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Free museum days, free nights and always-free galleries
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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 3h 7m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 3h 7m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
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
Starts in 3h 7m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
50°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 1d 1h
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
46°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trailside Nature Museum, Westchester · official listing on parks.westchestergov.com · checked Nov 11
Trailside Nature Museum in Cross River
Starts in 1d 1h
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
46°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
Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge
Starts in 3d 2h
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 15, 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 Nov 15
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
Starts in 4d 8h
Every Thu · 5 PM–7 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Long Island Museum, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Long Island Museum Free Thursday Evenings
Starts in 3w 4d
THU, DEC 10 · 7 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Long Island Museum, Carriage Museum Gillespie Room, 1200 Rou, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 7
Free Screening: The Muppet Christmas Carol
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85 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
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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.
















