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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 1h 10m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
69°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Oct 27
Arts & culture

Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour

📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Pay what you wish 5–6 PM daily; 18 & under free anytime
Starts in 2h 10m
THU, OCT 29 · 6 PM–8 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Tours & walks

Spot P! Opening Reception

📍 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum) · Dyckman House Museum, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 2h 40m
THU, OCT 29 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
67°F · Mostly Clear
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 28
Tours & walks

Candlelight Ghost Tours

📍 Merchant's House Museum · Manhattan
Free

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