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La Brea Tar Pits Close for Two Years
The La Brea Tar Pits will close on July 6 for a two-year renovation to transform into part of the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research, emphasizing lessons on extinction, resilience, and climate change. During this period, approximately 3.5 million fragile fossils will be carefully packed and stored. The reimagined museum will feature updated exhibits, more space for research and education, and preserve iconic features like the outdoor mammoth sculptures and grassy hills, while integrating new fossil displays and improved interpretive displays related to the Ice Age ecosystem. The renovation aims to better showcase the site’s unique geological and paleontological significance, which offers a comprehensive record of Los Angeles' late Pleistocene history.
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