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 July 2–13:
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11:15 am–12:30 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 2:
- Ross Terrace will be closed 10:45–11:30 am.
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 2:
- Stout Hall of Asian Peoples will be partially closed 10 am–12:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda 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 open at 12:30 pm and close at 3 pm. The upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
Floor 1:
- LeFrak Theater will close at 3 pm.
Lower Level:
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will be closed.
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.
All times subject to change.