AMNH Sleepovers
Be among the lucky few to spend A Night at the Museum!
A Night at the Museum, the American Museum of Natural History's wildly popular nocturnal adventure experience, has new and exciting updates for the current season. Imagine yourself traveling as a paleontologist on an expedition while watching Dinosaurs Alive! in the LeFrak IMAX Theater, exploring our live-animal exhibitions with knowledgeable Museum explainers, and challenging yourself with one of our fun Museum Quests. End your night by falling asleep in the darkened halls of one of the world's most famous museums.
As the doors close and the lights dim, you and your group will head out with flashlights in search of adventure. Find yourselves in the Hall of North American Mammals, staring down a herd of wild buffalo. Climb the stairs and you're in the Age of Dinosaurs, standing beneath a 65-million-year-old T. rex. Then, as the night comes to a magical close, settle down beneath the 94-foot-long blue whale, next to the Alaskan brown bear, or at the base of a volcanic formation.
Cost: $129 per person
(Members: $119 per person)
Admission Price includes:
- Evening snack and light breakfast
- Cots for all participants
- IMAX film
- Take-home activities
- Fossil exploration by flashlight
- Live-animal special exhibition (seasonal)
Time: 5:45 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Open to: 8-12 year olds
Space is limited and dates sell out very quickly. Please call 212-769-5200 for the latest information on available dates.
2009 Sleepover Dates:
- Friday, January 9th, 2009 WAIT LIST ONLY
- Friday, January 30th, 2009 WAIT LIST ONLY Girl Scouts Night*
- Friday, February 6th, 2009
- Saturday, February 21st, 2009 Girl Scouts Night*
- Friday, February 27th, 2009 Cub/Boy Scouts Night**
*Girl Scout sleepovers are for girls only (6-16) with female leaders and chaperones. No male siblings, relatives, or friends are allowed.
**Cub/Boy Scout sleepovers are for boys only (6-16) with male or female leaders and chaperones. No female siblings, relatives, or friends are allowed.
Watch here for additional dates.
Would you like to be notified about future Sleepover dates? Get on our e-mail blast list by sending your request to sleepovers@amnh.org with “Notification List” in the subject line. Please include your first and last name in your e-mail.
Families
AMNH welcomes families large and small. One adult is required for every 1-3 children attending.
Registration and Policies
All participants in the sleepover program must pre-register by calling Central Reservations at the phone number below and pay all applicable fees in advance.
Absolutely no walk-in registrations are permitted.
Phone reservations are only accepted.
How to Register
Call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Group Registration
Groups of 21 or more people are accepted on Scout nights only.
A nonrefundable deposit is required for groups (of 21 or more people):
21-39 people: $200
40-59 people: $400
60-79 people: $600
80-99 people: $800
More than 100-119 people: $5,000
Full payment is due four weeks prior to the sleepover. Please send in your group agreement and roster form with full payment to the address below. Your confirmation packet will be mailed once your full payment is received. At the time of your registration you will be told the exact date when your full payment is due. Failure to make the payment on this date will result in your credit card being charged for the remaining balance.
Central Reservations Department
Attention: Sleepover Program
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
Payment can be made via money order, check, or credit card*. If you pay via money order or check please write the following on the front: the date of the sleepover and the order confirmation number of your reservation.
*Credit cards accepted for phone registration only. Groups of more than 20 must provide a credit card even if the deposit was made via check.
For more information, please download the following files.
- A Night at the Museum FAQ (PDF)
- Sample Schedule (PDF)
- Participant Permission and Release Form (PDF)
- Group Agreement (PDF)
- Group Roster Form (PDF)
In order to view these files you will need the latest version of Adobe Reader, available as a free download from the Adobe Web site.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
If for some reason you must cancel or reschedule your reservation, please call 212-769-5200. There are no refunds, but we will try to accommodate you at the next available sleepover date. A $10.00 per-ticket processing fee applies.
If there is a price change between your original event date and a rescheduled event, the new price will apply.
If you reserve for a group of over 20 people, but then need to decrease the number of participants, please alert our Reservations & Ticketing department at least six weeks prior to your event. Failure to do so will result in your being charged the full amount of the reservation.
In the unlikely event the Museum finds it necessary to cancel a sleepover, a full refund will be made.
For more information about the sleepover program please first check our Frequently Asked Questions. If you then have additional questions, email sleepovers@amnh.org or call the sleepover line at 212-769-5570.
