Free or Pay Museum Timings New York City
Free or Pay What You Wish Museum Timings in New York City
Museums that allow Free Admissions or “Pay What You Wish” entry prices in NYC, New York, USA
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American Folk Art Museum
 
Free Admission on Fridays from 5:30-7:30pm 
 45 West 53rd Street 
 Phone: 212-265-1040 
American Craft Museum
 
Pay What You Wish from 6:00-8:00pm to see the decorative and functional pieces showcased here. 
 40 W 53rd St 
 Phone: 212-956-3535 
Asia Society and Museum
 
Free Admission on Fridays from 6:00-9:00pm 
 725 Park Ave. at 70th St. 
 Phone: 212-288-6400 
American Museum of Natural History
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $14
 Central Park West at 79th Street
 New York, NY 10024-5192 USA
Alternative Museum
 
Pay What You Wish to see the unusual and innovative art at the Alternative Museum.
 32 West 82nd Street, Suite 9A 
 Phone: 212-966-4444 
African Art, Museum for
 
From 10-11am on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
 36-01 43rd Avenue at 36th Street Long Island City, NY
 Phone: 718-784-7700
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Biblical Art, Museum of
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. Free on Sundays for everyone, and under 12 everyday!
 $7
 1865 Broadway at 61st Street
 New York, NY 10023
 Phone: 212-408-1500
Brooklyn Museum of Art
 
11:00am-6:00pm admission on the first Saturday of every month is free. Includes most exhibits, music and movie screenings. 
 200 Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 
 Phone: 718-638-5000 
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
 
Admission to the Museum is free on every third Thursday from 4:00-7:00pm and on the first full weekend of every month 2:00-5:00pm, except on holiday weekends. 
 145 Brooklyn Ave, Brooklyn, NY 
 Phone: 718-735-4400 
Bronx Museum of the Arts
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. Free on Fridays! 
 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street
 Bronx, New York 10456
 Phone: 718-681-6000 
C
Chinese in the Americas, Museum of
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $2
 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor
 New York, NY 10013
 Phone: 212-619-4785
Cloisters, The
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $20
 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park
 New York, NY 10040
 Phone: 212-923-3700
City of New York, Museum of the
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. If you live or work in East Harlem above 103rd Street, visit the Museum free of charge.
 $10
 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
 New York, NY 10029
 Phone: 212-534-1672 
Children’s Museum of the Arts
 Free fun for the kids-from 4:00-6:00pm
 you can 
Pay What You Wish on Thursdays. 
 182 Lafayette Street 
 Phone: 212-274-0986 
D
Dahesh Museum of Art
 
Admission is free on First Thursdays
 The first Thursday of each month when the museum is open from 6:00-9:00pm. 
 601 Fifth Avenue, 2nd floor 
 Phone: 212-759-0606 
G
Guggenheim Museum
  
Pay What You Wish on Fridays from 6:00-8:00pm 
 1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street 
 Phone: 212-423-3500 
Goethe Institute
 
Weekdays you can experience German language and culture exhibits for free at the Goethe Institut, which is conveniently located across from the Met. 
 1014 Fifth Ave 
 Phone: 212-439-8700 
J
Jewish Museum, The
 
Pay What You Wish from 5:00pm until close (8:00pm) at this Museum Mile highlight. 
 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street (between Fifth and Madison) 
 Phone: 212-423-3200 
M
Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $20
 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
 New York, New York 10028-0198
 Phone: 212-535-7710
Modern Art (MoMA), Museum of
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. Free Admission on Target Fridays from 4:00-8:00pm 
 $5
 11 West 53 Street 
 Phone: 212-708-9400 
Moving Image, Museum of the
 
Free to gallery Fridays from 4:00-8:00pm (does not include film screenings)
 36-01 35 Avenue at 36 Street in Astoria, NY 11106
 Phone: 718-777-6888
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New Museum of Contemporary Art
 Thursday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm you can check out the “exhibits” at this gallery-like museum
 $3 (normally $6). 
 556 West 22nd Street (11th Ave), New York, NY 
 Phone: 212-219-1222 
New York City Police Museum
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $5
 The New York City Police Museum, 100 Old Slip, New York, N.Y. 10005
 Phone: 212-480-3100
New York City Fire Museum
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $5
 278 Spring Street
 SOHO
 Phone: 212-691-1303
National Museum of the American Indian
 
Admission to this Smithsonian Institution is always free. 
 1 Bowling Green, George Gustave Heye Center 
 Phone: 212-668-6624 
Q
Queens Museum of Art
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. 
 $5
 New York City Building
 Flushing Meadows Corona Park
 Queens NY 11368
 Phone: 718-592-9700
S
Staten Island Museum
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. Free Lunchtime on Tuesdays between 12:00-2:00pm
 $3
 75 Stuyvesant Place
 Staten Island, New York 10301
 Telephone: 718-727-1135
 
Studio Museum in Harlem
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time. Admission is free every Sunday, due to the support of Target.
 $7
 144 West 125th Street
 New York, NY 10027
 Phone: 212.864.4500
Sculpture Center
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $5
 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City
 New York, NY 11101
 Phone: 718-361-1750
T
Tribute Center at WTC site
 
Museum with a “suggested donation” all the time.
 $10
 Tribute WTC Visitor Center, 120 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10006 
 Phone: 212-422-3520 
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Whitney Museum of American Art
 
Pay What You Wish on Fridays from 6 – 9:00pm 
 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street 
 Phone: 212-570-3676