Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our visitors and staff, the museum will be closing at 3 pm on December 24 due to the impending storms. The museum will be closed Thursday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday. We will reopen Friday, December 26.

The Art of Preserving Wilderness with Special Species

Experience immersive new installations in NHM's restored diorama hall.

Special Species, a collective of three artists (RFX1 (Jason Chang), Joel Fernando, and Yesenia Prieto), created an installation for Reframing Dioramas: The Art of Preserving Wilderness. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of NHM’s diorama halls, the exhibition explores the complicated history and unique artistry of habitat dioramas, presented in a newly restored hall that was previously closed to the public for decades.