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SUN, NOV 15 · 10 AM–6 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 14, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on grandcentralterminal.com · checked Nov 14
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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, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ 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 Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ 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
51°F · Sunny
✓ 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 Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–4 PM
51°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 4h 14m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
48°F · Sunny
✓ 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 2d 22h
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 2d 22h
Every Wed, Thu, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 2d 23h
Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 12 PM–8 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ 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)
Starts in 2d 23h
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
58°F · Sunny
✓ 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 3d 23h
Every Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
60°F · Sunny
✓ 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
Starts in 4d 6h
Every Thu · 7 PM–9 PM
56°F · Partly Cloudy
✓ 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
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85 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.