The La Brea Tar Pits will host a 1970s-themed farewell party, called the “Last Dance at La Brea Tar Pits,” on Saturday night. The event will feature music, dancing, food, and drinks as guests bid farewell to the museum before it closes for a two-year renovation.

Renovation Plans

The George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits will undergo a sweeping transformation, including new exhibition galleries, visible research laboratories, expanded collections storage, a theater, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the tar pits and surrounding park.

The renovation will modernize the museum, which opened in 1977, while preserving its historic atrium and iconic exterior. The project will also improve accessibility throughout the building and construct the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research, which will bring fossil preparation and scientific research into public view.

Although the museum building will close, paleontologists and researchers will continue excavating fossils, caring for the collection, and conducting scientific research throughout the project. Educational programs will also continue, including behind-the-scenes tours, presentations, and visits by the La Brea Tar Pits Mobile Museum to schools and community events across Los Angeles County.

Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.