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What do the buildings pictured above have in common? They’re all the same building!! Well, the same museum anyway…. The American Museum of Natural History spans 21 buildings with 45 exhibition halls, a planetarium, and over 32 million specimens.
We sketch inside museums all winter, why not sketch the beautiful buildings that house them in the summer? Starting on the corner of 77th and Central Park West you can choose your favorite iteration of the Museum of Natural History, or turn to the Historical Society across the street. There is also the beautiful neighborhood surrounding these institutions, as well as lots of interesting stuff just inside Central Park.
Right now the weather looks like it will hold up, but luck has not been on our side this year. The good news is, if it rains we can sketch inside the museum! See the alternative Show and Tell Location below.
HOST: Shawne Cooper: 917.880.9249
DATE: Saturday 7/11/26
TIME: Sketching 10am-3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
SKETCHING LOCATION: The American Museum of Natural History and the UWS.
MEETING SPOT: Meet on the corner of 77th Street and Central Park west, on the Northwest corner (closest to the museum).
SHOW AND TELL LOCATION: If the weather cooperates meet on the same corner: 77th and CPW. If it rains meet in the entrance atrium to the new Gilder Center which is closest to 79th Street and Columbus Ave.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS, SEATING: There are benches along 77th St and CPW. There are restrooms and food in the museum and the surrounding neighborhood.
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
