Request to visit the collection at least two weeks in advance by emailing a completed Visitor Registration Form to [email protected].
Each individual requesting access must submit a separate form. If you are a returning visitor, you must still submit a form for each new visit. Be sure to include a detailed list of the genera you would like to work with and an estimation of how much time each will take you. Many orders in our collections are spread throughout several rooms and we need this information to accurately evaluate availability and reserve spaces.
Students will also need to submit a letter of recommendation from your advisor.
Please review our Visitor Guidelines before your visit.
Making molds of specimens is considered potentially destructive. Visitors wishing to make molds must submit a destructive sampling request. Please see the page on destructive sampling for more information.
Please be aware that permission to visit the Department of Mammalogy does not automatically grant access to other departments at the American Museum of Natural History.
The Department is open to approved visitors Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. excluding the following holidays: