Starts in 15h 35m
THU, NOV 12 · 10 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
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Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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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 16h 35m
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 16h 35m
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 16h 35m
THU, NOV 12 · 11 AM–3 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 16h 35m
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–5 PM
60°F · Chance Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Museum, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 10
Staten Island Museum (suggested donation)
Starts in 17h 35m
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
61°F · Rain Showers 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 19h 35m
Every Thu · 2 PM–6 PM
60°F · Rain Showers
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on movingimage.org · checked Nov 10
Museum of the Moving Image Free Thursdays
Starts in 1d 22h
FRI, NOV 13 · FROM 5 PM
44°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Museum of the Moving Image, Queens · official listing on docs.google.com · checked Nov 5
Free Yourself from Big Tech workshop at MoMI
Starts in 2d 19h
SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 30, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Oct 30
Stephanie Dinkins: Anchoring Home, public exhibition opening
Starts in 3d 16h
SUN, NOV 15 · 11 AM–4 PM
49°F · Sunny
✓ Verified Oct 28, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 28
Community Archiving Day at Queens Museum
Starts in 3d 19h
SUN, NOV 15 · 2 PM–4 PM
50°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 1
ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities
Starts in 6d 23h
WED, NOV 18 · 6 PM–8 PM
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · registration required · at The Noguchi Museum, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 2
Noguchi Talks: Alanna Heiss and Martin Puryear
Starts in 1w 3d
SUN, NOV 22 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Oct 31, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Free Adult Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
Starts in 3w 1d
1st Fri · 10 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33rd Rd, Queens · official listing on noguchi.org · checked Nov 3
Free First Friday at the Noguchi Museum
Starts in 3w 2d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Building A, Staten Island · official listing on statenislandmuseum.org · checked Nov 8
Edible Island Food Fair at the Staten Island Museum
Starts in 3w 3d
SUN, DEC 6 · 2 PM–4 PM
✓ Verified Nov 8, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 8
New New Yorkers Printmaking Workshop at Queens Museum
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