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NHMLA Receives Largest-Ever Gift, for Ice-Age Science

Fossil exhibit at George C. Page Museum

The transformation of the La Brea fossil site received a boost with a cash gift from the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation. The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County calls it the museum's largest-ever donation. Though the amount has not been disclosed, it's likely to be a large chunk of the $131 million the museum has raised so far for the La Brea site. The funds will go to establish the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Science. 

Last week the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the first phase of Weiss/Manfredi's design for the La Brea site. Construction is expected to begin this fall.

Rendering of Manfredi/Weiss design



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Anonymous said…
Would be nice if the acreage west of the current Page museum were as spacious as implied by that image. Architectural illustrations - I guess along with portrait paintings too - have long made things or people seem more impressive or attractive than they are (or will be) in reality.

Aerial photos of the Geffen Galleries, however, in another way do make the building look larger than the actual square footage is. The overhang of the roof regrettably doesn't equal the floor space under it.
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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