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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.
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Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Queens County Farm Museum, Queens · official listing on queensfarm.org · checked Nov 10
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
60°F · Partly 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
Happening now
Every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–4 PM
60°F · Partly 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
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
61°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ 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, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Partly 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 23h 54m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 6, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at MoMA PS1, Queens · official listing on momaps1.org · checked Nov 6
MoMA PS1 (Free Admission)
Starts in 23h 54m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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)
Starts in 23h 54m
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ 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 2w 2d
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
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How many listings are in this guide?
111 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.
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