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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 · 9 AM–4:45 PM
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nj.gov · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

New Jersey State Museum Free Admission

📍 New Jersey State Museum · Trenton, New Jersey
Free
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 9:30 AM–4:30 PM
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Washington’s Headquarters Museum, New Jersey · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown

📍 Washington’s Headquarters Museum · Morristown, New Jersey
Free
Happening now
Every Sun, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–3:30 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Outdoors

Brooklyn Botanic Garden daytime pay-what-you-wish (through Jan 15)

📍 Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Suggested donation · pay what you wish · Daytime admission pay-what-you-wish through January 15 while Lightscape is installed; evenings are separate paid Lightscape tickets
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 10 AM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · kid-friendly · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynkids.org · checked Nov 10
Family & kids

Brooklyn Children's Museum

📍 Brooklyn Children's Museum · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Paid. Official free admission Thursdays 2–5 PM. Last entry 4:50 PM.
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Daily · 10 AM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Outdoors

Queens County Farm Museum grounds

📍 Queens County Farm Museum · Floral Park, Queens
Free
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
56°F · Rain Showers
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)

📍 Bronx Museum of the Arts · Bronx
Free
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11 AM–5 PM
58°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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.
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
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Studio Museum in Harlem

📍 Studio Museum in Harlem · Harlem, Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; seniors 65+, students; children 16 and under and members free. Tickets are pay-what-you-can.
Happening now
Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)

📍 Hispanic Society Museum & Library · Manhattan
Free; registration required; Free with a reserved ticket
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)

📍 Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art · Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish
Happening now
Every Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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 Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

National Jazz Museum in Harlem

📍 National Jazz Museum in Harlem · Harlem, Manhattan
Suggested donation; pay what you wish.
Happening now
Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–4 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Nicholas Roerich Museum

📍 Nicholas Roerich Museum · Morningside Heights, Manhattan
Free
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Heckscher Museum of Art (free admission)

📍 The Heckscher Museum of Art · Huntington, Long Island
Free
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers (always free)

📍 Zimmerli Art Museum · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Free
Happening now
Every Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 12 PM–5 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Guild Hall Museum Free Admission in East Hampton

📍 Guild Hall · East Hampton, Long Island
Free
Happening now
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
54°F · Rain Showers
✓ 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
Happening now
Every Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
✓ 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
Arts & culture

The Skyscraper Museum

📍 The Skyscraper Museum · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Free
Starts in 1h 33m
Daily · 5 PM–6 PM
54°F · Rain Showers
✓ 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
Arts & culture

Cooper Hewitt Pay What You Wish hour

📍 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Pay what you wish 5–6 PM daily; 18 & under free anytime
Starts in 20h 33m
Every Fri, Sat · 12 PM–4 PM
43°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 10, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · repeats, so you can go another time · at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Manhattan · official listing on dyckmanfarmhouse.org · checked Nov 10
Arts & culture

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

📍 Dyckman Farmhouse Museum · Inwood, Manhattan
Paid; children under 3 free. Inwood and Washington Heights residents free with a valid local address. Grounds and garden always free.
Starts in 1d 19h
Every Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
44°F · Mostly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Jewish Museum, Manhattan · official listing on thejewishmuseum.org · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Jewish Museum Free Saturdays

📍 The Jewish Museum · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Free at the listed days and hours · Official free admission every Saturday, 11 AM–6 PM. 18 and under and members free.
Starts in 1d 21h
Every Sun, Sat · 1 PM–4 PM
46°F · Partly Sunny
✓ Verified Nov 11, 2026
Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Museum of Bronx History, Bronx · official listing on bronxhistoricalsociety.org · checked Nov 11
Arts & culture

Museum of Bronx History

📍 Museum of Bronx History · Norwood, Bronx
Suggested donation; pay what you wish; members free. No one is turned away.
Starts in 3w 1d
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
Food & giveaways

Edible Island Food Fair at the Staten Island Museum

📍 Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, Building A · Randall Manor, Staten Island
Free admission; donations and vendor purchases optional
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 11 AM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Parrish Art Museum, Long Island · official listing on parrishart.org · checked Nov 7
Arts & culture

Winter Welcome Day - Free Admission

📍 Parrish Art Museum · Water Mill, Long Island
Free
Starts in 3w 1d
SAT, DEC 5 · 2:30 PM–5 PM
✓ Verified Nov 7, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey · official listing on zimmerli.rutgers.edu · checked Nov 7
Arts & culture

Rediscovered Voices: Women Composers from the Soviet Republics

📍 Zimmerli Art Museum · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Free

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