American Museum of Natural History
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP This article is about the museum in New York City. For the museum in Washington, D.C., see National Museum of Natural History. Not to be confused with the National Museum of American History. American Museum of Natural History Looking at the east entrance from Central Park West Established 1869 ; 150 years ago ( 1869 ) [1] Location Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City, U.S. 10024 Type Natural history Visitors About 5,000,000 annually [2] [3] Director Ellen V. Futter Public transit access New York City Bus: M7, M10, M11, M79 New York City Subway: trains at 81st Street – Museum of Natural History train at 79th Street Website AMNH.org American Museum of Natural History U.S. National Register of Historic Places NYC Landmark Built 1874 ; 145 years ago ( 1874 ) NRHP reference # 76001235 [4] Significant dates Added to NRHP June 24, 1976 Designated NYCL August 24, 1967 The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH ), located on