Permanent Exhibitions
Biodiversity and Environmental Halls
The Biodiversity and Environmental Halls offer a vivid and inspiring vision of the spectacular beauty and abundance of life on Earth.
Birds and Reptiles and Amphibians Halls
The Museum’s Birds Halls portray the wide variety of avian life on the planet, and the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians reviews the anatomy, behavior, and various adaptations of these vertebrates.
Earth and Planetary Sciences Halls
The Earth and Planetary Sciences halls showcase remarkable specimens, including meteorites, minerals, and rare gems, that offer clues about the origins of our solar system and the dynamic processes of our planet.
Get Educator ResourcesFossil Halls
One of the premier attractions in New York City is the Museum's series of fossil halls, including its two famed dinosaur halls in the David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing, as well as the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives.
Get Educator ResourcesHuman Origins and Cultural Halls
The Hall of Human Origins explores the evolutionary story of the human family, while the Cultural Halls examine the cultures of Asia, Africa, North and South America, and the Pacific.
Mammal Halls
With precise depictions of geographical locations and careful, anatomically correct mounting of the specimens, the dioramas in the Museum's Mammal Halls are among the most renowned in the world.
Get Educator ResourcesRichard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation
The new Gilder Center features new exhibition galleries and one-of-a-kind experiences, including an insectarium, floor-to-ceiling collections displays, and more—and connects to the rest of the American Museum of Natural History on four floors.
Rose Center for Earth and Space
The Rose Center for Earth and Space encompasses the spectacular Hayden Sphere and exhibitions that explore the vast range of sizes in the cosmos, the 13-billion-year history of the universe, the nature of galaxies, stars, and planets, and the dynamic features of planet Earth.
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial
The Museum is home to the official New York State memorial to New York's 33rd Governor and the nation's 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt.