Maps of Movies

Night at the Museum (2006)

Where Night at the Museum says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The famous New York museum is real, but only its front door was filmed there; the halls were built on a soundstage in British Columbia

Scenes and places

Larry's shaky start in New York (2006)

Larry loses job after job, and his ex-wife says the constant moving is bad for their son Nick. Nick now wants to be a bond trader like Erica's fiance, and Larry has to find steady work fast.

Set in New York City (opening scenes) — Larry's life before the museum: jobs, apartments and his son's Career Day.

The film's New York opening has no named location in the cited pages.

The museum job interview (2006)

Larry walks into the museum for an interview as night guard. Cecil and his two colleagues are being replaced because the museum is losing money, and Larry gets hired despite his odd resume.

Set in American Museum of Natural History — The museum where Larry interviews for the night-guard job. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A real museum on Manhattan's Upper West Side; the film borrowed its facade but not its halls.

Filmed at American Museum of Natural History, New York (Upper West Side, New York City, United States) — Exterior shots of the museum facade were filmed at the real building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The T-rex skeleton comes alive (2006)

On his first night Larry wakes to find the T-rex skeleton gone, then finds it alive and chasing him. He tames it by throwing a bone and names it Rexy.

Set in Museum main hall (dinosaur hall) — Where Larry first finds the T-rex skeleton missing and then alive. Google Maps · Apple Maps

In the film this is the real museum; the hall you see on screen was a set built in British Columbia.

Filmed at Soundstage set, Burnaby, British Columbia (exact studio not identified) (Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, Canada) — The museum halls were built as a set on a soundstage, not filmed in the real building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The pharaoh's tomb and the missing tablet (2006)

Cecil snatches the tablet and locks Larry and Nick in the Egyptian room. Larry frees the pharaoh from his sarcophagus, and the pharaoh helps them escape.

Set in Egyptian hall (tomb of Ahkmenrah) — Where the golden tablet hangs and where Cecil locks Larry and Nick in. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A museum Egyptian hall on screen; real filming place not stated in the cited pages.

Filmed at Soundstage set, Burnaby, British Columbia (exact studio not identified) (Metro Vancouver, Burnaby, Canada) — No source names where the Egyptian room was shot; it is treated as part of the same museum set. The source does not say this. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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A Neanderthal escapes onto the street (2006)

Dexter steals Larry's keys again and unlocks a window. A Neanderthal slips out onto the street.

Set in Street outside the museum — The street where an escaped Neanderthal meets a group of homeless men around a fire pit.

The cited pages do not name where this street scene was filmed.

The chase into Central Park (2006)

The exhibits help Larry catch the guards who stole the tablet. Cecil escapes by stagecoach, and Larry chases him into Central Park.

Set in Central Park — Larry chases Cecil into the park to get the tablet back. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Manhattan's best-known park, next to the museum. No source says where the park scene was shot.

The morning-news cave paintings (2006)

The next morning, news reports show dinosaur tracks and cave paintings around the museum. Dr. McPhee tries to fire Larry, but the publicity boosts attendance.

Set in Museum subway station — News reports show cave paintings left in the museum's subway station.

The cited pages do not name where the subway scene was filmed.

Nick's Career Day (2006)

Larry is rehired and goes to Nick's school for the next Career Day. Nick introduces his father as the night watchman at the museum.

Set in Nick's school — The school where Larry goes for Nick's next Career Day.

The cited pages do not name the school or where it was filmed.

Characters

• Larry Daley — A divorced inventor who takes a night-guard job at the American Museum of Natural History.
• Nick Daley — Larry's ten-year-old son, who admires his mother's fiance.
• Cecil Fredericks — The almost retired night guard who hires Larry.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the museum from Night at the Museum really?