The Butterfly Conservatory at the American Museum of Natural History

Photo Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History
Photo Courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History
Wed Mar 2, 2022 - Sun May 29, 2022
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through May 29, 2022.
10:00am to 5:30pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Check museum website for current pricing
Location:
American Museum of Natural History
212-769-5100
Central Park West at 79th Street , New York, NY, 10024
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Visitors can once again mingle with up to 500 fluttering, iridescent butterflies among blooming tropical flowers and lush green vegetation in 80-degree temperatures at the museum.

Celebrating its 23rd year at the museum, this popular attraction transforms the coolest day into a summer escape. It features free-flying tropical butterflies from South, Central, and North America, Africa, and Asia and is housed in a vivarium that approximates their natural habitat with live flowering plants, species include iridescent blue morpho butterflies, striking scarlet swallowtails, and large owl butterflies.

Check out illustrated displays throughout the exhibition to learn more about the evolution, life cycle, anatomy, farming, and conservation of butterflies.

Purchase timed tickets in advance. Check website for current Covid protocols.

 

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