Floor Plan

museum hours

A Guide to Museum Exhibitions and Facilities

Daily, 10:00 a.m. 5:45 p.m., except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hours are subject to change.

English
special exhibitions and attractions
Various Museum locations

information and tickets

hayden planetarium shows

For general information and schedules, call 212-769-5100 or visit www.amnh.org. Tickets are available at any Museum Ticket Sales location. For advance tickets, call 212-769-5200 (MondayFriday, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.) or visit www.amnh.org. A service charge may apply.

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater, Rose Center

Space Show translations are available in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

imax movies free tours

Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Theater (first floor) Museum Highlights Tours and thematic Spotlight Tours led by trained docents are offered daily. Please check at an Information Desk for the days schedule.

information ticket sales womens restroom mens restroom family restroom accessible restroom museum entrance stairs escalator elevator telephone automated teller machine museum shop food service coat check telecommunications device for the deaf assistive listening devices available rear window closed captioning available

rose center audio tours

Available in both English and Spanish; induction neck loops and scripts are also available. Inquire at Audio Tour desk, Rose Center, lower level. Free with Museum admission. The Rose Center Audio Tour is sponsored by Bloomberg.

public programs

For information on public programs, pick up a copy of the Museum Calendar, available at all Information Desks, or visit www.amnh.org.

shop
the museum shops Merchandise from around the world that reflects the Museums
exhibitions on human cultures, the natural world, and the universe.

main shop (first and second floors) dinostore with play space (fourth floor) planetarium shop (Rose Center, lower level) cosmic shop (Rose Center, second floor) online shop (www.amnh.org)

Themed shops accompany most special exhibitions.

dine
museum food court caf on 1
A wide variety of selections appealing to all ages and palates. Daily, 11:00 a.m.4:45 p.m. (lower level) Casual fare and gourmet selections. Hours as posted (first floor)

starlight caf caf on 4 annex

Refreshments. Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.; other hours as posted (first floor) Light meals and assorted snacks. Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m.4:45 p.m.; other hours as posted (fourth floor) Seasonal hours (lower level)

accessibility

The Rose Center and parking garage entrances are wheelchair accessible, as is the 77th Street entrance for programs only. All public areas are accessible to wheelchairs; all video displays are captioned; headsets and neck loops are available upon request in theaters; Rear Window closed captioning is available for certain IMAX movies; the Space Show and IMAX scripts are available.

photography

Photography for personal use is allowed with handheld cameras (except where noted) and with available light or electronic flash attachments. Tripods and lights may not be used. Reproduction or sale of photographs is not allowed without permission. Photography is not allowed in the Space Theater or the LeFrak Theater.

The American Museum of Natural History is a private, not-for-profit educational institution supported by admission fees, membership, and contributions. The City of New York owns the Museum buildings and the land on which they sit and provides funds for their operation and maintenance.

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Lower Level

food court annex

(seasonal)

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columbus avenue

First Floor

ross hall of meteorites

GUGGENHEIM HALL OF MINERALS MORGAN MEMORIAL HALL OF GEMS WESTON PAVILION

sackler educational laboratory spitzer hall of human origins

KAUFMANN THEATER

DANA EDUCATION WING LINDER THEATER

columbus avenue entrance

(open weekends and holidays only)

IMAX CORRIDOR

ENTRANCE

caf on 1

BLUM LECTURE ROOM LEFRAK IMAX THEATER NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS IMAX GALLERY SPECIAL EXHIBITION

west 81st street

west 77th street

(exit only)

grand gallery

SCHOOL GROUP CHECK-IN

PARKING GARAGE

DISCOVERY ROOM

gallery 77

SMALL MAMMALS

ENTRANCE

STARLIGHT CAF WARBURG HALL OF NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENT THE MUSEUM SHOP

GROUP TICKETS, AND WILL CALL

INFORMATION,

MILSTEIN HALL OF OCEAN LIFE

NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS

ROSE GALLERY
SPACE SHOW BOARDING

HEILBRUNN COSMIC PATHWAY

TISCH GRAND FOYER

81st street entrance

up
NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS HALL OF BIODIVERSITY THEODORE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL HALL GOTTESMAN HALL OF PLANET EARTH

ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE

SECURITY OFFICE

central park west

Second Floor

AKELEY GALLERY

WHITNEY MEMORIAL HALL OF OCEANIC BIRDS

(the butterfly conservatory, octobermay)

Third Floor

special exhibition gallery 3

Fourth Floor

special exhibition gallery 4

audubon gallery
koch dinosaur wing