# Event Details - **Event Name**: Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 11:30 am (-08:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a guided tour of a vintage bird collection.About this EventTucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles is a hidden research gem for bird scientists. Moore Laboratory of Zoology of Occidental College houses over 65,000 museum specimens, with majority of those being bird study skins from Mexico.Take a tour and discover native bird species, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection that represents 88% of all hummingbird species of the Americas, rare extinct birds, and see specimens up-close that represent Mexico's bird diversity prior to major habitat change.Tours are educational, free, and intended for ages 10+. If you're interested in student or group tours, contact us here. If you cannot make your reservation, please cancel ahead of time as space is limited.PARKING & DIRECTIONSYour tour guide will meet you outside of the lab entrance when the tour begins. Moore Lab can be found on Google Maps (GPS of the entrance is 34.126642, -118.210054) and a campus map can be located here.For weekday tours, free street parking is available all along Campus Road. We're closest to the college entrance at Armadale Avenue and Campus Road. From there it's a brief walk: head north on American Way, right on Weller Road, left on Bird Road and continue under the walkway to make a direct right up the hill.For weekend tours, you may park in any campus parking lot.ACCESSIBILITYThe collection is located on the second floor and is elevator-accessible. Parking spaces reserved for disabled parking placards are across the front entrance of the lab. Feel welcome to contact us beforehand regarding tour accomodations.STAY CONNECTEDFind us and follow along at @mlzbirds for Moore Lab happenings and bird-y news, and stay in touch by joining our mailing list. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/behind-the-scenes-tour-of-moore-lab-of-zoology/100001983014140676 - **Event Categories**: art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Moore Laboratory of Zoology - **lat**: 34.1265637 - **long**: -118.2100147 - **full address**: Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Bird Road, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d5dc9dc655fb0b87f3c9a73a79e93d3dacb3f2df7a9e11616a2b67f992aa3f6d-rimg-w1200-h801-dcc2c2bc-gmir.jpg?v=1771530549 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology being held? - **A:** Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology takes place on Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 11:30 am at Moore Laboratory of Zoology, Bird Road, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology? - **A:** Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology is organized by Moore Laboratory of Zoology. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab of Zoology", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/d5dc9dc655fb0b87f3c9a73a79e93d3dacb3f2df7a9e11616a2b67f992aa3f6d-rimg-w1200-h801-dcc2c2bc-gmir.jpg?v=1771530549", "startDate": "2026-02-27T10:30:00-08:00", "endDate": "2026-05-09T11:30:00-08:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/los-angeles/behind-the-scenes-tour-of-moore-lab-of-zoology/100001983014140676", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Moore Laboratory of Zoology", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Bird Road", "postalCode": "90041", "addressLocality": "Los Angeles", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "34.1265637", "longitude": "-118.2100147" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a guided tour of a vintage bird collection.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-02-19", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-09T11:30:00-08:00", "validFrom": "2026-02-19", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/los-angeles/behind-the-scenes-tour-of-moore-lab-of-zoology/100001983014140676" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-02-19", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-02-19", "url": "https://allevents.in/los-angeles/behind-the-scenes-tour-of-moore-lab-of-zoology/100001983014140676", "price": 0, "name": "Behind-the-Scenes Moore Lab Tour" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Moore Laboratory of Zoology", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/moore-laboratory-of-zoology/22602675", "description": "The Moore Laboratory of Zoology houses 65,000 bird specimens and 2,000 mammal specimens, most collected from 1933-1955 in Mexico. 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