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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Starts in 3d 13h

Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM

59°F · Chance Rain Showers

✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026

Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens · official listing on grownyc.org · checked Oct 25

Farmers markets

Greenmarket at MoMA PS1

📍 MoMA PS1, Long Island City · Long Island City, Queens

Free to walk in · produce is paid

Starts in 3d 16h

Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM

62°F · Chance Rain Showers

✓ 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

Family & kids

Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum

📍 Wyckoff House Museum · Brooklyn

Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Guided house tours by donation

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