AMNH Sleepovers

Be among the lucky few to spend A Night at the Museum!

A Night at the Museum, the American Museum of Natural History's wildly popular nocturnal adventure experience, has new and exciting updates this season. Meet two remarkable women who return orphaned orangutans and elephants to the wild in Borneo and Kenya in the IMAX film Born to Be Wild. Explore our live-animal exhibitions with knowledgeable Museum explainers and challenge yourself with one of our fun Museum Quests. End your night by falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums.

As the doors close and the lights dim, you and your group will head out with flashlights in search of adventure. Meet your relatives in the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. Climb the stairs and you're in the Age of Dinosaurs, standing beneath a 65-million-year-old T. rex. Then, as the night comes to a magical close, settle down beneath the 94-foot-long blue whale, next to African elephants, or at the base of a striking volcanic formation.

Cost: $129 per person
(Members: $119 per person)
(Scouts: $109 per person)
Time: 6 pm to 9 am
Open to: 6-13 year olds (Scout nights, 6-16)

Admission Price includes:

• Evening snack and light breakfast
• Cots for all participants
• Fossil fact-finding mission by flashlight
• IMAX film or space show
• Take-home activities
• Live animal special exhibition (seasonal)

or

• Live animal presentation

You Should Bring:

• Sleeping bag
• Pillow
• Flashlight
• Camera
• Toothbrush and toothpaste
• Washcloth
• Warm comfortable clothing to sleep in
• Change for vending machines
• Ear plugs (optional)
• Night mask (optional)

Space is limited and dates sell out quickly. For the latest availability info, please call 212-769-5200.
Click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

• Sample Schedule (PDF)

2012 Sleepover Dates:

• Saturday, May 19* Boy Scout Night
• Friday, May 25
• Saturday, June 2
• Friday, June 22
• Saturday, June 30
• Saturday, July 21
• Saturday, August 11 (For Members)
• Saturday, September 29
• Friday, October 5
• Saturday, October 20 Halloween Sleepover
• Friday, November 2* Boy Scout Night
• Friday, November 17** Girl Scout Night

*Cub/Boy Scout sleepovers are for boys only (6-16) with male or female leaders and chaperones. No female siblings, relatives, or friends are allowed.

**Brownie/Girl Scout sleepovers are for girls only (6-16) with female leaders and chaperones. Other all-girl youth groups are welcome. No male siblings, relatives, or friends are allowed.

Watch here for additional dates, including Boy Scout and Girl Scout Nights.

Would you like to be notified about future Sleepover dates? Get on our e-mail blast list by sending your request to sleepovers@amnh.org with Notification List in the subject line. Please include your first and last name in your e-mail.

Gift Certificates

To purchase gift certificates for future sleepovers, please call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

Families

We welcome families large and small at the sleepovers. One adult is required for every 1-3 children attending. Full payment is required when reservations are made.

Registration and Policies

All participants in the sleepover program must pre-register by calling Central Reservations at the phone number below and pay all applicable fees in advance.

Absolutely no walk-in registrations are permitted.

Reservations are accepted by phone only.

How to Register

Call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9am to 5 pm.

Group Registration

Only groups of 15 people or more qualify for a group rate, which is $109 per person. A 10% deposit is due at the time of reservation (unless the group has chosen a non-Scout night, in which case full payment is due at reservation.) Deposits are non-transferable and non-refundable.

The group leader must submit the Group Agreement to the Central Reservations Department at the American Museum of Natural History. Without this completed form, your reservation is subject to cancellation.

Please send in your group agreement and roster form with full payment to the address below. You will receive a confirmation packet via e-mail unless you specify otherwise at the time of your reservation. Your confirmation e-mail will be sent to you upon registration. At the time of your registration you will be told the exact date when your full payment is due. Failure to make the payment on this date will result in a cancellation of your reservation and will forfeit your non-refundable deposit.

For more information, please download the following files.

• Sample Schedule (PDF)
• A Night at the Museum FAQ (PDF)
• Participant Permission and Release Form (PDF) - To be filled out by all participants
• Group Agreement (PDF) - To be filled out by groups of 15+ people
• Group Roster Form (PDF) - To be filled out by groups of 15+ people
• Rules of Conduct (PDF)
• Things to Bring (PDF)

In order to view these files you will need the latest version of Adobe Reader, available as a free download from the Adobe Web site.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If you must cancel or reschedule your reservation, please call 212-769-5200. There are no refunds, but we will try to accommodate you at the next available sleepover date. If there is a price change between your original event date and a rescheduled event, the new price will apply. In the unlikely event the Museum finds it necessary to cancel a sleepover, a full refund will be made. A $4-per-order processing fee applies.

For more information about the sleepover program, please first check our Frequently Asked Questions. If you then have additional questions, email sleepovers@amnh.org or call the sleepover line at 212-769-5570.