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FRI, NOV 13 · 10 AM–6 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · at New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery and Store, Manhattan · official listing on nytransitmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
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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, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum at Eldridge Street, Manhattan · official listing on eldridgestreet.org · checked Nov 10
Museum at Eldridge Street
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Every Fri · 11 AM–9 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on studiomuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
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Every Fri · 11 AM–5 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Asia Society Museum, Manhattan · official listing on asiasociety.org · checked Nov 11
Asia Society Museum Free Fridays
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Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hispanic Society Museum & Library, Manhattan · official listing on hispanicsociety.org · checked Nov 1
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Manhattan · official listing on leslielohman.org · checked Nov 1
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 12 PM–8 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum at FIT, Manhattan · official listing on fitnyc.edu · checked Nov 2
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on jmih.org · checked Nov 10
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
41°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island · official listing on heckscher.org · checked Nov 11
Heckscher Museum of Art (free admission)
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Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
41°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Guild Hall, Long Island · official listing on guildhall.org · checked Nov 11
Guild Hall Museum Free Admission in East Hampton
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
39°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Neuberger Museum of Art, Westchester · official listing on purchase.edu · checked Nov 11
Neuberger Museum of Art
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
41°F · Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan · official listing on skyscraper.org · checked Nov 11
The Skyscraper Museum
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