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Upper Manhattan
Museums
Above 106th St.

  1. The Caribbean Cultural Center ​-​under 6 free
  2. Dyckman Farmhouse​ - Suggested donation
  3. Hispanic Society Museum​ 
  4. The Met Cloisters - Admission covers 3 days at Met Museums
  5. Morris-Jumel Mansion - Under 12 free
  6. The Nat'l Jazz Museum Harlem - Under 12 free
  7. The Nicholas Roerich Museum - Free ​​
  8. The Studio Museum Harlem​ 
  9. Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance 
  10. Whas Cultural Arts Center 
  11. The Malcolm X and Dr, Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center  
  12. Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling - 8 and younger are free
  13. Children's Cultural Center of Native America 
  14. American Academy of Arts & Letters - Mid-March to mid-April & mid-May to mid-June
  15. ​Centro Civico Cultural Dominicano 
  16. The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University - free and open to the public
  17. The Africa Center - Free, except for ticketed and program events
  18. El Museo del Barrio - Children under 12 years free
  19. The Schomburg Center​​ - Free; New York Public Library

​Upper West Side
​
Museums
​W 59th St. to W 96th St.
  1. American Academy of Arts & Letters - Free
  2. Bard Graduate Center Gallery - Free Wednesdays
  3. ​Children's Museum of Manhattan - Occasionally Free
  4. ​American Museum of Natural History -  Suggested Admission
  5. New-York Historical Society - Pay as you wish Fridays 6-8pm ​
  6. American Folk Art Museum - Free
  7. NYPL for Performing Arts​​​ - Free Events available
  8. ​Hayden Planetarium - Children under 2 free​​​​
Upper East Side
​
Museums

E 59th St to E 110th St.
  1. Americas Society Art Gallery - Free
  2. ​Asia Society- Free Sept.-June 6-9 pm
  3. Central Park Zoo - Children under 3 free​
  4. The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - children 10 and under free
  5. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum - Ages 18 and under free
  6. ​El Museo del Barrio - Free 3rd Sat. of each month
  7. The Frick Collection - Pay as you wish Wednesdays 2-6 pm​
  8. The Grolier Club - Free
  9. The Jewish Museum - Free on Saturdays
  10. The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Children under 12 free
  11. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden - Children under 12 free
  12. Society Museum of Illustrators - Children under 19 free
  13. The Museum of the City of New York - Ages 19 and under free
  14. National Academy of Design - 
  15. Neue Galerie Museum - No children under 12 during regular hours
  16. New York Academy of Medicine Library - appointment necessary
  17. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum - Children under 12 free

Midtown West
​Museums

W 14th St - W 59th St. & 5th Ave. to Hudson River

  1. The Museum of Arts and Design - pay as you wish Thursdays 6-9pm
  2.  Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall  - closed late-July to mid-September 
  3. Spyscape - no recommended for pre-school-age kids
  4. The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect - donations welcome
  5. The Museum of Modern Art - free on Friday from 4pm - 8pm
  6. The Paley Center for Media - Free
  7. FDNY Fire Zone - Free
  8. International Center of Photography School - works by students, faculty, alumni
  9. Gulliver's Gate - Children 3 and under free
  10. Madame Tussaud's New York Wax Museum - Under 13 free
  11. Houdini Museum of New York - Free
  12. Rubin Museum of Art - Free on Fridays 6pm - 10pm​
  13. KGB Spy Museum - Children 6 and under free
  14. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum - Ages 4 and under free
  15. The Museum of Sex - Discounted entry for students with ID
  16. Yeshiva University Museum  - 15 West 16th St. - 10011​​​
  17. ​The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology​ - Free​​​
  18. Center for Book Arts - Suggested admission pricing
  19. Center for Jewish History - Free gallery pace tour: Wed, 3 pm & Thu, 11:30 am​​​
Midtown East
Museums

​E 14th St. - E 59th St. & ​5th Ave - East River
  1. ​Korean Cultural Center - Free
  2. Austrian Cultural Forum - Free
  3. Onassis Cultural Center - Free
  4. Hungarian Cultural Center - 
  5. Korea Society - Free
  6. Asian Cultural Center - Forums, education, cultural events, orchestra, gallery
  7. The Morgan Library - Free Fridays 7pm - 9pm
  8. Scandinavia House - Free
  9. United Nations - Free
  10. Japan Society - Free Fridays 6-9pm​
  11. The Municipal Art Society - Event Calendar
  12. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace - Always Free
  13. The National Museum of Mathematics - ​​2 and under free

Lower Manhattan 
Museums

Below 14th St.

  1. ​AIA - Center for Architecture - Galleries are free and open to the public
  2. The American Gangster Museum - Admission includes guided tour
  3. ​American Numismatic Society - Exhibitions are free
  4. Anthology Film Archives - Archive access available to students and scholars by appt.
  5. Asian American Art Center - Donations welcome
  6. Beyond Illusion​ - Tickets are non-refundable
  7. The Chaim Gross Studio Museum - Open exclusively for one-hour guided tours
  8. Children's Museum of the Arts - Under 1 free
  9. The Fales Library of Rare Books and Special Collections - Request an appointment
  10. Ground Zero Museum Workshop​ -9/11 family members free
  11. ​​Leslie-Lohmnan Museum of LGBTQ Art - Suggested admission price​​
  12. Lower East Side Tenement Museum​ - Purchase tickets for tours in advance online
  13. The Merchant's House Museum - Under 12 free
  14. Museum of the Chinese in the Americas - Free gallery admission 1st Thu of each month
  15. The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space - Suggested donation
  16. The New Museum of Contemporary Art - Free Thursdays 7pm - 9pm
  17. New York City Fire Museum - Under 3 free
  18. The Swiss Institute - Free and open to the public
  19. The Ukrainian Museum - Under 12 free
  20. Whitney Museum​ - 18 and under free

Downtown
Museums
Below 14th St.

  1. ​9/11 Tribute Museum - Free on Tuesdays from 5pm to close
  2. China Institute - All visitors must bring photo ID
  3. Ellis Island Immigration Museum - Statue Cruises ferry service from Battery Park
  4. Federal Hall National Memorial - Always Free
  5. Fraunces Tavern Museum - FiDi (54 Pearl St.)
  6. Macedonian Arts Council - Promotes Macedonian cultural heritage
  7. Museum of Jewish Heritage - Battery Park City (36 Battery Pl.)
  8. National Museum of the American Indian - FiDi (1 Bowling Green)
  9. The Skyscraper Museum - Battery Park City (39 Battery Place)
  10. South Street Seaport Museum - Seaport District (294 Pearl St.)

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