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DAILY EVENTS

Animal Encounters
Meet an animal closeup. Explore your connections to animals such as cockroaches, frogs, turtles, snakes and more during a live-animal program.
Times: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Location: Look for information posted about the program locations in the Kovler Family Hall (Main Foyer).

Marine Mammal Presentations
Go on a dolphin- and whale-watching trip. See some of the amazing natural behaviors of dolphins and whales such as diving, spyhopping and tail walking.
Times: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. (weekends and holidays)
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (weekdays)
Location: Oceanarium
Based on registered group occupancy, seating availability will vary.

Caribbean Reef Presentations
Talk to one of our divers while he or she is underwater feeding more than 300 reef animals. A sea turtle, rays, sharks and a rainbow of schooling fishes all call the Caribbean Reef home.
Times: 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.
Location: Rotunda

The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60603-6404
(312) 443-3600 Museum Hours
Monday 10:30-5:00
Tuesday 10:30-5:00
Wednesday 10:30-5:00
Thursday 10:30-8:00 (Free hours are 5:00-8:00.)
Friday 10:30-5:00
Saturday 10:00-5:00
Sunday 10:00-5:00

PLUS
Winter Holidays: The museum offers extended hours during select times.


December 26, 27, and 29
10:30-6:30
December 28
10:30-8:00 (Free from 5:00-8:00)
December 30 and 31
10:00-6:30

Please remember we are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Days.


February: Everyday, all day, from February 1 to 21 is also free.






Admission Fees
Adults: $12
Children, Students, and Seniors (65 and up): $7
Children under 12 are free. Members are always free. Become a member now!
Some exhibitions require special tickets at fixed prices; currently none do

Open Hours
May-Sep: Daily 10a-10p; Oct-Apr: Daily 10a-8p

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198
General Information: 212-535-7710
TTY: 212-570-3828 or 212-650-2551
Directions


Hours*
Friday 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Monday Closed**
Tuesday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays (except as listed below), January 1, Thanksgiving Day, December 25

*Galleries are cleared at 5:15 p.m., Sunday–Thursday, and 8:45 p.m., Friday and Saturday

**The Main Building of the Metropolitan Museum—its galleries, public restaurants, and shops—will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following Met Holiday Mondays:

Labor Day: September 4, 2006
Columbus Day: October 9, 2006
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: January 15, 2007
Presidents' Day: February 19, 2007
Memorial Day: May 28, 2007

The Central Park Zoo is open 365 days a year!
Winter Hours: 10:00 TO 4:30
Monday - Friday
Weekends

Location
The Central Park Zoo is located at 64th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York.

BY SUBWAY
BMT Line, N or R train to Fifth Avenue stop, walk north 4 blocks to 64th Street. Lexington Avenue #6 train to 68th Street/Hunter College Station, walk west 3 blocks to Fifth Avenue, then 4 blocks south

HOLIDAY HOURS: The Museum and Rose Center will remain open until 6:45 p.m. from Tuesday, December 26 through Saturday, December 30. Last timed entry for IMAX, Butterflies, Lizards and Snakes,
and Gold will be 5:30pm Last timed entry for Space Show will be 6:00pm On Friday and Saturday SonicVision shows will be 7:30pm, 8:30pm. NORMAL OPERATING HOURS: The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m.The Rose Center remains open until 8:45 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.Space Show Hours — Every half-hour, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; First Friday of every month 10:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.Museum Shop Hours — The Museum Shop is open while the Museum is open, 10:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m. daily. Or visit our online shop 24/7. To get the most up to date information,
please call (212) 769-5100.