptian cat mummy and a sloth head, plus the 40-minute IMAX film Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs. (timeout.com) The California Science Center says the exhibit uses CT scans, or cross-section medical imaging, and other analysis to show how researchers study bodies without unwrapping or damaging them. (californiasciencecenter.org) That approach shifts the show beyond ancient Egypt alone. The current Los Angeles run includes naturally preserved remains as well as intentionally mummified people and animals, tracing how climate, burial practices and ritual all shaped what survived. (californiasciencecenter.org) The IMAX tie-in is part of the pitch this spring. Time Out lists combo-ticket discounts for the exhibition and film, with exhibition tickets at $26 to $28 and IMAX tickets at $14 to $15. (timeout.com) If you were planning around the Natural History Museum, its website shows a different lineup this week: regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with ticketed add-ons including T. Rex 3D and Oceans 3D: Our Blue Planet, not a mummies exhibition. (nhm.org) The confusion is easy to make in Exposition Park, where the Natural History Museum and California Science Center sit near each other. For this weekend, though, the mummies and the IMAX companion film are at the Science Center. (nhm.org)