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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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Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
61°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn · official listing on bbg.org · checked Nov 5
Starts in 1h 36m
Every Sun, Tue · 4 PM–5:30 PM
61°F · 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 2h 36m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
59°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 21h 36m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
59°F · Mostly 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)
Starts in 1d 19h
Daily · 10 AM–7:30 PM
57°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery, Manhattan · official listing on nytransitmuseum.org · checked Nov 8
New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show
Starts in 1d 21h
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
58°F · Chance Light 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)
Starts in 3d 20h
SAT, NOV 14 · 10:30 AM–4:30 PM
45°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 3d 20h
Every Sat · 11 AM–2 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on wyckoffmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
Saturday house tours at the Wyckoff House Museum
Starts in 4d 19h
SUN, NOV 15 · 10 AM–1 PM
47°F · Mostly 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
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84 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.
















