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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.

91 verified listings right now. Updated automatically.

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Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
48°F · Partly 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
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Queens County Farm Museum grounds

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–5 PM
47°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Staten Island Museum (suggested donation)

📍 Staten Island Museum · Livingston, Staten Island
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; members free. Last entry 4:45 PM.
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Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ 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
Arts & culture

MoMA PS1 (Free Admission)

📍 MoMA PS1 · Long Island City, Queens
Free · registration required · Free admission for all; reserve tickets on the official visit page. Closed Tue, Wed, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day. Saturday opens 10 AM.
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
46°F · Mostly Cloudy
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Neuberger Museum of Art

📍 Neuberger Museum of Art · Purchase, Westchester
Free
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SAT, NOV 14 · 2 PM–4 PM
48°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Coro, Queens · official listing on queensmuseum.org · checked Nov 3
Family & kids

ArtAccess Open Studio for Teens and Adults with Disabilities

📍 Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park · Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Free; advance registration advised. Capacity unconfirmed.

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