Free Museums in New York

Free Museums in New York

Only In New York City  there are around 100 museums, some of them the most important in the world. Any tourist who comes to this city can visit them and costs are not a minor issue when planning a trip.

New York is known as one of the most expensive cities in the world: between restaurants, taxis, tips and enjoying a musical, you can feel the dollars disappear. However, in the Big Apple, culture is within everyone’s reach and there are countless museums that are free every day of the week.

When putting together the itinerary and trip, it is important to know that most of the city’s institutions offer free tickets, or “pay what you wish”

Free entrance:

It means that admission is free any day of the week. Here is a selection of the most prominent:

– Federal Hall National Memorial: it was the first capitol of the United States. Established in the 18th century, George Washington was appointed the country’s first president.

– Federal Reserve Bank: Located in the Financial District, you can make a free visit to its museum and the gold vault by registering beforehand on its website. This activity, despite not being a museum as such, is an original and very curious place.

– Immigrant Museum: When you buy the ferry ticket to the Statue of Liberty, you get free access to the museum on Ellis Island

– Museum of American Folk Art

– Bronx Museum of Art

-Yeshiva University Museum

Museums with suggested price (Pay what you wish)

It means that the museum does not have a fixed price, but that you pay the amount of money you want, whether it is $2 or $20.

To have an idea of ​​a standard value, between $5 and $10 per person is recommended, but it will always be subject to what each one wishes to pay and no one will ask for explanations if less money is paid.

Most of the museums in New York are pay what you wish for a few hours a week, so that everyone has the opportunity to visit them regardless of budget.

Some of them are:

– P.S.1 MoMA

-Brooklyn Museum

– The Neighborhood Museum

– New York Police Museum

– Queens Museum of Art

– Staten Island Museum

Suggested admission

It is very similar to the pay what you wish system with only one difference: the museum indicates a reference value, but in any case the visitor can pay the amount they deem convenient, even if it is much less.

Something to keep in mind is that the museums with suggested admission do not always indicate it clearly, that is why it is always recommended to read the fine print, since they will do everything possible so that the visitor buys the ticket from the web and pays the full price.

List of museums for free or a few dollars depending on the day of the week

Monday:

– Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue (Downtown Manhattan – Pay what you wish)

– 9/11 Museum (Downtown Manhattan – Free 3:30-5, morning tickets available online)

– Cooper-Hewitt Upper Manhattan – Pay what you wish 5-6 Thursday-Monday)

Wednesday

– Bronx Zoo (Bronx – Pay what you wish) You have to book on the web

– New York Aquarium (Brooklyn – Pay what you wish from 3) You must book on the web

– Staten Island Zoo (Staten Island – Free after 2)

– Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island – Pay what you wish)

Thursday

– Museum of Jewish Heritage (Downtown Manhattan – Free from 4 to 8)

– Wave Hill (Bronx – Free all day)

– Frick Collection (Upper Manhattan – Pay what you wish from 4 to 6)

– Museum of Arts and Design (Midtown Manhattan – 50% off tickets from 4 to 7)

– New Museum (Downtown Manhattan – Pay what you wish from 7 to 9)

– Brooklyn Children’s Museum (Brooklyn – Free from 2 to 5)

– Cooper-Hewitt (Upper Manhattan – Pay what you wish 5-6 Thursday-Monday)

 

Friday

– Museum at Eldridge Street Synagogue (Downtown Manhattan – Pay what you wish)

– Cooper-Hewitt (DiseUpper Manhattan – Pay what you wish 5-6 Thursday-Monday)

– Whitney Museum (Downtown Manhattan – Pay what you wish from 7 to 10

– The New-York Historical Society (Uptown Manhattan – Pay what you wish from 6 to 8)

– Rubin Museum of Art (Midtown Manhattan – Free from 6 to 10)

– Morgan Library and Museum (Midtown Manhattan – Free from 5 to 7) Must reserve online

– Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) (Midtown Manhattan – Free from 5:30 to 9)

– Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brooklyn – Free before 12

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