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These museums offer free or pay-what-you-wish admission today. Always verify directly with the museum before visiting.

38 museums with free or pay-what-you-wish admission today

Always Free

These museums never charge for general admission.

AB

African Burial Ground National Monument

Civic Center
historynps
Free Admission
AA

Alice Austen House Museum

Rosebank
historyart
Free Admission
AF

American Folk Art Museum

Lincoln Square
art
Free Admission
AN

American Numismatic Society

Tribeca
historyspecialty
Free Admission
AS

Americas Society

Upper East Side
artculture
Free Admission
AK
Open

Arthur Kill Boat Graveyard

Rossville
specialtyhistory
Free Admission
AS

Artists Space

Tribeca
art
Free Admission
B9

Bldg 92 — Brooklyn Navy Yard Museum

Brooklyn Navy Yard
historyspecialty
Free Admission
CH

Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall

Midtown
culturehistory
Free Admission
CC

Castle Clinton National Monument

Battery Park
historynps
Free Admission
DC

Dia Chelsea

Chelsea
art
Free Admission
EI

Ellis Island

Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration

Ellis Island
historyculture
Free Admission
FH

Federal Hall National Memorial

Financial District
historynps
Free Admission
GN

Gateway NRA — Floyd Bennett Field

Marine Park
historynps
Free Admission
GN

Gateway NRA — Fort Tilden

Rockaway
historynps
Free Admission
GN

Gateway NRA — Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Broad Channel
nps
Free Admission
GT

Grant's Tomb

General Grant National Memorial

Riverside Heights
historynps
Free Admission
HO

Hall of Fame for Great Americans

University Heights
historyculture
Free Admission
HG

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

Hamilton Heights
historynps
Free Admission
LA

LaGuardia and Wagner Archives

Long Island City
history
Free Admission
MI

Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler

Throggs Neck
historyspecialty
Free Admission
MA

MAS

Municipal Art Society of New York

Midtown
culturespecialty
Free Admission
MO

MoCADA

Museum of Contemporary African Diaspora Arts

Fort Greene
artculture
Free Admission
NJ

National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Harlem
culturehistory
Free Admission
SC

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Harlem
historyculture
Free Admission
SH

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

Snug Harbor
gardenartculture
Free Admission
SO

Society of Illustrators

Upper East Side
art
Free Admission
SN

Stonewall National Monument

Greenwich Village
historynpsculture
Free Admission
SM

Studio Museum in Harlem

Harlem
artculture
Free Admission
MA

The Museum at FIT

Chelsea
artspecialty
Free Admission
TB

TR Birthplace

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Flatiron District
historynps
Free Admission

Pay What You Wish

These museums suggest a donation but you can visit for any amount — including free. Suggested donations vary.