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  1. Upper East Side

    Closed

    $10 · Adults

    • Pay what you wish 5pm–6pm Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun

    The Smithsonian's design museum, from graphics and fashion to furniture and digital design, in the Carnegie Mansion, with a garden.

    2 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–6pm
    Tue
    10am–6pm
    Wed
    10am–6pm
    Thu
    10am–6pm
    Fri
    10am–6pm
    Sat
    10am–6pm
    Sun
    10am–6pm

    Admission

    • Adults $10 Your price Reduced price while upper-floor galleries are closed for a changeover.
    • Seniors (62+) $5
    • Visitors with disabilities (caregivers free) $5
    • Students $5 Bring a student ID.
    • Visitors 18 and under Free
    • Active-duty U.S. military and families Free Bring a military or dependent ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders (plus three guests) Free Bring your SNAP/EBT card.
    • Members Free
    • Pay what you wish 5pm–6pm Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat/Sun

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    The Smithsonian's design collection: graphics, products, fashion, textiles, furniture, wallcoverings, digital design and architecture.

    • Design Across Time. Fills the mansion's first floor, grouping objects by how designers work.
    • Arthur Ross Terrace & Garden. The museum's garden, open daily 10am–4:30pm.

  2. East Harlem

    Closed

    $23 · Adults

    • Free 10am–9pm Wed

    New York City's history and culture, from the Lenape and the Revolution to activism today. Free for everyone on Wednesdays; NYC residents pay what they can.

    5 exhibitions on view Another Wonderland closes Oct 12

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–9pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    10am–6pm
    Sun
    10am–6pm
    • Oct 21: Closes at 5pm today

    Admission

    • Adults $23 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $18 Bring an ID.
    • Students (19+) $14 Bring a student ID.
    • Ages 18 and under Free
    • New York City residents Pay what you wish
    • Personal care assistants of visitors with disabilities Free The care assistant is free; the visitor pays the usual price.
    • Members Free
    • Free 10am–9pm Wed

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    The history and culture of New York City, told through long-running exhibitions and changing shows.

    • Raise Your Voice. More than 250 years of New York activism.
    • Halumii Ktapihna. The living culture of the Lenape, the city's original people.
    • The Occupied City. Revolutionary-era New York, across the third floor.
    • Timescapes. A short film about the city, with headsets in Spanish, French and Mandarin.

  3. Upper East Side

    Closed

    $30 · Adults

    • Pay what you wish 4pm–5:30pm Tue/Sun

    Modern and contemporary art plus the Thannhauser collection of Impressionist and early modern works.

    3 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Tue
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Wed
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Thu
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Fri
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Sat
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    Sun
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 5:15pm)
    • Nov 9: Closes early at 3pm
    • Nov 10: Closed for a special event
    • Nov 14: Closes early at 3pm

    Admission

    • Adults $30 Your price
    • Students and seniors 65+ $19 Bring an ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities (care partners free) $19
    • Children under 12 Free
    • Members Free
    • Pay what you wish 4pm–5:30pm Tue/Sun

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A collection of about 8,000 works from the late nineteenth century to today, shown in changing selections.

    • Thannhauser Collection. Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and modern French works, including Degas, Manet and Van Gogh. Ongoing.

  4. Upper East Side

    Ages 10 and up only

    Closed

    $30 · Adults

    • Pay what you wish 1:30pm–5:30pm Wed

    Old Master paintings, sculpture and decorative arts shown in the rooms of a Gilded Age mansion on Fifth Avenue, without wall labels. Children under 10 are not admitted.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Thu
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Fri
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sat
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sun
    10:30am–5:30pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    • Nov 6: First Friday — free after-hours 5:30–9pm (register in advance)

    Admission

    • Adults $30 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $22
    • Visitors with disabilities (care partner free) $22
    • Students $17 Bring a student ID.
    • Youth (ages 10–18) Free Children under 10 are not admitted.
    • Active U.S. military Free Bring a valid military ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders (plus up to three guests) Free Bring your SNAP/EBT card and photo ID.
    • Members Free
    • Pay what you wish 1:30pm–5:30pm Wed

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    • Coming soon · Oct 15 – Jan 18, 2027

      Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500

      About forty Renaissance bronzes made in Siena, many never before shown outside Tuscany, on how the city's workshops met technical and political challenges.

      Included with admission

    • Coming soon · Nov 12 – Feb 22, 2027

      Kent Monkman: Officer and Laughing Girl

      New paintings by Kent Monkman that respond to the Frick's Vermeer and look at how art of that era pictured global trade and colonization from an Indigenous perspective.

      Included with admission

    Always on view

    Old Master paintings, sculpture and decorative arts in the rooms of a Gilded Age mansion. There are no wall labels; a free mobile guide explains the works.

    • Vermeer. The Frick owns three paintings by Johannes Vermeer, including Officer and Laughing Girl.
    • Garden Court. The only place in the museum where photography is allowed.

  5. Harlem

    Closed

    $16 suggested · Adults (suggested)

    • Free 11am–6pm Sun

    Art by artists of African descent, with a long-running artist-in-residence program, on 125th Street. Free for everyone on Sundays.

    10 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    11am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Thu
    11am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Fri
    11am–9pm (last entry 8:30pm)
    Sat
    11am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sun
    11am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)

    Admission

    • Adults (suggested) $16 suggested Your price
    • Seniors 65+ (suggested) $9 suggested
    • Students (suggested) $9 suggested
    • Visitors with disabilities (suggested; care partner free) $9 suggested
    • Children 16 and under Free
    • Active U.S. military and veterans Free
    • EBT/SNAP cardholders Free
    • Members Free
    • Free 11am–6pm Sun

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Nearly 9,000 works by more than 800 artists of African descent, spanning 200 years: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and installation.

    • Artists in residence. Each year's resident artists show their work at the museum.
    • Long-term installations. Works by Christopher Myers and Camille Norment are on ongoing view.

  6. Chelsea

    Closed

    $30 · Adults

    • Free 5pm–10pm Fri (book ahead)

    Twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on living artists, near the Hudson River in the Meatpacking District.

    8 exhibitions on view Whitney Biennial 2026 closes Oct 12

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10:30am–6pm
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10:30am–6pm
    Thu
    10:30am–6pm
    Fri
    10:30am–10pm
    Sat
    10:30am–6pm
    Sun
    10:30am–6pm

    Admission

    • Adults $30 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $24
    • University students $24 Bring a current student ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities (one care partner free) $18
    • Visitors 25 and under Free
    • Active U.S. military and veterans Free Bring valid military ID or dependent card.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders Free Bring your SNAP/EBT card.
    • Members Free
    • Free 5pm–10pm Fri (book ahead)
    • Free 10:30am–6pm, second Sunday of the month

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 27,000 works by over 4,100 American artists from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

    • Public art outside. Works on view outside the building, including David Hammons's Day's End.

  7. Midtown

    Closed

    $20 · Adults

    • Pay what you wish 5pm–8pm, first Wednesday of the month

    Art, craft and design from 1950 to today, on Columbus Circle, with a restaurant overlooking Central Park.

    2 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    10am–6pm
    Wed
    noon–8pm
    Thu
    10am–6pm
    Fri
    10am–6pm
    Sat
    10am–6pm
    Sun
    10am–6pm

    Admission

    • Adults $20 Your price
    • Seniors $16
    • Students $14
    • Children 12 and under Free
    • Members Free
    • Pay what you wish 5pm–8pm, first Wednesday of the month

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A collection of art, craft and design from 1950 to today, global in scope, shown in changing installations.

    • Goblets from the Permanent Collection. An installation drawn from the museum's holdings.
    • The Burke Prize. MAD's award for emerging artists working in craft media.

  8. Financial District

    Closed

    $36 · Adults

    • Free 5:30pm–7pm Mon (book ahead)

    The museum at the World Trade Center site tells the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks through artifacts and personal accounts. The outdoor Memorial is free and open daily.

    6 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Thu
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Fri
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sat
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sun
    9am–7pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    • Oct 13: Open this Tuesday (every Tuesday in October)
    • Oct 20: Open this Tuesday (every Tuesday in October)
    • Oct 27: Open this Tuesday (every Tuesday in October)

    Admission

    • Adults $36 Your price The site lists admission as $24–$36 depending on visitor type; the breakdown by age was not shown.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders (up to four tickets) Free Bring your EBT card at the box office.
    • Members Free
    • Free 5:30pm–7pm Mon (book ahead)
    • Free for People who live, work or study in New York (ID required) 4pm–7pm, first Sunday of the month (book ahead)

    Timed tickets required: book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Two core exhibitions tell the story of the 2001 and 1993 attacks through artifacts, testimony, photographs and recordings.

    • September 11, 2001. The historical exhibition: the events of the day, what came before, and the aftermath.
    • In Memoriam. Honors the 2,977 people killed on 9/11 and the six killed in the 1993 bombing.
    • The Memorial. The outdoor memorial is free and open daily, 8am–8pm.

  9. Upper East Side

    Ages 12 and up only

    Closed · Galleries closed for reinstallation; reopening November 12, 2026 (café and shops open)

    $28 · Adults

    • Free 5pm–8pm, first Friday of the month

    Early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design in a Fifth Avenue mansion, with a café on the main floor. Children under 12 are not admitted.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Thu
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Fri
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sat
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sun
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)

    Admission

    • Adults $28 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $18
    • Students, educators and children 12–16 $15 Bring a student or educator ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities $15
    • Active and retired U.S. military and families Free Bring a military or dependent ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders (plus three guests) Free Bring your SNAP/EBT card.
    • Members Free
    • Free 5pm–8pm, first Friday of the month

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design, in a museum founded by Serge Sabarsky and Ronald S. Lauder that opened in 2001.

    • Café Sabarsky. The museum café on the main floor, open even while the galleries are closed.

  10. Upper East Side

    Closed

    $24 · Adults

    • Free 11am–6pm Sat

    Art and objects that bring together historical and contemporary views of Jewish culture, on Museum Mile. Free every Saturday.

    6 exhibitions on view

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    11am–6pm
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    11am–8pm
    Fri
    11am–6pm
    Sat
    11am–6pm
    Sun
    11am–6pm

    Admission

    • Adults $24 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $14
    • Students $10
    • Children 18 and under Free
    • Visitors with disabilities and their caregiver Free
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders Free
    • Members Free
    • Free 11am–6pm Sat

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Art and objects exploring Jewish culture around the world, from ancient times to today.

    • Identity, Culture, and Community. The long-term collection exhibition, on view since October 2025.

  11. Hell's Kitchen

    Closed

    See the official site for prices

    A World War II aircraft carrier on the Hudson with aircraft on its flight deck, a Space Shuttle Pavilion and the submarine Growler.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Tue
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Wed
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Thu
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Fri
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Sat
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    Sun
    10am–5pm (last entry 4pm)

    Admission

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Always on view

    A historic aircraft carrier, its aircraft, a space shuttle and a submarine, all on Pier 86.

    • Aircraft carrier Intrepid. Commissioned in 1943, it survived kamikaze attacks and a torpedo, and later recovered NASA astronauts.
    • Space Shuttle Pavilion. Included with general admission.
    • Submarine Growler. Included with admission; no strollers or large bags inside.
    • British Airways Concorde. Seen only on a paid guided tour.

Hours, prices and exhibitions change. Always confirm on the museum's official site before you go. Not affiliated with any museum.

Facts last checked on October 12, 2026.

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