Hours and Temporary Hall Closures
Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm.
Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
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 May 27–June 7:
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 1:
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 1:
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life will be open 11:30 am–1 pm and 4–5:30 pm.
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall will be partially closed 10 am–1 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 4:
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
- Akeley Hall of African Mammals Mezzanine will close at 5 pm.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Akeley Hall of African Mammals will close at 4 pm.
Floor 1:
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Lifelower level will close at noon and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
- Akeley Hall of African Mammals will close at 3 pm.
Floor 1:
- Rose Center entrance/exit (81st Street) will be closed.
- 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.
Lower Level:
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will be closed.
- Storage Lockers will be closed.
Floor 4:
- Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center will be closed.
- Opulent Oceans will be closed.
- Astor Turret will be closed 11 am–1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 1:
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 2:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda will close at 3:30 pm.
- Central Park West entrance/exit will close at 3:30 pm.
- Hall of Asian Mammals will close at 3:30 pm.
Floor 1:
- Futter Gallery will be closed.
- Hall of North American Forests will be closed.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life lower level will close at 3 pm and the upper level will close at 4 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 1:
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life will close at 3 pm.
Lower Level:
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 2 pm.
- Storage Lockers will close at 2 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Floor 1:
- Mollusks of New York State will open at 1:30 pm.
Floor 3:
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands and Hall of the Great Plains are closed.
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.
All times subject to change.