American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, USA

 The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 - a full timeline of its growth and development can be found at their website. The Museum is located at 79th Street and Central Park West and is easily reached by public transportation with car parking also available.

Permanent Galleries

Audubon Gallery – The elegantly restored Audubon Gallery showcases original oil paintings, watercolors, and lithographs from the hand of John James Audubon and sons.



Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins – Offering the most comprehensive evidence of human evolution ever assembled, this new hall explores the most profound mysteries of humankind: who we are, where we came from, and what is in store for the future of our species.

Grand Gallery – The Museum's historic 77th Street lobby restored to the grandeur of its original 1904 design celebrates the preservation and revitalization of a century-old Museum icon—the 63-foot-long Great Canoe.

Rare Jade Slab – One of the Museum's newest and most spectacular mineral specimens, a rare two-foot long jade slab with dramatic whorls of green and white, is now on display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.

Iridescent Ammolite – A dazzling iridescent gemstone fossil of an 80-million-year-old ammonite measuring two feet in diameter is now on display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.

Spectacular Stibnite – A 1,000-pound stibnite with hundreds of sword-like, metallic blue-gray crystals sprouting from a rocky base is now on display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.

Dioramas Web site - features four 360° panoramic virtual tours, archival photos, and hall highlight videos with Stephen Quinn, author of Windows on Nature: The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History—now available in our online shop.

Fossil Halls – Four 360° panoramic virtual tours and hall highlight videos with curators Mike Novacek and Mark Norell are among the new features showcasing the famed fourth-floor halls.

The Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites – This permanent hall has been renovated into a cutting-edge hands-on exhibition space.

The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life – Home to one of the Museum's most celebrated icons, the 94-foot-long blue whale model, the hall was recently transformed into a fully immersive marine environment with video projections, interactive computer stations, and new ocean dioramas.

The Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth – This permanent hall displays one of the most outstanding collections of geological specimens ever displayed in an exhibition hall.