The American Museum of Natural History Announces the Return of Beloved Sleepover Experience

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Program for Kids 6–12 and Their Caregivers Kicks Off October 24

Presale for Members at Select Levels Starts September 30

Tickets for General Public On Sale October 7

The American Museum of Natural History today announced that its beloved sleepover program—A Night at the Museum: The Overnight Experience—will return on October 24, 2025. The first program of its kind, inaugurated in 2006 alongside the beloved family movie Night at the Museum, the sleepovers offer a unique and unforgettable experience for guests to explore the Museum after dark before drifting off to sleep underneath the Blue Whale or surrounded by other iconic Museum exhibits. Tickets for the first three sleepovers—which will be offered on a monthly basis—will go on sale on amnh.org/sleepovers starting September 30 for Museum Members at select levels and on October 7 for the general public. 

Available for kids 6–12 and their caregivers, A Night at the Museum: The Overnight Experience promises a return to the magic of the original program with new adventures and activities. From touring the Museum’s storied exhibition halls with flashlights to themed hands-on explorations, live presentations, scavenger hunts, group games, and more, the sleepovers offer the ultimate afterhours Museum journey. 

“We are excited to reintroduce this celebrated program that provides a rare opportunity for guests to experience the wonders of the Museum long after visitors have gone home,” said Museum President Sean Decatur. “Whether it’s the thrill of encountering Tyrannosaurus rex by flashlight or the awe of sleeping beneath the massive Blue Whale, the experience is sure to create memories that families will treasure forever.”  

Highlights of the program include:

• Guided flashlight tours of the Museum’s third and fourth floor exhibition galleries, including the legendary fossil halls that feature towering dinosaurs like the Titanosaur, the Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples where the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moai cast featured in the movie Night at the Museum is displayed, and more
• Self-guided explorations of the first and second floors of the Museum, including the lifelike dioramas of the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, live insect displays in the Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium, dazzling specimens in the Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, and other exhibits
• Group games in the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, trivia, scavenger hunts, karaoke, a bedtime story in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, and other fun and engaging activities
• A commemorative keepsake, a voucher for future admission, and a private shopping experience in the Museum gift shop with exclusive merchandise 

Ticketing Information

Tickets for the general public begin at $225 per person. Museum Members at select levels enjoy early access to tickets, discounts, and more. Tickets will be available for purchase at amnh.org/sleepovers and include full access to the sleepover experience, an evening snack, continental breakfast, a special gift, early private shopping access, and a Museum pass for a future visit. 

More information on upgrades including dinner options and package add-ons is available at amnh.org/sleepovers.

One adult (21+) is required per five children ages 8–12, and one adult per child is required for children under age 8. Children under 6 cannot participate in this program. Adults (21+) are not permitted unless attending as a chaperone for children ages 6–12.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (AMNH)

The American Museum of Natural History, founded in 1869 with a dual mission of scientific research and science education, is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational, and cultural institutions. The Museum encompasses more than 40 permanent exhibition halls, galleries for temporary exhibitions, the Rose Center for Earth and Space including the Hayden Planetarium, and the Richard Gilder Center for. Science, Education, and Innovation. The Museum’s scientists draw on a world-class permanent collection of more than 30 million specimens and objects, some of which are billions of years old, and on one of the largest natural history libraries in the world. Through its Richard Gilder Graduate School, the Museum offers two of the only free-standing, degree-granting programs of their kind at any museum in the U.S.: the Ph.D. program in Comparative Biology and the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Earth Science residency program. Visit amnh.org for more information.