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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 1h 40m
FRI, NOV 6 · 2:30 PM–4:30 PM
66°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Noguchi Museum, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 2
Starts in 5h 10m
FRI, NOV 6 · 6 PM–7 PM
63°F · Chance T-storms
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
How to Use Agents and Not Have Them Kill You at MoMI
Starts in 6h 10m
FRI, NOV 6 · 7 PM–9 PM
63°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Nov 5
Collagraph Printing Workshop at the Whitney (Free Friday Night)
Starts in 1w 0d
FRI, NOV 13 · FROM 5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
Free Yourself from Big Tech workshop at MoMI
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 5d
WED, NOV 18 · 5 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan · official listing on cooperhewitt.org · checked Nov 2
At the Hearth: Make a Pinch Pot with Greenwich House Pottery
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How many listings are in this guide?
89 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
How are these listings checked?
Every listing links to the organizer's own page: the venue, the city agency or park, or the official ticket or RSVP page. We don't copy listings from other event sites.












