The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) will open the seasonal Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum (NHM) to the public for limited days and hours from Oct. 24 through Nov. 29 with previews for members and invited community partners beginning Oct. 22. The opening of the Spider Pavilion follows the successful run of the Natural History Museum Butterfly Pavilion, which extended its dates to Oct. 11 due to popular demand.

The Spider Pavilion features several hundred orbweaver spiders in an outdoor enclosure filled with plants, natural light and spacious pathways that allow visitors to safely connect with nature in the heart of LA. This outdoor museum experience gives visitors the opportunity to walk among spiders and their webs, observe enclosed habitats that are home to tarantulas, wolf spiders, and jumping spiders, and talk to educators about the different species, their urban environment, and the natural pest control that spiders provide.

NHMLAC has implemented COVID-related health and safety protocols in accordance with Los Angeles County Public Health Dept., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and California State guidelines to protect visitors, staff and the community. Measures include limiting the number of people inside the pavilion, requiring advance timed-ticket reservations for the Pavilion and parking, mandatory face coverings for staff and visitors of 2 years and older, signage to enforce physical distancing and a one-way path through the Nature Gardens to the Pavilion.

Parts of NHM’s 3.5-acre Nature Gardens will continue to be open. The indoor Museum will remain closed until further notice in accordance with California and Los Angeles County public health orders.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles is open to non-members Thursday through Sundays from 11:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. as of Oct. 24. Members and invited community partner previews will be held Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23 from 9:40 a.m. to 5 p.m. Special member hours are Thursdays through Sundays from 9:40 a.m. to 11 a.m. starting Oct. 24.

Tickets to the Spider Pavilion are $6 and went on sale on Oct. 5. For more information, visit NHM.org.