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 27–October 8:
- 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.
- 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.
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West (main) entrance will close at 3:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- 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.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will be closed and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West (main) entrance will close at 3:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- 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.
- Mollusks of New York State will be closed.
- Ross Hall of Meteorites will close at 2 pm.
- Spitzer Hall of Human Origins will close at 2 pm.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 3 pm.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West (main) entrance will close at 3:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of North American Forests will partially close at 4 pm.
- 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.
- Astor Turret will close at 12 pm.
- Hall of Primitive Mammals will close at 2 pm.
- Milstein Hall of Advanced Mammals will close at 3 pm.
- 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.
- Hall of Mexico and Central America will close at 2 pm.
- Hall of South American Peoples will close at 2 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will open at 12 pm.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.