Hours and Temporary Hall Closures
Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.
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 September 20–October 1:
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will be closed and the upper level will close at 12 pm.
- Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth will close at 3 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 3 pm.
- Solomon Family Insectarium will close at 3:30 pm.
- Griffin Exploration Atrium will close at 3:30 pm.
- Columbus Ave./Gilder Center entrance/exit will close at 3 pm.
- Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth will close at 3:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall will partially close at 3:30 pm.
- 81st St./Rose Center entrance/exit will close at 4 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 4:30 pm.
- Central Park West (main) entrance will close at 4:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 4:30 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life will be closed.
- Astor Turret will be closed.
- Hall of Primitive Mammals will be partially closed until 4 pm.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 2 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall will partially close at 3 pm.
- Hall of Biodiversity will partially close at 4 pm.
- 81st Street/Rose Center entrance/exit will close at 4 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will be closed through Friday, September 29 and will reopen Saturday, September 30.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians will be closed through Friday, October 6 and will reopen Saturday, October 7.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.