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 15–26:
- Griffin Exploration Atrium will partially close at 3:30 pm.
- Hayden Planetarium will close at 4 pm.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of North American Forests will be partially closed.
- 77th St. exit will open at 10:30 am.
- Futter Gallery will open at 11 am.
- Mollusks of New York State will close at 2 pm.
- Hall of Biodiversity will partially 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.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 3:30 pm.
- 81st St./Rose Center entrance/exit will close at 4 pm.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 2 pm.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Mexico and Central America 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 Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Columbus Ave./Gilder Center entrance/exit will close at 2 pm.
- Griffin Exploration Atrium will close at 2 pm.
- School Group Check-In will close at 2 pm.
- Collections Core (Floor 1) will close at 2 pm.
- Solomon Family Insectarium will close at 2 pm.
- Cullman Hall of the Universe will close at 3 pm.
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium will close at 4:30 pm.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
- Hall of Eastern Woodlands is closed.
- Hall of the Great Plains is closed.
- Discovery Room is closed until further notice.
- Coat check is closed until further notice.
Please see our Calendar for evening and other special events.