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creditsDark Universe was created by the American Museum of Natural History, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, and the Hayden Planetarium.The Museum also gratefully acknowledges major funding from the Charles Hayden Foundation.Presented with special thanks to NASA and the National Science Foundation.Dark Universe was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, and GOTO INC, Tokyo, Japan.
The Museum gratefully acknowledges Allison and Roberto Mignone for their leadership support of the redesigned Halls of Gems and Minerals.Generous support has been provided by the Arthur Ross Foundation.
The Museum gratefully recognizes the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust and Lewis Bernard, whose leadership support has made the restoration of the Northwest Coast Hall possible.The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided critical planning support, including for consultation with First Nations communities.The conservation of painted totem poles has been made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under grant number MA-30-17-0260-17.Additional support has been provided by the Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Family Foundation.and the Stockman Family Foundation Trust.
Garage Elevator
Planetarium Shop
Rose Center for Earth and Space
Cullman Hall of the Universe
Museum Food Court
School Lunchrooms
Parking Garage( Access from First Floor )
Black Hole Theater
81st Street Subway StationEntrance / Exit
LL Lower Level
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Columbus Avenue
West 81st Street
Central Park West
Earth and Space Halls
Fossil Halls
Animal Halls
Environment Halls
Human and Culture Halls
Temporary Exhibitions
*Lactation station is located on the lower level (accessible)
Museum Shop
Spitzer Hall of Human Origins
Sackler Educational
Laboratory
Café on One
Hayden Planetarium
Space Show
Boarding
Heilbrunn Cosmic
Pathway
Rose Center for Earth and Space
Tisch Grand Foyer
Gottesman Hall of Planet EarthTheodore Roosevelt
Memorial Hall
Museum Shop
Milstein Family Hall of
Ocean Life
Hall of Biodiversity
Warburg Hall of
New York State
Environment
Small Mammals
Northwest Coast HallOpen during renovation.
Discovery Room
LeFrak Theater
North American
Forests
GarageBlum Lecture Room
Linder Theater
Dana Education Wing
Kaufmann Theater
Closed for renovation.The new Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and
Minerals will open in Fall 2019.
Ross Hall of Meteorites
Security Office
77th Street Exit Only
81st Street Entrance / Exit
Bernard Family Hall of North
American Mammals
Grand Gallery
Central Park West (Ground Level) Member Entrance / Exit
1 First Floor
Wes
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Columbus Avenue
West 81st Street
Central Park West
Garage Entrance / Exit
Earth and Space Halls
Fossil Halls
Animal Halls
Environment Halls
Human and Culture Halls
Temporary Exhibitions
Garage Entrance / Exit
Garage Elevator
*Restrooms are located on the
lower level
museum tours start here
*Family/ all-gender
restroom
Accessible Entrance
School Group
Check-In
LeFrak Theater
Cosmic Shop
Rose Center for Earth and Space
Ross Terrace
Rose Center Classroom
African Peoples
Calder Lab
White Natural Science Center
Leonhardt People Center
Dana Education Wing
South American Peoples
Mexico and
Central America
Birds of the World
Stout Hall of Asian
Peoples
Asian Mammals
Akeley Hall of African
Mammals
Museum Shop
Hayden Big Bang Theater
Scales of the Universe
Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda
Entrance / Exit
Temporary Exhibition
2 Second Floor
Wes
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Columbus Avenue
West 81st Street
Central Park West
Earth and Space Halls
Fossil Halls
Animal Halls
Environment Halls
Human and Culture Halls
Temporary Exhibitions
Akeley Gallery
Temporary Exhibition
Heilbrunn Cosmic PathwayAccessible Ramp
TerraceEntrance / Exit
Accessible Ramp
3 Third Floor
Akeley Hall of African Mammals
New York City Birds
Sanford Hall of North American Birds
Primates
Reptiles and Amphibians
Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples
Eastern Woodlands
Indians
Plains Indians
Wes
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Columbus Avenue
West 81st Street
Central Park West
Gallery 3TemporaryExhibition
Shop
New York State Mammals
Earth and Space Halls
Fossil Halls
Animal Halls
Environment Halls
Human and Culture Halls
Temporary Exhibitions
4 Fourth Floor
Koch Dinosaur Wing
Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives
Dino Store
Ornithischian Dinosaurs
Primitive Mammals
Astor Turret
Milstein Hall of
Advanced Mammals
Café on Four
Wallach Orientation
Center Vertebrate Origins
Saurischian Dinosaurs
Research Library
Wes
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Columbus Avenue
West 81st Street
Central Park West
LeFrak Family Gallery
TemporaryExhibition
Shop
Earth and Space Halls
Fossil Halls
Animal Halls
Environment Halls
Human and Culture Halls
Temporary Exhibitions
The Titanosaur
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planetarium shop Lower Levelcosmic shop Second FloorRose Center for Earth and Space
dino storeFourth Floor
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Dinemuseum food courtLower Level. A wide variety of selections appealing to all ages and palates. Open daily 11 am–4:45 pm.
café on oneFirst Floor. Gourmet selections for adult tastes. Open daily 11 am–4:45 pm.
café on fourFourth Floor. Light meals and assorted snacks. Open daily 11 am–4:45 pm.
Museum Highlights ToursMuseum Highlights Tours and thematic Spotlight Tours led by trained docents are offered daily. Tours begin at the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals. Please check at an Information Desk for the day’s schedule.
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accessibility The Rose Center and parking garage entrances are wheelchair accessible (as is the 77th Street entrance for programs only). All public areas in the Museum are accessible to wheelchairs. All video displays are captioned; headsets and neck loops are available upon request in theaters; closed captioning is available for the Space Show and for certain 2D/3D giant-screen movies. Space Show and giant-screen movie scripts are available in large print.
photographyPhotography 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. For the safety of visitors and exhibits, selfie sticks are not permitted. Reproduction or sale of photographs is not allowed without permission. Photography is not allowed in the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater or the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Theater.
Informationmuseum hours10 am– 5:45 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Hours subject to change.
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telecommunications device for the deaf
assistive listening devices available
closed captioning available
open captioning available
information
ticket sales
women’s restroom/changing station
men’s restroom/changing station
family/all-gender restroom/changing station
lactation station
museum entrance / exit
stairs
escalator
elevator
telephone
automated teller machine
museum store
restaurant
coat check
member services