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La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
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One of the most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Open 9:30am - 5pm daily, closed the first Tuesday of every month. 🐾 tarpits.org
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An uncanny installation from Conceptual Artist Mark Dion, #Excavations#TarPits#pstARTtarpits.org/mark-dion-pst

A scientifically accurate drawing of an Columbian mammoth skeleton on a black background by Artist Mark Dion with text "Mark Dion / Excavations / Excavaciones" with the names of various artists.
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Blending artifice and reality, Mark Dion’s immersive and uncanny #Excavationstarpits.org/mark-dion-pst#pstART

Conceptual Artist Mark Dion photographed amidst the iconic Lake Pit Family at La Brea Tar Pits & Museum.
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Evoking a behind-the-scenes museum space displaying new work alongside early museum murals, dioramas, and maquettes of Ice Age mammals in a playful, irreverent presentation, discover Mark Dion’s #Excavationstarpits.org/mark-dion-pst#pstART

A scientifically accurate drawing of an Columbian mammoth skeleton on a black background by Artist Mark Dion with text "Mark Dion / Excavations / Excavaciones" with the names of various artists.
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Are you an Educator? Celebrate the new school year at our Educator Open House! Learn about our programs, explore our latest exhibits, enter to win raffle prizes, and more all on Saturday, September 21. RSVP: bit.ly/LBTPEOH092124

A group of children led by educators walk toward the entrance of La Brea Tar Pits & Museum.
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What a timely fossil find! While #SummerOfSloths#TarPits Preparators found a “very” juvenile baby sloth scapula (shoulder blade) today in Box 2 Grid C-2 Level 4 of Project 23. 📷 Sean Campbell

A rubber-gloved Preparator at La Brea Tar Pits & Museum holds a fossilized juvenile giant ground sloth shoulder blade in two hands.
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The Dire Wolf’s smile. 📷 Dr. Luis Chiappe #FossilFriday

Close-up photo of a dire wolf side profile fossil courtesy of Dr. Luis Chiappe.
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🪰 KQED’s Deep Look gets up close and personal with the #TarPitsbit.ly/PetroFlies

Close-up of a petroleum fly courtesy of KQED’s Deep Look series.
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🦥 This Friday, we’re takin’ it slow—𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖 slow. Friday, July 26, join us for Sloths Summer Night at the #TarPitsbit.ly/SlothsSN24

Photo of DJ Mike C. Music with text "Sloths Summer Night, Friday, July 26, Slow Jams and Summer Anthems DJ set specially curated by Mike C. Music" in pinks, oranges, purples, and yellows.
Patrons enjoy Hancock Park for summer events at La Brea Tar Pits & Museum.
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La Brea Tar Pits & Museum
@tarpits.bsky.social
One of the most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world. Open 9:30am - 5pm daily, closed the first Tuesday of every month. 🐾 tarpits.org
433 followers4 following116 posts