Rose Center for Earth and Space
Location within New York City Rose Center for Earth and Space (New York) Rose Center for Earth and Space (the United States) | |
| Established | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Location | 75-208 79th Street Central Park West |
| Coordinates | 40°46′53.53″N 73°58′23.69″W / 40.7815361°N 73.9732472°W |
| Type | Natural history |
| Director | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space. The main entrance is located on the northern side of the museum on 81st Street near Central Park West in Manhattan's Upper West Side. Completed in 2000, it includes the Hayden Planetarium, which was originally opened in 1935. Neil deGrasse Tyson is its first and, to date, only director.