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WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–2 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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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.
Starts in 1m
WED, NOV 11 · 10 AM–3 PM
56°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 1m
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
57°F · Mostly 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)
Starts in 1m
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
57°F · Mostly 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 1m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 AM–5 PM
57°F · Mostly 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 1h 1m
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 1h 1m
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 1h 1m
WED, NOV 11 · 11 AM–3 PM
58°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 1h 1m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
60°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Starts in 1h 1m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–5 PM
58°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Museum, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
Staten Island Museum (suggested donation)
Starts in 4h 1m
Every Wed · 2 PM–4 PM
63°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandzoo.org · checked Nov 11
Staten Island Zoo free Wednesday afternoons
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