Hours and Temporary Hall Closures
Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
The Discovery Room is open on Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 am–1:30 pm and 2:15–5:15 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 April 9–April 20:
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm and 3–5:30 pm.
- Hall of Primitive Mammals will partially close at 3 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 1:
- School Group Check-In will close at 2 pm.
- Apex Stegosaurus Fossil will close at 3 pm.
- Columbus Avenue entrance/exit will close at 3 pm.
- Gilder Gift Shop will close at 3 pm.
- Griffin Exploration Atrium will close at 3 pm.
- Solomon Family Insectarium will close at 3 pm.
- Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Ross Hall of Meteorites will close at 3:30 pm.
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will close at 3 pm.
- Hall of Primitive Mammals will partially close at 3 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit 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 close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit 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 close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.
All times subject to change.