American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History Statistics Owner/ Operator Ellen V Futter Location Central Park West Status Open Hours of Operation Daily 10:00AM - 5:45PM Closed Tuesdays Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 28 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library. The museum collections contain over 33 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time. The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's largest preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. Employees and Affiliates <Name> <Name> Logs and Blogs April Log Entries Blog Entries Back to: Places