Dinosaur skeletons on display at the Natural History Museum. (photo courtesy of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County)

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County is highlighting ongoing and upcoming exhibitions at its venues. At the Natural History Museum is in the final weeks of its “Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall.” The exhibition, organized by National Geographic in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute, explores Goodall’s venera­ble career, surveying the conserva­tionist and ethologist’s work from her early field research in Gombe, Tanzania, to her current communi­ty-centered work.

Visitors can also experience flut­tering butterflies in the seasonal Butterfly Pavilion. This springtime exhibition features hundreds of but­terflies, colorful native plants and plenty of natural light to help the public to see the creatures shimmer. With lots of flight space and a vari­ety of resting spots, people can get one of the best views in Los Angeles of these amazing insects.

The Natural History Museum also has the all-new immersive dinosaur encounters show. Visitors can also catch a glimpse of the underwater realm of ancient L.A. in the exhibition L.A. Underwater: The Prehistoric Sea Beneath Us.

At the museum at La Brea Tar Pits, the public can come face-to-face with extinct Ice Age animals with a visit to the Mammoths and Mastodons installation and Ice Age Encounters show.

For more information, along with how and where the various exhibi­tions can be viewed, visit nhmlac.org.