Upper Manhattan
Museums
Above 106th St.
- The Caribbean Cultural Center -under 6 free
- Dyckman Farmhouse - Suggested donation
- Hispanic Society Museum
- The Met Cloisters - Admission covers 3 days at Met Museums
- Morris-Jumel Mansion - Under 12 free
- The Nat'l Jazz Museum Harlem - Under 12 free
- The Nicholas Roerich Museum - Free
- The Studio Museum Harlem
- Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance
- Whas Cultural Arts Center
- The Malcolm X and Dr, Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center
- Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling - 8 and younger are free
- Children's Cultural Center of Native America
- American Academy of Arts & Letters - Mid-March to mid-April & mid-May to mid-June
- Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano
- The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University - free and open to the public
- The Africa Center - Free, except for ticketed and program events
- El Museo del Barrio - Children under 12 years free
- The Schomburg Center - Free; New York Public Library
- American Academy of Arts & Letters - Free
- Bard Graduate Center Gallery - Free Wednesdays
- Children's Museum of Manhattan - Occasionally Free
- American Museum of Natural History - Suggested Admission
- New-York Historical Society - Pay as you wish Fridays 6-8pm
- American Folk Art Museum - Free
- NYPL for Performing Arts - Free Events available
- Hayden Planetarium - Children under 2 free
Upper East Side
Museums
E 59th St to E 110th St.
Museums
E 59th St to E 110th St.
- Americas Society Art Gallery - Free
- Asia Society- Free Sept.-June 6-9 pm
- Central Park Zoo - Children under 3 free
- The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - children 10 and under free
- Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - Ages 18 and under free
- El Museo del Barrio - Free 3rd Sat. of each month
- The Frick Collection - Pay as you wish Wednesdays 2-6 pm
- The Grolier Club - Free
- The Jewish Museum - Free on Saturdays
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Children under 12 free
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden - Children under 12 free
- Society Museum of Illustrators - Children under 19 free
- The Museum of the City of New York - Ages 19 and under free
- National Academy of Design -
- Neue Galerie Museum - No children under 12 during regular hours
- New York Academy of Medicine Library - appointment necessary
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - Children under 12 free
Midtown West
Museums
W 14th St - W 59th St. & 5th Ave. to Hudson River
- The Museum of Arts and Design - pay as you wish Thursdays 6-9pm
- Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall - closed late-July to mid-September
- Spyscape - no recommended for pre-school-age kids
- The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect - donations welcome
- The Museum of Modern Art - free on Friday from 4pm - 8pm
- The Paley Center for Media - Free
- FDNY Fire Zone - Free
- International Center of Photography School - works by students, faculty, alumni
- Gulliver's Gate - Children 3 and under free
- Madame Tussaud's New York Wax Museum - Under 13 free
- Houdini Museum of New York - Free
- Rubin Museum of Art - Free on Fridays 6pm - 10pm
- KGB Spy Museum - Children 6 and under free
- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum - Ages 4 and under free
- The Museum of Sex - Discounted entry for students with ID
- Yeshiva University Museum - 15 West 16th St. - 10011
- The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology - Free
- Center for Book Arts - Suggested admission pricing
- Center for Jewish History - Free gallery pace tour: Wed, 3 pm & Thu, 11:30 am
- Korean Cultural Center - Free
- Austrian Cultural Forum - Free
- Onassis Cultural Center - Free
- Hungarian Cultural Center -
- Korea Society - Free
- Asian Cultural Center - Forums, education, cultural events, orchestra, gallery
- The Morgan Library - Free Fridays 7pm - 9pm
- Scandinavia House - Free
- United Nations - Free
- Japan Society - Free Fridays 6-9pm
- The Municipal Art Society - Event Calendar
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - Always Free
- The National Museum of Mathematics - 2 and under free
Lower Manhattan
Museums
Below 14th St.
- AIA - Center for Architecture - Galleries are free and open to the public
- The American Gangster Museum - Admission includes guided tour
- American Numismatic Society - Exhibitions are free
- Anthology Film Archives - Archive access available to students and scholars by appt.
- Asian American Art Center - Donations welcome
- Beyond Illusion - Tickets are non-refundable
- The Chaim Gross Studio Museum - Open exclusively for one-hour guided tours
- Children's Museum of the Arts - Under 1 free
- The Fales Library of Rare Books and Special Collections - Request an appointment
- Ground Zero Museum Workshop -9/11 family members free
- Leslie-Lohmnan Museum of LGBTQ Art - Suggested admission price
- Lower East Side Tenement Museum - Purchase tickets for tours in advance online
- The Merchant's House Museum - Under 12 free
- Museum of the Chinese in the Americas - Free gallery admission 1st Thu of each month
- The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - Suggested donation
- The New Museum of Contemporary Art - Free Thursdays 7pm - 9pm
- New York City Fire Museum - Under 3 free
- The Swiss Institute - Free and open to the public
- The Ukrainian Museum - Under 12 free
- Whitney Museum - 18 and under free
Downtown
Museums
Below 14th St.
- 9/11 Tribute Museum - Free on Tuesdays from 5pm to close
- China Institute - All visitors must bring photo ID
- Ellis Island Immigration Museum - Statue Cruises ferry service from Battery Park
- Federal Hall National Memorial - Always Free
- Fraunces Tavern Museum - FiDi (54 Pearl St.)
- Macedonian Arts Council - Promotes Macedonian cultural heritage
- Museum of Jewish Heritage - Battery Park City (36 Battery Pl.)
- National Museum of the American Indian - FiDi (1 Bowling Green)
- The Skyscraper Museum - Battery Park City (39 Battery Place)
- South Street Seaport Museum - Seaport District (294 Pearl St.)