George C. Page Museum, Fossil museum in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, US

The George C. Page Museum, part of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, opened in 1977 beside the La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. Its exhibits trace the tar pits' history and display specimens recovered from them, including a near-complete mammoth skeleton nicknamed "Zed" found during construction of an adjacent underground parking garage. Outside, life-size models of prehistoric animals stand near the pits.

Construction of the George C. Page Museum began in 1975 and it opened in 1977 beside the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Hancock Park. In February 2009 the museum announced fossils recovered since 2006 from 16 deposits during excavation of an underground parking garage for the adjacent Los Angeles County Museum of Art, including a sabre-toothed cat, six dire wolves, a bison, horses, a giant sloth, turtles, snails, clams, millipedes, fish, gophers and an American cave lion. The finds were moved to an enclosure behind Pit 91 so construction could continue, and 23 asphalt masses were examined as "Project 23".

Scientists work visibly in the museum's fossil laboratory, where visitors can watch them clean and study prehistoric specimens throughout the day. This active workspace shows how paleontological research happens in practice.

The museum offers guided tours, workshops, and interactive displays year-round to help visitors understand the fossil collection and paleontological science. The location in Hancock Park provides parking and easy access for visitors arriving by various transportation methods.

On 18 February 2009 the museum announced fossils from 16 deposits found during digging for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's underground parking garage next door, including sabre-toothed cat remains, six giant wolves, a bison, horses, a giant sloth, turtles, snails, clams, millipedes, fish, gophers and an American cave lion. The nearly complete mammoth skeleton nicknamed "Zed" was also recovered, missing one hind leg, a vertebra and the top of the skull, which construction crews destroyed. The finds were moved to an enclosure behind Pit 91 as "Project 23".