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The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is closing down this summer in preparation for its first significant overhaul in its 50-year history. <\/p>\n
The closure comes as its neighbor LACMA\u2019s David Geffen Galleries<\/a> finally open to the public after a two-decade campus transformation, and L.A. institutions make a concerted effort to bolster the city\u2019s cultural scene in advance of the 2028 Olympic Games. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited about bringing the entire campus together, and our part of it is really important to making it feel like you can easily move from LACMA over into the Tar Pits,\u201d said Lori Bettison-Varga, president and director of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, which oversees the Tar Pits. \u201cSo we worked closely with LACMA on that interface, and we\u2019ll continue to do so.\u201d <\/p>\n The last day to visit the Page Museum is July 6. Prior to closing, the Tar Pits will host a free public KCRW Summer Nights event June 12 and a members-only, disco-themed dance party June 27.<\/p>\n The museum renovation, like the recently announced Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research<\/a>, is part of the NHM\u2019s broader Reimagine<\/a> project \u2014 a yearslong site revamp led by architecture firm Weiss\/Manfredi that will make the 13-acre Tar Pits campus more accessible and emphasize its function as the only active paleontological research hub located in a major urban area. For the Page Museum, that means a new and improved northwest entrance, expanded visible research labs and collections displays, an immersive theater and a rooftop terrace overlooking Hancock Park. <\/p>\n