pits

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The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is closing down this summer for renovations that include a new entrance, expanded research labs and the addition of an immersive theater and rooftop terrace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

People near Cave's Inn Pits near the village of Shawell, south of Lutterworth, had reported odours coming from the site, described as "well-concealed" and is a site of special scientific interest.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The La Brea Tar Pits & Museum is finally getting a star attraction: Zed, a roughly 40,000-year-old Columbian mammoth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

And not the next day either because Lily was off work and she and her “friend” Nathan were taking me to the La Brea Tar Pits.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English