Museum of Jurassic Technology - Los Angeles, California

Address:9341 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
Tel: (310) 836-6131

The Museum of Jurassic Technology houses an intriguing collection of relics and artifacts from the Jurassic Period, emphasizing on those that demonstrate unusual or curious technological qualities. Never mind that the museum focuses on artifacts from more than 150 million years before the advent of technology, or even humans, the museum still showcases quite an entertaining range of curio.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology is sometimes considered to be a museum of museums; many commentators note its resemblance to 18th century cabinets of curiosities, antecedents to modern natural history museums. The museum, in addition to its Jurassic focus, contains several other quaint items. There is an exhibit on household myths and superstitions, a collection on modern trailer park culture, and a microscopic sculpture of Pope John Paul II carved from a single human hair.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology also hosts a tea room with complementary tea and cookies and a small theater for special video exhibits and productions, and where films are regularly screened throughout the day. The museum is located at 9341 Venice Boulevard, in the historic Palms District of Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, California is an educational institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and the public appreciation of the Lower Jurassic.