American Folk Art Museum
Free - every Friday 5:30-7:30pm.
American Museum of Natural History
Pay What You Wish - always.
Asia Society and Museum
Free Admission on Fridays from 6-9 p.m. (does not apply July 1 - Labor Day
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Free admission on Tuesdays (Admission is free every weekday from mid-November through February)
Brooklyn Museum
Pay What You Wish - always, Free - first Saturday of every month 5-11pm.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
This contemporary art museum is open late on Fridays (from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.) and visitors can explore the exhibits for free all day long.
Bronx Zoo
Admission by donation all day on Wednesday
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Free - first Friday of every month 5-8pm.
El Museo del Barrio
Free - third Saturday of every month.
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.
International Center for Photography
Admission to the frequently changing exhibitions is available with your voluntary contribution on Fridays from 5-8 p.m
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 6-9pm.
Museum of Chinese in America
Free - every Thursday.
Museum of Modern Art
Free - every Friday 4-8pm.
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.
New York Botanical Garden
Free admission (covers grounds only) on Wednesdays
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.
Staten Island Museum
Admission is free on Tuesdays from 12 to 2 p.m
South Street Seaport Museum
Free - third Friday of every month 6-8:45pm.
Studio Museum in Harlem
Free every Sunday
Tibet House
Free, suggested donation $5.00
Whitney Museum of American Art
Pay What You Wish - every Friday 6-9pm.

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Free Days at New York City
Museums, Zoos and Gardens
New York City’s many and varied museums, zoos, and gardens  are among the many things that we love about New York City as do the 40 million visitors who come here every year .  We’ve compiled a list of some of the city’s favorites, many of which are “pay what you wish”, along with those that have certain days that are free, like Wednesdays at the Bronx Zoo and Sundays at the Frick Museum.