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Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9 AM–4:45 PM
58°F · Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nj.gov · checked Nov 11
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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.
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
58°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Washington’s Headquarters Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
58°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Paterson Museum, New Jersey · official listing on patersonmuseum.com · checked Nov 11
Paterson Museum Free Admission
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum at Eldridge Street, Manhattan · official listing on eldridgestreet.org · checked Nov 10
Museum at Eldridge Street
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
55°F · Light Rain
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
55°F · Light Rain
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on studiomuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Studio Museum in Harlem
Happening now
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · 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
57°F · 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)
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 12 PM–8 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum at FIT, Manhattan · official listing on fitnyc.edu · checked Nov 2
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on jmih.org · checked Nov 10
National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Happening now
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–4 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Nicholas Roerich Museum, Manhattan · official listing on roerich.org · checked Nov 10
Nicholas Roerich Museum
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Light Rain
✓ 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
Heckscher Museum of Art (free admission)
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
58°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 11
Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers (always free)
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Light Rain
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
58°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, New Jersey · official listing on ellarslie.org · checked Nov 11
Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Free Admission
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
55°F · Light Rain
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Skyscraper Museum, Manhattan · official listing on skyscraper.org · checked Nov 11
The Skyscraper Museum
Starts in 47m
THU, NOV 12 · 3 PM–7 PM
57°F · Rain
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at National Museum of Mathematics, Manhattan · official listing on momath.org · checked Nov 7
MoMath Free Play (extended evening hours)
Starts in 2h 47m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
54°F · Rain
✓ 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 2h 47m
Every Thu · 5 PM–7 PM
54°F · Light Rain
✓ 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 4h 47m
Every Thu · 7 PM–9 PM
54°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Museum, Manhattan · official listing on newmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
New Museum Pay-What-You-Wish Thursday Nights
Starts in 19h 47m
FRI, NOV 13 · 10 AM–6 PM
44°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · at New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery and Store, Manhattan · official listing on nytransitmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show 2026
Starts in 20h 47m
Every Fri · 11 AM–9 PM
44°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Studio Museum in Harlem, Manhattan · official listing on studiomuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Friday late hours at the Studio Museum in Harlem
Starts in 20h 47m
Every Fri · 11 AM–5 PM
44°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Asia Society Museum, Manhattan · official listing on asiasociety.org · checked Nov 11
Asia Society Museum Free Fridays
Starts in 21h 47m
Every Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
44°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Nov 10
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
Starts in 23h 47m
FRI, NOV 13 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
46°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 25
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 1d 2h
Every Fri · 5 PM–10 PM
43°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 27, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Whitney Museum of American Art, Manhattan · official listing on whitney.org · checked Oct 27
Whitney Free Friday Nights
Starts in 1d 2h
Every Fri · 5 PM–8 PM
43°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The New York Historical, Manhattan · official listing on nyhistory.org · checked Nov 11
The New York Historical pay-as-you-wish Fridays
Starts in 1d 3h
Every Fri · 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
43°F · Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan · official listing on visit.moma.org · checked Nov 5
MoMA UNIQLO Friday Nights (free for NY State residents)
Starts in 1d 4h
FRI, NOV 13 · 6:30 PM–10 PM
43°F · 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
Live Music by Emily A. Sprague and LEYA at Whitney Free Friday Night
Starts in 1d 20h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
43°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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 1d 20h
SAT, NOV 14 · 11 AM–5 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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 1d 20h
Every Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
44°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Jewish Museum, Manhattan · official listing on thejewishmuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Jewish Museum Free Saturdays
Starts in 1d 22h
SAT, NOV 14 · 12:30 PM–4 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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 2d 19h
SUN, NOV 15 · 10 AM–1 PM
46°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at National Museum of Mathematics, Manhattan · official listing on momath.org · checked Nov 7
MoMath Free Play Sunday morning
Starts in 3d 1h
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
48°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan · official listing on guggenheim.org · checked Oct 31
Guggenheim Pay What You Wish hours
Starts in 5d 19h
Every Wed · 10 AM–9 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan · official listing on mcny.org · checked Oct 31
Free Wednesdays at the Museum of the City of New York
Starts in 5d 20h
Every Wed · 11 AM–8 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Grey Art Museum, New York University, Manhattan · official listing on greyartmuseum.nyu.edu · checked Nov 1
Grey Art Museum Late Wednesdays (NYU)
Starts in 6d 2h
WED, NOV 18 · 5 PM–6 PM
56°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 6d 3h
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
54°F · Clear
✓ Verified Nov 12, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Nov 12
Comfy Classical at Dyckman Farmhouse
Starts in 1w 0d
THU, NOV 19 · 4:30 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Bodies of Flora: In Conversation
Starts in 1w 0d
THU, NOV 19 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Jewish Museum, Manhattan · official listing on thejewishmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Free Third Thursday Evening at the Jewish Museum
Starts in 1w 0d
THU, NOV 19 · 7 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · seasonal special · at South Street Seaport Museum, Manhattan · official listing on theseaport.nyc · checked Oct 30
Wayzgoose Holiday Kick Off at the Seaport Museum
Starts in 1w 1d
SAT, NOV 21 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on thealdrich.org · checked Nov 11
Aldrich Museum Third Saturday Free Admission
Starts in 1w 5d
WED, NOV 25 · FROM 12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Streets around the American Museum of Natural History, Manhattan · official listing on macys.com · checked Nov 8
Macy's Balloon Inflation
Starts in 1w 6d
WED, NOV 25 · 5 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at Museum of the City of New York, Manhattan · official listing on mcny.org · checked Nov 5
Free Late-Night Wednesday at the Museum of the City of New York
Starts in 2w 1d
FRI, NOV 27 · 3 PM–6 PM
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Southold Historical Museum, Maple Lane Campus, 55200 Main Ro, Long Island · official listing on southoldhistorical.org · checked Nov 10
Candlelight Tour and Tree Lighting at Southold Historical Museum
Starts in 2w 1d
SAT, NOV 28 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House November 28
Starts in 2w 5d
WED, DEC 2 · 11 AM–12:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 8
Memory Disco: Home for the Holidays at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 2w 6d
WED, DEC 2 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · at Museum of Arts and Design, Manhattan · official listing on madmuseum.org · checked Nov 5
Pay What You Wish evening at the Museum of Arts and Design
Starts in 3w 0d
THU, DEC 3 · 5 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
SparkNight: LOVERULES Art Party
Starts in 3w 0d
FRI, DEC 4 · 9 AM–12 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in Pelham Bay Park, Westchester · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 7
Tree and Shrub Planting in Pelham Bay Park (Dec 4)
Starts in 3w 1d
FRI, DEC 4 · 5:30 PM–9 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Frick Collection, Manhattan · official listing on frick.org · checked Nov 11
First Friday Evening at The Frick Collection
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Parrish Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on parrishart.org · checked Nov 7
Winter Welcome Day - Free Admission
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House December 5
Starts in 3w 2d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Rediscovered Voices: Women Composers from the Soviet Republics
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 4, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 4
Long Island Museum Winter Open House
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 12 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Hallockville Museum Farm, Long Island · official listing on hallockville.org · checked Nov 7
Holidays at Hallockville
Starts in 3w 2d
SUN, DEC 6 · 1 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Art Together - December
Starts in 4w 0d
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
Starts in 4w 1d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Oct 26, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey · official listing on newarkmuseumart.org · checked Oct 26
Newark Museum of Art Community Day: Winter Wonderland
Starts in 4w 1d
SAT, DEC 12 · 12 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, New Jersey · official listing on stickleymuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Stickley Museum Craftsmas Open House December 12
Starts in 4w 6d
THU, DEC 17 · 2 PM–3 PM
✓ Verified Nov 9, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 9
In the Moment Art-Making Workshop at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 5w 0d
FRI, DEC 18 · 2 PM–3:30 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Long Island Museum Studio, 1200 Route 25A, Long Island · official listing on longislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 7
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) at the Long Island Museum
Starts in 5w 1d
SAT, DEC 19 · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Lower Connecticut · official listing on thealdrich.org · checked Nov 11
Aldrich Museum Third Saturday Free Admission
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