Third Floor

Fourth Floor Information

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museum hours

Daily, 10 am 5:45 pm, except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hours are

subject to change.

Saturday, 9 am 4 pm) or visit amnh.org. A service charge may apply.

special exhibitions and attractions

information

For information about current special exhibitions and attractions, visit a Ticket Sales

ticket sales

research
library

eastern
woodlands
indians

location, pick up a copy of the Museum Calendar from an Information Desk,

womens restroom

call 212-769-5100, or visit amnh.org.

mens restroom

hayden planetarium shows

Hayden Planetarium Space Theater, Rose Center for Earth and Space

family restroom

Space Show translations are available in Chinese, French, German,

accessible restroom

Italian, and Spanish.

museum entrance

imax movies

stairs

Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Theater (first floor)

escalator

free tours

Museum Highlights Tours and thematic Spotlight Tours led by trained docents

new york city birds

west 77th street

new york state

mammals

wallach
orientation
center

west 81st street

sanford hall
of north american birds

west 81st street

west 77th street

elevator

primates

vertebrate origins

Floor Plan

For advance tickets, call 212-769-5200 (MondayFriday, 9 am 5 pm;

explorer devices available

plains
indians

For general information and schedules, call 212-769-5100 or visit amnh.org.

Tickets are available at any Ticket Sales location.

facilities
margaret mead
hall of pacific peoples

at the museum

are offered daily. Please check at an Information Desk for the days schedule.

telephone

programs and events

automated teller machine

For information about public programs, pick up a copy of the Museum Calendar,

museum shop

available at all Information Desks, or visit amnh.org.

restaurant
coat check
telecommunications device for the deaf

caf on 4

akeley hall
of african
mammals
special exhibition
gallery 3

preshow
area

hayden planetarium
space theater
(access from
1st floor only)

milstein
hall of
advanced
mammals

rose center for

earth and space

special exhibition
gallery 4

assistive listening devices available

saurischian
dinosaurs

accessibility The Rose Center and parking garage entrances are wheelchair

accessible to wheelchairs; all video displays are captioned

ornithischian
dinosaurs

; headsets and

neckloops are available upon request in theaters; Rear Window closed captioning
is available for certain IMAX movies; the Space Show and IMAX scripts are available.

down

primitive
mammals

open captioning available

accessible, as is the 77th Street entrance for programs only. All public areas are

wallace wing of
mammals and their
extinct relatives

reptiles and
amphibians

rear window closed captioning available

koch
dinosaur wing

photography Photography for personal use is allowed with handheld

cameras (except where noted) and with available light or electronic flash
attachments. Tripods and lights may not be used. Reproduction or sale of
photographs is not allowed without permission. Photography is not allowed

astor
turret

in the Space Theater or the LeFrak Theater.

dinostore

Cover: Rose Center for Earth and Space AMNH/D. Finnin

A Guide to Museum Exhibitions and Facilities

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LANGUAGE

amnh.org

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First Floor

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Second Floor

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And While Youre Here

Shop
The Museum Shops Merchandise from around the world that

ross hall of
meteorites

sackler
educational
laboratory

reflects the Museums exhibitions on human cultures, the natural

GUGGENHEIM
HALL OF MINERALS
MORGAN
MEMORIAL
HALL OF GEMS

spitzer
hall
of human
origins

columbus
avenue
entrance

DANA
EDUCATION
WING

MEXICO
AND
CENTRAL
AMERICA

LINDER
THEATER
ENTRANCE

BLUM
LECTURE
ROOM

grand
gallery

LEFRAK
IMAX THEATER

SPECIAL EXHIBITION

gallery 77

PARKING GARAGE

SCHOOL
GROUP
CHECK - IN

NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS

imax gallery

DISCOVERY ROOM

MUSEUM
FOOD COURT

CULLMAN
HALL OF THE
UNIVERSE

THE SHOP FOR

EARTH & SPACE

MILSTEIN HALL
OF OCEAN LIFE

NORTH
AMERICAN
FORESTS

THE
MUSEUM
SHOP

NORTH AMERICAN
MAMMALS

ROSE
GALLERY
SPACE SHOW
BOARDING

Will Call and

Group Tickets

ROSE CENTER FOR

EARTH AND SPACE

HALL OF BIODIVERSITY

all ages and palates. Daily, 11 am4:45 pm (lower level)

entrance
(open seasonally)

Caf on One Gourmet selections for adult tastes (first floor)

Caf on 4 Light meals and assorted snacks.

BIRDS
OF THE
WORLD

akeley gallery

AFRICAN PEOPLES

ROSS TERRACE

THEODORE ROOSEVELT
MEMORIAL HALL

Starlight Caf Refreshments. Saturday and Sunday,

11 am 4:45 pm; other hours as posted (first floor)

Explore

Download the free AMNH Explorer App to your iPhone or iPod

touch, or borrow a preloaded device at no charge at the Explorer desk

in the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda (second floor).

ROSE CENTER
CLASSROOM

MEMBERSHIP

HEILBRUNN
COSMIC
PATHWAY

up
SCHOOL
LUNCHROOMS

Dine

Museum Food Court A wide variety of selections appealing to

WHITE
NATURAL
SCIENCE
CENTER

ENTRANCE

SMALL MAMMALS

STARLIGHT CAF
WARBURG
HALL OF
NEW YORK
STATE
ENVIRONMENT

Themed shops accompany most special exhibitions.

Daily, 11 am 4:45 pm (fourth floor)

west 77th street

west 77th street

west 77th street

BLACK HOLE
THEATER

(exit
only)

DANA
EDUCATION
WING

west 81st street

LEONHARDT
PEOPLE CENTER

CALDER
LAB

imax corridor

west 81st street

ACCESS FROM 1ST FLOOR

west 81st street

PARKING GARAGE

Main Shop (first and second floors)

Dinostore with play space (fourth floor)
The Shop for Earth & Space (Rose Center, lower level)
Cosmic Shop (Rose Center, second floor)
Online Shop (amnhshop.com)

WESTON
PAVILION

KAUFMANN
THEATER

caf on 1

world, and the universe.

SOUTH AMERICAN PEOPLES

GOTTESMAN HALL
OF PLANET EARTH

THE
MUSEUM
SHOP

TISCH GRAND FOYER

81st street
entrance

STOUT
HALL OF
ASIAN
PEOPLES

AKELEY
HALL OF
AFRICAN
MAMMALS

ASIAN MAMMALS

THEODORE ROOSEVELT
ROTUNDA

Bloomberg is the founding sponsor of the AMNH Exploration System.

The American Museum of Natural History is a private, not-for-profit

educational institution supported by admission fees, membership, and

HAYDEN
BIG BANG
THEATER

SCALES OF THE UNIVERSE

ROSE CENTER FOR

EARTH AND SPACE

HEILBRUNN
COSMIC PATHWAY

WHITNEY MEMORIAL HALL

OF OCEANIC BIRDS
(SEASONAL EXHIBITION)

ROSE CENTER FOR

EARTH AND SPACE

contributions. The City of New York owns the Museum buildings and
the land on which they sit and provides funds for their operation
and maintenance.

For more information or to purchase tickets,

COSMIC SHOP

visit amnh.org or call 212-769-5200.

All hours and programs are subject to change.

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Central Park West at 79th Street New York, New York

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