If you are like me, you love going Museums and learn neat and cool things of past, future and knowledge. Some of the museum can be pricey and one can go broke if not careful. There is however a way to visit museum and not break your wallet. I like to use free or discounted days that many city museums offer to take advantage of the offer. Sometimes it may not be possible, however in most cities and many museums have free days, and Big Apple, New York is no different. New York has one of the best museums of various types. Here is blanket list of all free or discounted priced museum days in New York.
Note, always double check with museum before going as they can change or update the free and discounted days. At the time of writing this post, this information is/was current. Have fun.
Free or Discounted Museum Days In New York
American Folk Art Museum
Free – always.
American Museum of Natural History
Pay What You Wish – always.
Brooklyn Museum
Free – first Saturday of every month 5-11pm.
Pay What You Wish – always.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Free – first Friday of every month 5-8pm.
El Museo del Barrio
Free – third Saturday of every month, every Wednesday 6-9pm.
Pay What You Wish – always.
Frick Collection
Pay What You Wish – every Sunday 11am-1pm.
Guggenheim Museum
Pay What You Wish – every Saturday 5:45-7:45pm.
Hispanic Society of America
Free – always.
Jewish Museum
Free – every Saturday.
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Free – every Thursday 8:30pm, first Saturday of every month 11am.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pay What You Wish – always
Morgan Library and Museum
Free – every Friday 7-9pm.
Museum of Arts and Design
Pay What You Wish – every Thursday & Friday 6-9pm.
Museum of Chinese in America
Free – every Thursday.
Museum of Modern Art
Free – every Friday 4-8:30pm.
Museum of the City of New York
Pay What You Wish – always.
National Museum of the American Indian
Free – always.
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Free – every Thursday 7-9pm, always ages 18 and under.
Noguchi Museum
Pay What You Wish – first Friday of every month.
Queens Museum of Art
Pay What You Wish – always.
Rose Center for Earth and Space
Pay What You Wish – always.
Rubin Museum of Art
Free – every Friday 6-10pm, first Monday of every month ages 65 and over.
South Street Seaport Museum
Free – third Friday of every month 6-8:45pm.
Studio Museum in Harlem
Free – every Sunday.
Whitney Museum of American Art
Pay What You Wish – every Friday 6-9pm.
