American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the of in . Located in Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from , the museum complex comprises 21 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.
  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 89 feet (27 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 151 feet (46 metres) tall
  • …has 5 floors
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Description: natural history museum in Manhattan, New York
  • Address: 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
  • Also known as
    “AMNH”
    “amnh.org”
  • Established: April 6, 1869

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Latitude
40.7811° or 40° 46′ 52″ north
Longitude
-73.97421° or 73° 58′ 27″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“American Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
المتحف الأمريكي للتاريخ الطبيعيArabic
Ամերիկյան բնագիտական թանգարանArmenian
Muséu Americanu d’Historia NaturalAsturian
Amerika Təbiət Tarixi MuzeyiAzerbaijani
Америка тәбиғәт тарихы музейыBashkir
Natur Historiaren Amerikar MuseoaBasque
Амерыканскі музей прыродазнаўчай гісторыіBelarusian
Амэрыканскі музэй прыродазнаўчай гісторыіBelarusian
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Museu Americà d’Història NaturalCatalan
Museu Americà d’Història Natural de Nova YorkCatalan
مۆزەخانەی ئەمریکی بۆ مێژووی سروشتیCentral Kurdish
美国国家自然历史博物馆Chinese
美国自然历史博物馆Chinese
美国自然史博物馆Chinese
美國自然史博物館Chinese
美國自然歷史博物館Chinese
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Američki prirodoslovni muzejCroatian
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Amerikaans Museum van Natuurlijke GeschiedenisDutch
AMNHDutch
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Usona Muzeo de Natura HistorioEsperanto
Usona Muzeo de NaturhistorioEsperanto
Ameerika LoodusloomuuseumEstonian
American Museum of Natural HistoryFinnish
Museo Americano de Historia NaturalGalician
ამერიკის ბუნების ისტორიის მუზეუმიGeorgian
AMNHGreek
Αμερικανικό Μουσείο Φυσικής ΙστορίαςGreek
નૈસર્ગિક ઇતિહાસનુ અમેરિકન સંગ્રહાલયGujarati
המוזיאון האמריקאי להיסטוריה של הטבעHebrew
המוזיאון האמריקאי לתולדות הטבעHebrew
अमेरिकन म्यूजियम ऑफ नेचुरल हिस्ट्रीHindi
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アメリカ自然史博物館Japanese
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미국 자연사 박물관Korean
Museum Historiae Naturalis AmericanumLatin
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Muzium Sejarah Semula Jadi AmerikaMalay
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अमेरिकन म्युझियम ऑफ नॅचरल हिस्ट्रीMarathi
Америкийн байгалийн түүхийн музейMongolian
अमेरिकन म्युजियम अफ नेचुरल हिस्ट्रीNewari
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موزهٔ تاریخ طبیعی آمریکاPersian
موزه تاریخ طبیعی ایالات متحدهPersian
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Amerykańskie Muzeum Historii NaturalnejPolish
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அமெரிக்க இயற்கை வரலாற்று அருங்காட்சியகம்Tamil
అమెరికన్ మ్యూజియం ఆఫ్ నేచురల్ హిస్టరీTelugu
พิพิธภัณฑ์ธรรมชาติวิทยาอเมริกาThai
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Amerikan Doğa Tarihi MüzesiTurkish
AMNHTurkish
Американський музей природознавстваUkrainian
امریکن میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹریUrdu
Bảo tàng Lịch sử Tự nhiên Hoa KỳVietnamese
Amgueddfa Hanes Naturiol AmericaWelsh
Amerikaansk Natoerhistoarysk MuseumWestern Frisian
امریکن میوزیم آف نیچرل ہسٹریWestern Panjabi
אמעריקאנער מוזיי פון נאטירלעכער היסטאריעYiddish
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נאטירליכע היסטאריע מוזעאוםYiddish
נעטרועל מוזיעם אפ היסטאריYiddish
美國自然史博物館Yue Chinese

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