Butterflies and Bug Fair Are Back!
Anne Zellig
March 31, 2005
Two of the most popular family attractions return this spring to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Butterflies
Back for its seventh summer, the Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings will open Sunday, April 17, and run through Monday, September 5 (Labor Day). The Natural History Museum's live butterfly exhibition lets visitors experience free-flying butterflies while strolling through a native landscaped pavilion on the Museum's South Lawn. Through the summer, some 7,000 individual butterflies and moths will call the Pavilion home. Included among the 30 U.S. native butterfly and moth species are the giant swallowtail, the monarch, the American painted lady and our official state butterfly, the California dogface. Guests of all ages will watch butterflies visit flowers in search of nectar, observe caterpillars feeding, learn which garden plants attract butterflies and even witness an adult emerging from its chrysalis.
Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings Admission:
Special ticketed admission applies. $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students and $1 for children ages 5 to 12. Tickets are sold in half-hour time slots throughout the day. Natural History Museum members receive free admission and the first available tickets, with the last ticket slot available at 4:30 pm. Museum admission is a separate price. The Pavilion is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily and is located on the South Lawn of the Natural History Museum, just across from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Bug Fair
May 21 and 22 mark the return of the Natural History Museum's enormously popular 19th Annual Bug Fair. At North America's largest bug fair, kids can explore the world of insects and their relatives, see live spiders and scorpions, start a butterfly collection and stay for some creepy cooking tips from a world-renowned insect chef, David George Gordon. The Bug Fair is included with regular Museum admission. Held both days 10:00 am - 5:00 pm in the Natural History Museum's Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center and Rotunda.
MORE NATURAL FAMILY FUN:
Beautiful Butterflies! April Family Fun Day
On Sunday April 17, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, children and parents are invited to celebrate the opening weekend of the annual Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings. Kids will explore the world of beautiful butterflies -- where they come from, how many different types exist, the difference between a butterfly and a moth and the science of flying. Kids are also invited to make butterfly crafts and go on a scavenger hunt through the world of free-flying butterflies in the Pavilion. Family Fun Day events are free with regular admission and are held in the Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center and Museum Rotunda.
ABOUT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM:
Founded in 1913, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest museum of natural and cultural history in the western United States. Its mission is to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. The Museum's world-class research and collections focus on objects and specimens relating to disciplines of history, anthropology, natural sciences, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, and invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is located at 900 Exposition Boulevard. The Museum is open seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Admission is $9 for adults, $6.50 for children 5-12. For 24-hour Museum information please call (213) 763-DINO or visit the Museum's website www.nhm.org.
Contact: Jennifer Westfall (213) 763-3538
or Lauren Clark (213) 763-3532
Butterflies
Back for its seventh summer, the Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings will open Sunday, April 17, and run through Monday, September 5 (Labor Day). The Natural History Museum's live butterfly exhibition lets visitors experience free-flying butterflies while strolling through a native landscaped pavilion on the Museum's South Lawn. Through the summer, some 7,000 individual butterflies and moths will call the Pavilion home. Included among the 30 U.S. native butterfly and moth species are the giant swallowtail, the monarch, the American painted lady and our official state butterfly, the California dogface. Guests of all ages will watch butterflies visit flowers in search of nectar, observe caterpillars feeding, learn which garden plants attract butterflies and even witness an adult emerging from its chrysalis.
Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings Admission:
Special ticketed admission applies. $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and students and $1 for children ages 5 to 12. Tickets are sold in half-hour time slots throughout the day. Natural History Museum members receive free admission and the first available tickets, with the last ticket slot available at 4:30 pm. Museum admission is a separate price. The Pavilion is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily and is located on the South Lawn of the Natural History Museum, just across from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Bug Fair
May 21 and 22 mark the return of the Natural History Museum's enormously popular 19th Annual Bug Fair. At North America's largest bug fair, kids can explore the world of insects and their relatives, see live spiders and scorpions, start a butterfly collection and stay for some creepy cooking tips from a world-renowned insect chef, David George Gordon. The Bug Fair is included with regular Museum admission. Held both days 10:00 am - 5:00 pm in the Natural History Museum's Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center and Rotunda.
MORE NATURAL FAMILY FUN:
Beautiful Butterflies! April Family Fun Day
On Sunday April 17, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, children and parents are invited to celebrate the opening weekend of the annual Robinsons-May Pavilion of Wings. Kids will explore the world of beautiful butterflies -- where they come from, how many different types exist, the difference between a butterfly and a moth and the science of flying. Kids are also invited to make butterfly crafts and go on a scavenger hunt through the world of free-flying butterflies in the Pavilion. Family Fun Day events are free with regular admission and are held in the Ralph M. Parsons Discovery Center and Museum Rotunda.
ABOUT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM:
Founded in 1913, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is the largest museum of natural and cultural history in the western United States. Its mission is to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. The Museum's world-class research and collections focus on objects and specimens relating to disciplines of history, anthropology, natural sciences, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, and invertebrate and vertebrate paleontology.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is located at 900 Exposition Boulevard. The Museum is open seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Admission is $9 for adults, $6.50 for children 5-12. For 24-hour Museum information please call (213) 763-DINO or visit the Museum's website www.nhm.org.
Contact: Jennifer Westfall (213) 763-3538
or Lauren Clark (213) 763-3532
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