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Free museum days, pay-what-you-wish nights and always-free galleries in New York City, from the big Manhattan institutions to borough favorites. Every listing below is checked against the museum’s own page, and the list refreshes on its own as new free days are announced.
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Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4:45 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nj.gov · checked Nov 11
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Washington’s Headquarters Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown
Happening now
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
43°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Nov 5
Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 AM–5 PM
43°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 10
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Starts in 10m
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
45°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on wyckoffmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Starts in 1h 10m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 11
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers (always free)
Starts in 1h 10m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, New Jersey · official listing on ellarslie.org · checked Nov 11
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Free Admission
Starts in 1d 22h
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
44°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Paterson Museum, New Jersey · official listing on patersonmuseum.com · checked Nov 11
Paterson Museum Free Admission
Starts in 2d 23h
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Harbor Defense Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on harbordefensemuseum.com · checked Nov 10
Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton
Starts in 5d 5h
THU, NOV 19 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Bodies of Flora: In Conversation
Starts in 6d 23h
SAT, NOV 21 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on thealdrich.org · checked Nov 11
Aldrich Museum Third Saturday Free Admission
Starts in 1w 5d
THU, NOV 26 · 2 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 6
Community Access Thursdays at Brooklyn Children's Museum (Thanksgiving)
Starts in 2w 0d
SAT, NOV 28 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House November 28
Starts in 2w 5d
THU, DEC 3 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
SparkNight: LOVERULES Art Party
Starts in 3w 0d
SAT, DEC 5 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House December 5
Starts in 3w 0d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Rediscovered Voices: Women Composers from the Soviet Republics
Starts in 3w 1d
SUN, DEC 6 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Art Together - December
Starts in 4w 0d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey · official listing on newarkmuseumart.org · checked Oct 26
Newark Museum of Art Community Day: Winter Wonderland
Starts in 4w 0d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House December 12
Starts in 4w 6d
SAT, DEC 19 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on thealdrich.org · checked Nov 11
Aldrich Museum Third Saturday Free Admission
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