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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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Starts in 2d 15h

Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM

45°F · Sunny

✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026

Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trailside Nature Museum, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestercountyny.gov · checked Nov 11

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Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge

📍 Trailside Nature Museum · Cross River, Westchester

Free

Starts in 2w 6d

FRI, DEC 4 · 9 AM–12 PM

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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park, Westchester · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7

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Tree and Shrub Planting in Pelham Bay Park (Dec 4)

📍 Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park · Pelham Bay, Bronx, Westchester

Free · registration required

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