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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, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
66°F · Heavy Rain
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
66°F · Heavy Rain
✓ 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)
Happening now
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
66°F · Heavy Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
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)
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
66°F · Heavy 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)
Starts in 4h 23m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
64°F · Chance T-storms
✓ 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
Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour
Starts in 19h 23m
Every Sat · 8 AM–3 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Greenmarket at MoMA PS1
Starts in 22h 23m
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
62°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10 AM–2 PM
✓ Verified Oct 23, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 23
Beach & park clean-up at Conference House Park
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Intrepid Museum, Manhattan · official listing on intrepidmuseum.org · checked Nov 2
Coding Together Mini Hackathon at the Intrepid Museum
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The New York Historical, Smith Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on shop.nyhistory.org · checked Oct 26
Designing Women Market at The New York Historical
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Lewis Latimer House Museum, Queens · official listing on lewislatimerhouse.org · checked Nov 2
S.T.E.A.M Saturday: Sewing History at Lewis Latimer House
Sold out
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Oct 27
Recycling Holiday Scraps at Queens Farm — sold out
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 11:30 AM–1 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
ArtAccess Museum Explorers for Children with Disabilities
Starts in 1w 0d
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Fairfield University Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on events.fairfield.edu · checked Oct 26
Fairfield University Art Museum Family Day
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
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How many listings are in this guide?
89 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
How are these listings checked?
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