Hours and Temporary Hall Closures
Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm, with late hours on select days.
The Museum is hosting FIFA World Cup 2026™ watch parties in June and July. During evening matches, the Museum will have extended hours, including for exhibitions and shows.
JUNE
- June 23: 7:30 pm
- June 25: 7:30 pm
- June 27: 8 pm
- June 29: 7:30 pm
JULY
- July 1: 7:30 pm
- July 4: 8 pm
- July 5: 7:30 pm
- July 7: 7:30 pm
- July 9: 7:30 pm
- July 11: 8 pm
- July 18: 8 pm
- July 25: 8 pm
Temporary Hall Closures
Some exhibitions and amenities may be temporarily closed for maintenance or events that support the Museum's scientific research and educational programs.
This list is updated weekly. For June 17–28:
The Museum will be open 10 am–7:30 pm.
Floor 4:
- Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs will close at 5 pm.
- Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs will close at 5:30 pm.
- Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs will close at 5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
- Akeley Hall of African Mammals Mezzanine will close at 5:30 pm.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will close at 5:30 pm.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Akeley Hall of African Mammals will close at 5:30 pm.
Floor 1:
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
- Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals will close at 5:30 pm.
- Central Park West exit will close at 5:30 pm.
- Roosevelt Hall of Biodiversity will close at 5:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall will close at 5:30 pm.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–8 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–7:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–7:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
Floor 1:
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Roosevelt Hall of Biodiversity will be partially closed.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
The Museum will be open 10 am–7:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 2:
- Ross Terrace will close at 4 pm.
- Rose Center will close at 4 pm.
Floor 1:
- Rose Center (81st Street) entrance/exit will be open 10:30 am–4 pm.
- Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth will close at 4 pm.
- Hayden Planetarium will close at 4 pm.
- Rose Center will close at 4 pm.
Lower Level:
- Storage Lockers will be closed.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will be open 11 am–4 pm.
- Rose Center will close at 4 pm.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–8 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
The Museum will be open 10 am–5:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
Floor 1:
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will be closed and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
- Roosevelt Hall of Biodiversity will partially close at 4 pm.
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.
All times subject to change.