Tests will soon be over and the weather is finally on our side! There is so much to do to explore the cultural richness of our eclectic city. Whether you have a Cool Culture card that grants you free access to about 90 museums and cultural institutions, or you have the new IDNYC card that entitles you to one year free membership to some major museums and cultural establishments, or you have none but still are willing to explore, we have some suggestions for you.
Did you know that there are many museums in NYC that have free admission year-round? Check out www.nycgo.com/articles/free-nyc-museums for more information on ones with year-round free admission. Other museums are free on certain days or at specific times—but be sure to consult their websites as they may charge for admission to specific events or sections.
Here’s a list:
Mondays
Museum at Eldridge Street (10 am to noon, tours)
Tuesdays
9/11 Memorial & Museum (5 pm to close)
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Morgan Library and Museum (McKim Rooms only,
3 to 5 pm)
Wave Hill (9 am to noon)
Wednesdays
Bronx Zoo (pay what you will for grounds access; does not include admission to special exhibitions like the Butterfly Garden, Congo Gorilla Forest and JungleWorld)
Museum of Jewish Heritage (4 to 8 pm)
New York Botanical Garden (free grounds access; does not include entry to special exhibits and shows)
Queens Botanical Garden (April through October, 3 to 6 pm; all day rest of year)
Staten Island Zoo (2 to 4:45 pm)
Thursdays
Brooklyn Children’s Museum (3 to 5 pm)
Museum of Arts and Design (pay what you will, 6 to 9 pm)
Museum of Chinese in America
New Museum (pay what you will, 7 to 9 pm)
Fridays
Asia Society (September through June, 6 to 9 pm)
Historic Richmond Town (1 to 5 pm)
Japan Society (6 to 9 pm)
Morgan Library and Museum (7 to 9 pm)
Museum of Modern Art (4 to 8 pm)
Museum of the Moving Image (4 to 8 pm)
New York Aquarium (pay what you will, 3 pm to close; 4 pm to close in summer)
New York Hall of Science (September through June, 2 to 5 pm)
The New-York Historical Society (pay what you will, 6 to 8 pm)
Rubin Museum of Art (6 to 10 pm)
First Friday of the Month
Children’s Museum of Manhattan (5 to 8 pm)
Neue Galerie (6 to 8 pm)
The Noguchi Museum
Saturdays
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden (10 am to noon)
The Jewish Museum
Museum of American Finance
New York Botanical Garden (free grounds pass, 9 to 10 am)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (pay what you will, 5:45 to 7:45 pm)
Wave Hill (9 am to noon)
First Saturday of the Month
Brooklyn Museum (5 to 11 pm)
Third Saturday of the Month
El Museo del Barrio