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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
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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.
AM
AMNH
American Museum of Natural History
Upper West Side
sciencehistoryculture
Pay What You Wish
BM
Brooklyn Museum
Crown Heights
arthistoryculture
Pay What You Wish
EM
El Museo del Barrio
East Harlem
artculture
Pay What You Wish
MP
MoMA PS1
Long Island City
art
Pay What You Wish
MO
MOCA
Museum of Chinese in America
Chinatown
historyculture
Pay What You Wish
MC
MCNY
Museum of the City of New York
East Harlem
historyculture
Pay What You Wish
TH
The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Upper East Side
arthistoryculture
Pay What You Wish