The Night at the Museum series, directed by Shawn Levy, follows the adventures of Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), a museum night guard who discovers that the exhibits come to life at night. The first film, released in 2006, introduced audiences to the magical world of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, was released in 2009, and took Larry on a new adventure to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.