During Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, September 24, 2011, get FREE general admission for two people to select museums with this printable coupon. The are hundreds of participating museums, click here to see the details.
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This Weekend: FREE Museum Admission on Museum Day – 9/24/2011
During Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, September 24, 2011, get FREE general admission for two people to select museums with this printable coupon. The are hundreds of participating museums, click here to see the details.
FREE Admissions to 100s of Museums for Bank of America Cardholders – 6/4-5/2011
This weekend, June 4 and 5, Bank of America is offering its cardholders FREE admission to over 100 museums in AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA and Washington, DC. A photo ID and Bank of America credit card, ATM card, or Check Card must be presented. The admission is limited to the cardholder at the participating institution.
FREE Admissions to 100s of Museums for Bank of America Cardholders – 7/7 to 7/8/2010
This weekend, August 7 and August 8, 2010, Bank of America is offering its cardholders FREE admission to over 100 museums in AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA and Washington, DC. A photo ID and Bank of America credit card, ATM card, or Check Card must be presented. The admission is limited to the cardholder at the participating institution.
Always FREE Museums In NYC

Time Out New York has an awesome list of the Always FREE museum in New York City:
- The Center for Book Arts
- The Forbes Galleries
- The Grolier Club
- Harbor Defense Museum
- The Hispanic Society of America
- Jeffrey’s on Essex @ the Essex Street Market: Cuchifritos Art Gallery
- The Korea Society Gallery
- Lefferts Historic House
- Leo Baeck Institute New York
- Little Red Lighthouse
- The Museum at FIT
- The Museum at Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion
- The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators
- The New York Public Library: Humanities and Social Sciences Library
- The New York Public Library: Library for the Performing Arts
- The New York Public Library: Science, Industry and Business Library
- Nicholas Roerich Museum
- Onassis Cultural Center
- Queens County Farm Museum
- Rose Museum at Carnegie Hall
- Scandinavia House—The Nordic Center in America
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Immigration Museum
- Swiss Institute
FREE NYC Museums for Spring / Summer

NewYorkology, an online New York travel guide, has a great list of New York City museum, park or zoo with free or pay-as-you wish hours. That’s in addition to the museums that are always free or operate under a suggested-donation policy.
Mondays
Museum at Eldridge Street – Free tours every half hour from 10 a.m. to noon (normally $10)
Yeshiva University Museum – Free 5 to 8 p.m. (normally $8)
Tuesdays
Brooklyn Botanic Garden – Free all day (normally $8)
Museum of American Finance – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
China Institute Gallery* – Free 6 to 8 p.m. (normally $7)
May, June, September and October Wave Hill – Free 9 a.m. to noon (normally $8)
Off-peak months: July & August Wave Hill – Free all day (normally $8)
Morgan Library & Museum – Free access to the McKim rooms (Mr. Morgan’s library and study) from 3 to 5 p.m. (full museum access $12)
Wednesdays
Bronx Zoo – Admission by pay-what-you-wish donation all day (normally $15)
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust– Free 4 to 8 p.m. (normally $12)
Staten Island Zoo – Free 2 to 4:45 p.m. (normally $8)
Museum of American Finance – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
Van Cortlandt House Museum – Free all day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (normally $5)
Yeshiva University Museum – Free 5 to 8 p.m. (Normally $8)
NY Botanical Garden – Free grounds access all day, but “This does NOT include admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Rock and Native Plant Gardens (April–October), or Tram Tour” (grounds-only access normally $6)
Queens Botanical Garden – Free admission from 3 to 6 p.m. (normally $4)
Thursdays
Museum of American Finance – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
China Institute Gallery* – Free 6 to 8 p.m. (normally $7)
Museum of Arts & Design – Pay-what-you-wish 6 to 9 p.m. (normally $15)
New Museum – Free 7 to 9 p.m. (normally $12)
Museum of Chinese in America – Free all day, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (normally $7)
Fridays
Museum of Modern Art – Free 4 to 8 p.m. (normally $20)
Whitney Museum of American Art – Pay-what-you-wish 6 to 9 p.m. (normally $18)
Morgan Library & Museum – Free 7 to 9 p.m. (normally $12)
New York Aquarium – Pay-what-you-wish 3 p.m. until closing (normally $13)
International Center of Photography – Voluntary contribution admission 5 to 8 p.m. (normally $12)
Folk Art Museum – Free 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (normally $12)
September through June only: NY Hall of Science – Free 2 to 5 p.m. (normally $11)
Rubin Museum of Art – Free 7 to 10 p.m. (normally $10)
Suspended July 4 through Labor Day: Asia Society – Free 6 to 9 p.m. (normally $10)
Museum of American Finance – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
Yeshiva University Museum – Free 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (normally $8)
Bronx Museum – Free 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (normally $5 suggested)
First Fridays only Neue Galerie – Free from 6 to 8 p.m. (normally $15)
First Fridays only: The Noguchi Museum – Pay-what-you-wish on the first Friday of each month, all day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (normally $10)
First Fridays only: Children’s Museum of Manhattan – Free the first Friday of each month 5 to 8 p.m. (normally $10)
Third Fridays only: South Street Seaport Museum – Free admission from 5 to 9 p.m. but only on the third Friday of each month, sometimes with free harbor sails (museum admission normally $10)
Saturdays
Guggenheim – Pay-what-you-wish 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. (normally $18)
Jewish Museum – Free all day, from 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (normally $12)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden – Free 10 a.m. to noon (normally $8)
Museum of American Finance – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $8)
Wave Hill – Free 9 a.m. to noon (normally $8)
NY Botanical Garden – Free grounds access from 10 a.m. to noon, but “This does NOT include admission to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, Rock and Native Plant Gardens (April–October), or Tram Tour” (grounds-only access normally $6)
First Saturdays only: Brooklyn Museum – Free admission and programs from 5 to 11 p.m. on the first Saturday of most months (normally a suggested $10)
Third Saturdays only: El Museo del Barrio – Free 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (normally a suggested $6)
Sundays
Frick Collection – Pay-what-you-wish 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (normally $18)
Studio Museum in Harlem – Free noon to 6 p.m. (normally $7 recommended)
Queens Botanical Garden – Free admission from 4 to 6 p.m. (normally $4)
Morgan Library & Museum – Free access to the McKim rooms (Mr. Morgan’s library and study) from 4 to 6 p.m. (full museum access $12)
September through June onlyNY Hall of Science – Free 10 to 11 a.m. (normally $11)
FREE Museum Admissions for Bank of America Cardholders
Today and tomorrow (May 1- 2, 2010), Bank of America continues to offer its cardholders FREE admission to over 100 museums across the country. Museums in AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA and Washington, DC are participating. A photo ID and Bank of America credit card, ATM card, or Check Card must be presented to get admission in to participating museums. The admission is limited to only the cardholder at the participating institution.
Unlimited Two-For-One Admission to American Folk Art Museum, Asia Society Museum & Many Others – EXP 5/31/2010

FolkArtMuseum.org is offering unlimited two-for-one admission to select museums in New York City with this printable Museum Discovery Pass. Pass is valid till May 31, 2010
Museum Discovery Pass is valid on admissions to
- American Folk Art Museum
- Asia Society Museum
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
- Museum of Chinese in America
- The Noguchi Museum
- Rubin Museum of Art
- The Studio Museum in Harlem
FREE Museum Admission on Museum Day – 9/26/09
During Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, September 26, 2009, get FREE general admission for two people to select museums with this printable coupon. The are hundreds of participating museums, click here to see the details.
FREE Museum Admission on Museum Day – 9/26/09
During Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, September 26, 2009, get FREE general admission for two people to select museums with this printable coupon. The are hundreds of participating museums, click here to see the details.
FREE Admission to The Art Institute of Chicago

Admission to the museum will be FREE the entire first week of the Modern Wing’s opening, May 16–22.
Target Sponsoring Admission to 46 Different Museums

Target is sponsoring admission to 46 different museums across the country. On selected days, participating museums will have discounted or FREE admissions courtesy of Target. See the site for details.