Erin McCullochNEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. If you´re living in or travelling to New York City on a budget, here is how to make it to some of the City´s most famous museums without paying a dime!
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The MoMA offers free admission Friday nights from 4:00-8:00 pm.
© MoMA
9/11 Memorial Museum
Free on Tuesdays from 5:00pm until closing hour.
© 9/11 Memorial
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Free every Tuesday. On Saturdays, free admission from 10:00am – 12:00pm and on weekdays November – February.
© Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Wave Hill
Free on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9:00am – 12:00pm.
© Wave Hill
Bronx Zoo
Free on Wednesdays (“Pay what you wish” day).
© Bronx Zoo
New York Botanical Garden
Free grounds access on Wednesdays (does not include entry to Conservatory or special exhibitions).
© New York Botanical Garden
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Free Wednesdays 4:00pm – 8:00pm.
© Museum of Jewish Heritage
Staten Island Zoo
Free Wednesdays from 2:00pm – 4:45pm.
© Staten Island Zoo
Museum of Arts & Design (MAD)
Free (“pay what you wish”) Thursdays 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
© MAD Museum
New Museum
Free (“pay what you wish”) Thursdays 7:00pm – 9:00pm.
© The New Museum
Museum of the Moving Image
Free on Fridays 4:00-8:00 pm.
© Museum of the Moving Image
New York Aquarium
Free (“pay what you wish”) on Fridays 3:00pm – close (4:00pm – close during summer months).
© New York Aquarium
New York Hall of Science
Free on Fridays (September – June) 2:00pm – 5:00pm and Sundays 10:00am – 11:00am.
© New York Hall of Science
The New York Historical Society
Free (“pay what you wish”) on Fridays from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
© New York Historical Society
Rubin Museum of Art
Free on Fridays 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
© Rubin Museum
The Jewish Museum
Free on Saturdays.
© The Jewish Museum
Free (“pay what you wish”) 5:45pm – 7:45pm.
© Guggenheim
Brooklyn Museum
Free admission on the first Saturday of every month (5:00pm – 11:00pm).
© Brooklyn Museum
El Museo del Barrio
Free admission on the third Saturday of every month.
© Museo del Barrio
Studio Museum in Harlem
Free on Sundays.
(© Studio Museum Harlem)
Frick Collection
Free (“pay what you wish”) on Sundays 11:00am – 1:00pm.
© Frick Collection