Origami Holiday Tree Location:
The Origami Holiday Tree is located inside the American Museum of Natural History, which is located at 81st Street and Central Park West. See Upper West Side Map.
Closest Subways to Origami Holiday Tree:
Take the B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street. Two blocks west of the Museum, the 1 and 9 trains stop at Broadway and West 79th Street.
Origami Holiday Tree Dates: 2009:
- Tree Goes Up: November 23, 2009
- Tree Comes Down: January 3, 2010
Origami Holiday Tree Hours:
The Origami Holiday Tree is on view whenever the museum is open.
Origami Holiday Tree Pictures:
Origami Holiday Tree Website:
About the Origami Holiday Tree:
The Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the Museum for over 30 years. The theme of the 2009 tree is "Origami, A to Z", featuring a colorful paper-shaped alphabet soup. The 13-foot tree will be covered with letters and a corresponding object: an A and an Apatosaurus, a B and a butterfly, a C and a chimpanzee, an F and a frog, an M and a mastodon, an S and a sabertooth tiger, and a T and a Tyrannosaurus rex. The volunteers begin folding in July to complete approximately 500 creations displayed on the tree. During the holiday season, volunteers will be on hand to teach visitors of all ages the art of origami folding.
