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90 museums · Updated October 23, 2026

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  1. Financial District

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    Free National Park Service site honoring the free and enslaved Africans buried in colonial New York, with a visitor center museum, a short film and an outdoor memorial near City Hall.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    Closed
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    Closed
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
    Sat
    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Exhibits and a 20-minute film in the visitor center tell the story of the 17th- and 18th-century burial ground, rediscovered in the 1990s during construction of a federal office building, where free and enslaved Africans of colonial New York were buried.

    • Outdoor Memorial. Memorial at Duane Street and African Burial Ground Way marking where the ancestral remains were reinterred.
    • Ted Weiss Federal Building lobby art. Specially commissioned artwork; ranger-guided art tours run in fall and winter and need a reservation.
  2. Washington Heights

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    Free contemporary art exhibitions in the galleries of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, at the far end of Audubon Terrace in Washington Heights, with works from its collection shown during public tours and events.

    On view: The Game — Christopher Williams: Provisional Props and Blocking Templates Yoshitaka Amano: Origins 始源 Arakawa and Madeline Gins: The Poetic Jump The Game

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
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    noon–6pm
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    noon–6pm
    Sun
    noon–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Over 1,700 artworks by members from the late 19th century to today, plus 25,000 books and original manuscripts. A selection hangs in the auditorium and library, seen during public tours and events.

    • Childe Hassam paintings. Many works by Hassam, including The South Window (1916) and Colonial Quilt (1922).
    • Winslow Homer's The Incoming Tide. Painting from 1883.
    • John La Farge, Morning and Evening. A pair of paintings from about 1881.
    • Mark Twain's pipe. A pipe from 1904 held in the collection.
  3. Upper East Side

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    A free ground-floor gallery in a landmark Park Avenue building presenting exhibitions of art from across the Americas, with talks, performances and bilingual tours.

    On view: Telenovela Off-Screen: Telenovela Memorabilia Atrium Series: Gyula Kosice, Televisor Hidraulizado 2 (1956) Flag Series: Katalina Iturralde, Banner Series 1 (2026)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    11am–6pm
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    11am–6pm
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    11am–6pm
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    Closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  4. Upper West Side

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    The nonprofit photography publisher's new home on Columbus Avenue, with a free gallery of rotating photography presentations and a flagship bookstore of seven decades of Aperture books.

    On view: Aperture Loves New York (closes Nov 1) Dashwood Books at Aperture

    Hours, prices and what’s on

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    11am–6pm
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    11am–6pm
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    noon–5pm

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    • Closing soon · Through Nov 1

      Aperture Loves New York(opens in new tab)

      The opening installation: photographs of New York by more than twenty artists, from Diane Arbus to Carrie Mae Weems, shown with the Aperture books they appeared in.

      Free

    • On view · Ongoing

      Dashwood Books at Aperture(opens in new tab)

      A bookstore collaboration with Dashwood Books, a New York bookstore devoted to photography, offering a regularly refreshed selection of titles.

      Free

  5. Lower East Side

    Open · until 10pm

    Free for everyone

    A free gallery and museum devoted to vintage analog photobooths on Orchard Street, with restored machines you can sit in, rare strips and artifacts, and rotating exhibits.

    On view: On The Record: Voices & Faces in Analog

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    noon–10pm
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    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A rotating collection of restored vintage photobooths plus rare strips, artifacts and original documentation, shown with art about memory, identity and the photographic frame.

    • Working vintage photobooths. Restored machines that take black-and-white portraits on real photographic paper.
    • Auto-Voice recording booth. One of two known surviving Auto-Voice machines, which cuts your voice onto a small vinyl record.
  6. Upper West Side

    Open · until 8pm

    $15 · All others

    • Free 11am–8pm Fri

    A four-floor townhouse gallery near Central Park West presenting scholarly exhibitions on decorative arts, design history and material culture, with free admission all day on Fridays.

    On view: Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    Closed
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    11am–5pm
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    11am–6pm
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    11am–8pm
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    11am–5pm
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    11am–5pm

    Admission

    • All others $15 Your price
    • Seniors $12
    • Students $6
    • Visitors with disabilities (care partners free) Pay what you wish
    • Members Free
    • Free 11am–8pm Fri

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

  7. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

    Closed · Exhibitions closed

    Free for everyone

    BRIC's 40,000-square-foot arts and media center on Fulton Street, with a contemporary art gallery showing emerging and mid-career artists that reflect Brooklyn's diversity, plus a media center, performance spaces and a café.

    On view: Johan Orellana: Remnants of Forking Paths From the BRIClab: Works from the 2025-26 Artist Residencies

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    11am–6pm
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    Closed
    • Oct 23: Exhibitions closed
    • Nov 26: Exhibitions closed
    • Nov 27: Exhibitions closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  8. Financial District

    Open · until 5pm

    Free for everyone

    A War of 1812 harbor fort in Battery Park, later a theater and the first immigrant landing depot, now a National Park Service site with exhibits, ranger tours and the ferry ticket office for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

    Hours, prices

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    7:45am–5pm
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    7:45am–5pm
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    7:45am–5pm
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    Fri
    7:45am–5pm
    Sat
    7:45am–5pm
    Sun
    7:45am–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

  9. Greenwich Village

    Open · until 8pm

    Free for everyone

    Free galleries in Greenwich Village run with AIA New York, with exhibitions on contemporary and historical architecture and on issues such as sustainability, urbanism and social equity, plus talks and workshops.

    On view: Why Design? Dark Matter U: Justice, Pedagogy, Design Humanist modernity: Maciej and Stanisława Nowicki

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    9am–8pm
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    9am–8pm
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    9am–8pm
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    9am–8pm
    Fri
    9am–8pm
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    11am–5pm
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    Closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  10. Gramercy and Flatiron

    Closed

    Free for everyone

    Research center near Union Square shared by five partner organizations, including YIVO and the Leo Baeck Institute, with free exhibitions drawn from a large archive of Jewish history, plus a genealogy institute and public programs.

    On view: The Jack Kirby Way: How a Boy From the Lower East Side Became the King of Comics Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Photo Album of Theresienstadt Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus All We Have Standing Between Us and 1 more

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
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    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Wed
    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Thu
    9:30am–8pm (last entry 7pm)
    Fri
    10am–2pm (last entry 1pm)
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    11am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    • Nov 25: Thanksgiving Eve — closes at 2pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day
    • Nov 27: Closed the day after Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

  11. Upper East Side

    Open · until 6pm

    $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.

    On view: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: The Substitute Design Across Time: Exploring the Smithsonian’s Design Collection

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    10am–6pm
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    10am–6pm
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    10am–6pm
    Sun
    10am–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  12. Chelsea

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    Dia Art Foundation's free exhibition space on West 22nd Street in Chelsea, presenting artist exhibitions alongside talks, readings, concerts and a bookshop.

    On view: David Lamelas: The Machine

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    noon–6pm
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    noon–6pm
    Sun
    Closed
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  13. Greenwich Village

    Closed that day

    Free for everyone

    Free museum at Hebrew Union College in Greenwich Village showing contemporary artists of all faiths exploring Jewish identity, history and culture, drawing on a collection of over 2,500 twentieth- and twenty-first-century works.

    On view: A Joyful Noise! Mothers, Prophets, Warriors: Women of the Bible

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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    9am–6:30pm
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    Closed
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    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price Bring current government-issued photo ID (for security).

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 2,500 works from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, much of it displayed in the public spaces of the college’s New York campus and in themed temporary shows.

    • Joan Roth, portrait of Rabbi Sally Priesand. Recent gift of a 2020–21 digital photograph showing Rabbi Priesand on her pulpit surrounded by rainbows.
  14. Financial District

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    A National Park Service memorial on Wall Street, on the site where George Washington took the oath as first president, with free exhibit galleries on Washington, the Constitution and the federal government.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Exhibit galleries on George Washington, the Constitution and the federal government, with guided and self-guided tours of the building.

    • Inaugural Gallery. Displays the Bible Washington used at his inauguration when it is not in use by its owner lodge or on tour; it is currently on tour.
  15. Morningside Heights

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    The classical mausoleum of Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant on Riverside Drive, run by the National Park Service, with a crypt, mosaics of Civil War campaigns and a visitor center. Free.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    10am–4pm
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    Fri
    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    A domed tomb designed by architect John Duncan after classical models, with the red granite sarcophagi of Ulysses and Julia Grant in an open crypt.

    • The crypt. Two red granite sarcophagi set on dark granite and viewed from a marble parapet, in an interior modeled on Napoleon’s tomb.
    • Mosaic lunettes. Three mosaics by Allyn Cox, added for the 1965 Appomattox centennial, show Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Lee’s surrender.
  16. Harlem

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    Alexander Hamilton's country home, commissioned in 1800 and now set in St. Nicholas Park, run by the National Park Service with a free visitor center and free first-come, first-served ranger tours of the historic rooms.

    Hours, prices

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    Closed
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
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    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

  17. Chinatown

    Open · until 5pm

    $15 · Adults

    • Pay what you wish 10am–5pm Mon/Fri

    The restored 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark built by Eastern European Jewish immigrants, with docent tours, a self-guide and exhibitions.

    On view: Lighting the World: Menorahs Around the Globe

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
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    10am–5pm
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    10am–5pm
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    10am–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving
    • Nov 27: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Students and seniors $10
    • Children 5–17 $8
    • Children under 5 Free
    • IDNYC cardholders Free Bring IDNYC card.
    • Visitors with disabilities plus an attendant Free
    • Active-duty US military and families Free Bring valid ID.
    • SNAP and WIC recipients (up to four visitors) Free Bring EBT or WIC card.
    • Pay what you wish 10am–5pm Mon/Fri

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

  18. East Harlem

    Open · until 5pm

    $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.

    On view: Halumii Ktapihna Raise Your Voice The Occupied City

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
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    10am–5pm
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    10am–9pm
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    10am–5pm
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    10am–6pm
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    10am–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  19. SoHo and Little Italy

    Open · until 5pm

    Free · Active US military (bring appropriate ID)

    • Free for Active US military

    The official museum of the FDNY, in a 1904 firehouse in Hudson Square, tracing New York firefighting from bucket brigades to today, with antique apparatus and a 9/11 memorial.

    On view: Colonial Firefighting

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    10am–5pm
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    10am–5pm
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    10am–5pm
    Sun
    10am–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $15
    • Students $10
    • Seniors (65+) $10
    • Visitors with disabilities $10
    • Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics from outside NYC $10
    • Youth (ages 3-17) $6
    • Museums for All (EBT/SNAP) $3 Bring your EBT/SNAP card.
    • Children 2 and under Free
    • Members (including Museum Council and Cool Culture members) Free Bring appropriate ID.
    • Active US military Free Your price Bring appropriate ID.

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Ongoing

      Colonial Firefighting(opens in new tab)

      The volunteer firefighters of colonial New York, told with multimedia, 3D models and an animation of the 1776 fire that destroyed 500 buildings.

    Always on view

    One of the largest collections of fire-related art and artifacts, with over ten thousand objects from the late 18th century on, shown on two exhibit floors.

    • Fire apparatus. A horse-drawn ladder wagon and motorized vehicles including a 1921 American La France engine.
    • Romance of Firefighting. Second-floor paintings, prints and hand-pumped engines from the volunteer era.
    • Tools and Uniforms. Modern gear from turnout coats to bunker gear, plus tools like the Halligan and the Jaws of Life.
    • 9/11 Memorial. A permanent memorial to the 343 FDNY members who died on September 11, 2001.
  20. Upper West Side

    Closing soon · until 4pm (last entry 3:31pm)

    Free for everyone

    A quiet Upper West Side townhouse showing about two hundred paintings by Russian-born artist Nicholas Roerich across three floors, with free admission and free concerts.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    noon–4pm (last entry 3:30pm)
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    noon–4pm (last entry 3:30pm)
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    noon–4pm (last entry 3:30pm)
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    noon–4pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Sat
    noon–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sun
    noon–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Around two hundred of Nicholas Roerich's paintings, most kept permanently on view, plus drawings, archives and material on the Roerich Pact and Banner of Peace.

    • Himalayan gallery. Roerich's Himalayan mountainscapes, shown with a subtle scent made from Himalayan botanicals that is part of the work.
    • Third Floor geodes. A collection of fragile geode specimens shown in the Third Floor Gallery; not to be touched.
  21. Chelsea

    Open · until 9pm (last entry 8:31pm)

    $15 · Adults

    • Free 10am–9pm Fri

    The first poster museum in the United States, with changing exhibitions on the history, design and impact of posters, in a renovated building on West 23rd Street.

    On view: From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938) (closes Nov 1) Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime (closes Nov 1) Designed to Be Red: Native American & Indigenous Poster Works Cuteness, Conservatism, & Consumption: Lefor-Openo and Postwar France

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    Closed
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    Closed
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    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Fri
    10am–9pm (last entry 8:30pm)
    Sat
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    Sun
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Students and educators $10
    • Veterans $10
    • Seniors 65 and over $10
    • Visitors with disabilities (one care partner free) $10
    • Kids under 18 Free
    • Members Free
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders (up to four people) Free Bring a SNAP or EBT card. Museums for All
    • Free 10am–9pm Fri
    • Free 10am–6pm, third Sunday of the month

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A permanent collection of more than 15,000 posters from the late 1800s to today, including a growing archive of contemporary posters, shown through changing exhibitions.

    • Poster House Living Archive. Contemporary posters collected from designers, agencies and companies around the world.
    • Rene Wanner Research Library. About 3,000 volumes on posters, open for reference by appointment.
  22. Greenwich Village

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    An artists' club founded in 1871, in a Greenwich Village brownstone on Fifth Avenue, whose galleries show its permanent collection and work by living artists free to the public.

    On view: SCNY Working (closes Oct 23)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
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    1pm–6pm
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    1pm–6pm
    Thu
    1pm–6pm
    Fri
    1pm–6pm
    Sat
    1pm–5pm
    Sun
    1pm–5pm

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    About 1,800 paintings, sculptures, objects and works on paper by past and present members, from the 1840s to today, rotated through the townhouse.

    • Artist palette collection. About 140 palettes used by American artists, one of the largest private collections of American artist palettes in the world.
    • Mug collection. About 80 ceramic mugs painted by members between 1899 and 1924 to raise money for the library.
  23. Upper East Side

    Open · until 5:30pm (last entry 5:16pm)

    $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.

    On view: Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now Collection in Focus | Modern European Currents Taryn Simon: Father Country I Do Love You

    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
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  24. Upper East Side

    Ages 10 and up only

    Open · until 5:30pm (last entry 4:31pm)

    $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.

    On view: Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500

    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)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving
    • Dec 4: 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

    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.
  25. Upper East Side

    Open · until 5pm

    Free for everyone

    America's oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and graphic-arts enthusiasts, founded in 1884, with free public exhibitions of books, prints and works on paper in its ground-floor and second-floor galleries on East 60th Street.

    On view: Henry Wessel: Photographs and Books Pioneers in Hand Papermaking: 50 Years of Innovation at Dieu Donné

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    10am–5pm
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  26. Chelsea

    Open · until 8pm

    Free for everyone

    A free fashion museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, with a collection of more than 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to today shown in changing exhibitions.

    On view: Architecting the Future of Creative Intelligence (CI) Doll Dressing

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–8pm
    Thu
    noon–8pm
    Fri
    noon–8pm
    Sat
    10am–5pm
    Sun
    10am–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Through Nov 8

      Architecting the Future of Creative Intelligence (CI)(opens in new tab)

      The 2026 annual show of FIT's Creative Technology & Design program in the Goodman Lobby, with student projects in dynamic branding, AI-assisted design, digital product design and kinetic typography.

      Free

    • On view · Through Jan 3, 2027

      Doll Dressing(opens in new tab)

      How dolls have shaped high fashion, from 18th-century fashion dolls to baby-doll dresses and paper-doll looks, with designs by Marc Jacobs, Patrick Kelly, Anna Sui and others.

      Free

    Always on view

    More than 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to the present, strongest in modern and contemporary womenswear, plus a textile collection reaching back to the fifth century.

    • Couture and ready-to-wear. Designers including Alaïa, Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Halston, Charles James and Vivienne Westwood.
    • Footwear. Thousands of pairs of shoes, with examples by Manolo Blahnik, Roger Vivier and Ferragamo.
    • Millinery. More than 3,000 hats by milliners such as Lilly Daché, Halston and Philip Treacy.
    • Textiles. Fabrics from the fifth century on, including work by William Morris, Salvador Dalí and Raoul Dufy.
  27. Financial District

    Open · until 6pm (last entry 5:31pm)

    Free for everyone

    A free Battery Park City museum about tall buildings and New York's changing skylines, looking at their design, engineering, construction and real estate.

    On view: The Invention of Park Avenue

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A permanent gallery traces the history of building tall, from the pyramids to today's supertall towers, with models, photographs and timelines.

    • History of Height mural. A 36-foot timeline of the world's tallest structures and the technology and economics behind them.
    • World Trade Center gallery. Photographs, film and models of the original Twin Towers and the rebuilding at Ground Zero.
    • World's tallest models. Scale models of Burj Khalifa, Taipei 101 and Shanghai World Financial Center.
    • Chesko mini models. Hand-carved miniature wooden models of Downtown and Midtown Manhattan.
  28. Harlem

    Open · until 9pm (last entry 8:31pm)

    $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.

    On view: Tone Mark Bradford: Untitled (A–Z), 2010 A Sustained Becoming: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2026 Through Motion and Repose: Expanding the Walls 2026 and 6 more

    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.
  29. Gramercy and Flatiron

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    A National Park Service site recreating the townhouse where Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, was born and grew up, with free lower-floor exhibit galleries and free guided tours of the period rooms upstairs.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10am–4pm
    Thu
    10am–4pm
    Fri
    10am–4pm
    Sat
    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    The re-created boyhood home of Theodore Roosevelt, with period rooms upstairs and self-guided galleries of Roosevelt artifacts and history on the lower floor.

    • Period rooms. Rooms including the parlor, library and dining room, seen on a free guided tour.
    • Exhibit galleries. Self-guided lower-floor galleries with Roosevelt artifacts and historical information.
  30. SoHo and Little Italy

    Closing soon · until 3pm

    Free for everyone

    Walter De Maria's 1977 interior earth sculpture: 250 cubic yards of earth spread 22 inches deep across 3,600 square feet of a second-floor space, maintained by Dia and free to visit.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–3pm, 3:30pm–6pm
    Thu
    noon–3pm, 3:30pm–6pm
    Fri
    noon–3pm, 3:30pm–6pm
    Sat
    noon–3pm, 3:30pm–6pm
    Sun
    noon–3pm, 3:30pm–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    A single long-term installation: De Maria's third Earth Room, on view to the public since 1977 and commissioned and maintained by Dia Art Foundation.

    • The New York Earth Room (1977). 250 cubic yards of earth weighing about 280,000 lbs, filling 3,600 square feet of floor to a depth of 22 inches.
  31. Crown Heights

    Open · until 5pm

    Free for everyone

    Historic site and cultural center preserving the story of Weeksville, the second-largest known independent African American community in pre-Civil War America, with the landmarked Hunterfly Road Houses, art exhibitions and public programs.

    On view: Osisi Obodo – Community Shade Tree

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    11am–5pm
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    The Hunterfly Road Houses, New York City landmarks on the National Register, are rare surviving homes of free people of color in the urban North, plus archives, objects and more than 120 oral histories.

    • 1860s house. A single-story double house about the farming village of Weeksville in the Civil War era and the 1863 Draft Riots.
    • 1900s house. Home of the Johnsons, three generations of an African American family, exploring family life at the turn of the century.
    • 1930s house. Furnished from the Williams family, who lived there from 1923 to 1968, including the Great Depression.
  32. Greenwich Village

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    New York's oldest alternative art space, founded by artists in 1970 and now a free nonprofit gallery near the Whitney, showing artists who haven't yet had wide attention, plus talks, screenings and events.

    On view: Mieko Meguro: Works, New York, 2009–2026 (closes Oct 24) Eric Spencer: Words on my Mind (closes Oct 24)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  33. Chelsea

    Open · until 10pm

    $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.

    On view: The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans Coumba Samba: Stars and Stripes Roy Lichtenstein: Like New Roy Lichtenstein: 1997 and 3 more

    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.
  34. Gramercy and Flatiron

    Closed

    Free for everyone

    Yeshiva University's museum of Jewish art and cultural history, inside the Center for Jewish History, with galleries, a sculpture garden and a children's Discovery Center, drawing on over 10,000 artifacts.

    On view: All We Have Standing Between Us: 250 Years of Jews and American Democracy

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Tue
    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Wed
    9:30am–4:30pm (last entry 3:30pm)
    Thu
    9:30am–8pm (last entry 7pm)
    Fri
    10am–2pm (last entry 1pm)
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    11am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
    • Nov 25: Thanksgiving Eve — closes at 2pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day
    • Nov 27: Closed the day after Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 10,000 artifacts spanning thousands of years of Jewish life worldwide: fine and folk art, archaeological and ethnographic objects, textiles, ritual objects, manuscripts and books.

    • Jefferson letter. Thomas Jefferson's handwritten 1818 letter affirming religious freedom and denouncing antisemitism.
    • Baal Shem Tov Torah and tefillin. The Torah scroll and tefillin of the founder of Hasidism (1700–1760).
    • Simon of Trent trial record. A 1478 record of the blood libel trial.
  35. Midtown

    Closing soon · until 4pm (last entry 3:01pm)

    $15 · Adults

    Fine art and interactive displays about dogs and the human-canine bond, drawn from a collection of about 1,700 works and a 4,000-volume library, near Grand Central.

    On view: 47th Annual AKC Publications Photo Contest Winners (closes Nov 1) Xoloitzcuintle

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    11am–6pm (last entry 5pm)
    Thu
    11am–6pm (last entry 5pm)
    Fri
    11am–6pm (last entry 5pm)
    Sat
    11am–6pm (last entry 5pm)
    Sun
    11am–6pm (last entry 5pm)
    • Oct 23: Early closing for the Bark After Dark Howl-o-ween event
    • Nov 25: Early closing before Thanksgiving
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $10
    • Youth (13–24) and students $10 Bring a valid school ID for students.
    • Active military and veterans $10
    • Children 3–12 (with an adult) $5
    • Children 2 and under (with an adult) Free
    • Members Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    One of the largest collections of dog-related fine art and artifacts: paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, ceramics and bronzes, plus trophies and collars, shown in rotating displays.

    • Museum Library. A 4,000-volume library with a kids’ corner of children’s books and an activity table.
  36. Midtown

    Open · until 6pm

    Free for everyone

    Austria's cultural forum in a landmark building by Raimund Abraham on East 52nd Street, with a multilevel gallery of free exhibitions plus free concerts, film, theater and literature events.

    On view: Erwin Wurm: Chamber Play with Jackson Pollock and Samuel Beckett The USA and The (Re)birth of Austrian Modern Culture After 1945

    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

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  37. Crown Heights

    Open · until 5pm (last entry 4:51pm)

    $15 · Everyone age 1 and older

    • Free 2pm–5pm Thu

    The world's first children's museum, open since 1899, with three floors of hands-on exhibits plus cultural and science programs for children from 6 months to 10 years old.

    On view: Empire Skate of Mind

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10am–5pm (last entry 4:50pm)
    Thu
    10am–5pm (last entry 4:50pm)
    Fri
    10am–5pm (last entry 4:50pm)
    Sat
    10am–5pm (last entry 4:50pm)
    Sun
    10am–5pm (last entry 4:50pm)

    Admission

    • Everyone age 1 and older $15 Your price
    • Children under 1 Free
    • Members Free
    • IDNYC cardholders 18+ (free individual membership) Free Bring your IDNYC card at the admissions desk. Only if you have not been a BCM member in the last 5 years.
    • Free 2pm–5pm Thu

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Through Apr 11, 2027

      Empire Skate of Mind(opens in new tab)

      A roller rink for families with children 3 and up. Skating is an add-on to museum admission; helmets and wrist guards are provided and skates can be rented.

      Separate ticket

    • Coming soon · Opens Oct 24

      Riders Ready: The Science of BMX(opens in new tab)

      A hands-on exhibit on the science of BMX: bike setup, track design, how helmets work, and speed, energy, balance and friction.

      Included with admission

    Always on view

    A cultural and natural history collection built up since 1899, including African artifacts, antiquities, dolls, rocks and minerals, insects, shells, shoes and hats, and taxidermy.

    • Dolls. Over 2,000 dolls from around the world; the best-known part of the collection.
    • African Culture. About 3,400 objects surveying African cultures.
    • Geological. Around 6,200 specimens, one of the oldest parts of the collection.
    • Antiquities. About 1,900 objects from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.
  38. Upper West Side

    Open · until 5pm

    $18 · Adults

    Hands-on, play-based exhibits and daily programs for children up to about age six on the Upper West Side, spread over four floors, with a dedicated area for babies and toddlers.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    10am–5pm
    Sun
    10am–5pm

    Admission

    • Adults $18 Your price
    • Children (ages 1–18) $18
    • Seniors (65+) $15 Bring ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities (personal care attendants free) $15
    • Infants under 12 months Free
    • EBT/SNAP cardholders (up to 4 tickets) Free Bring EBT/SNAP card and photo ID.
    • United Federation of Teachers members Free Bring UFT union card or cultural pass.
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Always on view

    Permanent, research-based play exhibits designed mainly for children from birth to six, alongside a rotating schedule of themed programs.

    • PlayWorks. Play-and-learn space for children from birth to age four, with daily circle time and art activities.
    • Adventures with Dora and Diego. Animal rescue missions teaching facts about animals and habitats; best for ages 2–6.
    • Inside Art: Create, Climb, Collaborate. Immersive, collaborative art pieces inspired by creative placemaking; best for ages 3–10.
    • Superpowered Metropolis. A comic-book version of New York City guided by three pigeons; for ages up to 6.
    • Dynamic H2O. Seasonal outdoor water exhibit about New York City's water system; weather-dependent.
    • Right To Vote. Installation marking the women’s suffrage centennial, about voting and working together.
    • Superheroine La Borinqueña. Exhibit featuring the Puerto Rican superheroine from the graphic novel series.
  39. Financial District

    Open · until 5pm

    $15 · Adults

    • Free 5pm–8pm Thu

    Gallery of China Institute in Lower Manhattan, founded in 1966 as the first US nonprofit gallery devoted to Chinese art, staging focused thematic exhibitions that span the Neolithic period to contemporary art.

    On view: China Institute Gallery at 60, 1966–2026: Selections from Three Millennia of Chinese Art

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–8pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    10am–5pm
    Sun
    10am–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving
    • Nov 27: Closed for the day after Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Students and seniors $10 Bring valid ID.
    • Children under 16 Free
    • Members Free
    • Free 5pm–8pm Thu

    Exhibitions

  40. Midtown

    Open · until 7pm

    Free · General admission

    • Free for General admission

    New York City's fire-safety learning center on West 48th Street in Midtown, where visitors can climb on a fire truck, try on bunker gear, meet a firefighter, crawl through a smoke-filled hallway and see a simulated fire scene.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–7pm
    Tue
    10am–7pm
    Wed
    10am–7pm
    Thu
    10am–7pm
    Fri
    10am–7pm
    Sat
    10am–7pm
    Sun
    11am–5pm

    Admission

    • Fire-safety presentation, adults $8
    • Fire-safety presentation, children $7
    • General admission Free Your price

    Always on view

    Hands-on fire-safety exhibits and multimedia presentations, centered on a fire simulator where a firefighter guides visitors through what to do in a fire.

    • Fire simulator. A guided presentation with special effects on escaping a fire; visitors leave with materials for a home escape plan.
    • Fire truck and bunker gear. Climb on a realistic fire truck and try on firefighter gear.
  41. Financial District

    Open · until 5pm

    $10 · Adults (18+)

    A museum of the American Revolution on the upper floors of Fraunces Tavern, where Washington bade farewell to his officers in 1783, with period rooms, Revolutionary-era objects and changing exhibitions.

    On view: Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation The Birch Trials at Fraunces Tavern

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    noon–5pm
    Tue
    noon–5pm
    Wed
    noon–5pm
    Thu
    noon–5pm
    Fri
    noon–5pm
    Sat
    noon–5pm
    Sun
    noon–5pm

    Admission

    • Adults (18+) $10 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $5
    • Students $5 Bring a valid ID.
    • Children 6–17 $5
    • Visitors with disabilities and an attendant $5 Bring a valid ID.
    • Children 5 and under Free
    • Active U.S. military and veterans Free Bring an ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders and families (Museums for All) Free Bring your EBT card and a valid ID.

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    An 8,000-piece collection of furnishings, documents, personal artifacts and art from Colonial America, the Revolution and the Early Republic, with about 400 objects on view.

    • The Long Room. A re-created 18th-century public dining room, where Washington said farewell to his officers in December 1783.
    • Period rooms. A private dining room and a guest bedchamber show how the colonial tavern served and lodged its guests.
    • Governing the Nation from Fraunces Tavern. Depicts the Department of Foreign Affairs, one of three government offices housed here in 1785–88.
    • George Washington Portrait Gallery. Mostly late-18th-century prints of Washington made during his lifetime.
    • Regimental flags. A permanent exhibition on the flags of the groups that fought for American independence.
  42. Financial District

    Open · until 4pm

    Free for everyone

    Two historic harbor forts, Fort Jay and Castle Williams, on 22 acres of Governors Island managed by the National Park Service, with free ranger programs. Reached by a short ferry from Lower Manhattan.

    Hours, prices

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10am–4pm
    Thu
    10am–4pm
    Fri
    10am–4pm
    Sat
    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

  43. Washington Heights

    Open · until 5pm

    $15 suggested · Adults (suggested)

    Art and culture of Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Goa and the Philippines on Audubon Terrace, from antiquities to the 20th century, including Sorolla's Vision of Spain gallery. Free with a suggested donation; reserve a ticket.

    On view: Uptown Visions (closes Nov 1) A Collection Without Borders (closes Nov 1) Esperanza Cortés: Embroidered Allegories (closes Nov 1) A Living Vision: the Sorolla Gallery at 100

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    noon–5pm
    Fri
    noon–5pm
    Sat
    noon–5pm
    Sun
    noon–5pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults (suggested) $15 suggested Your price
    • NY, NJ and CT residents (suggested) $10 suggested
    • Students (suggested) $5 suggested
    • Seniors 65+ (suggested) $5 suggested
    • Children under 10 Free
    • Members Free

    Timed tickets required: book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 18,000 paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, photographs and drawings from prehistoric Iberia to the 20th century, including a major group of Viceregal Latin American art. Renovations mean parts may be off view.

    • Joaquín Sorolla's Vision of Spain. A long-term installation of 14 monumental canvases of regional Spanish life, painted 1912–1919, in its own gallery.
    • Francisco de Goya, The Duchess of Alba (1797). One of the collection works the museum features on its homepage.
    • Diego Velázquez, Portrait of a Little Girl. A portrait from about 1638–42 featured among collection highlights.
    • El Greco, St. Jerome. A painting from about 1600 featured among collection highlights.
  44. SoHo and Little Italy

    Open · until 6pm

    $18 · Adults (18–61)

    The life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, as athlete, activist, soldier, entrepreneur and family man, told through artifacts, film, media installations and a scale model of Ebbets Field.

    On view: Speak Out! Student Poster Exhibit

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    11am–6pm
    Fri
    11am–6pm
    Sat
    11am–6pm
    Sun
    11am–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults (18–61) $18 Your price
    • Seniors (62+) $15
    • Youth (ages 5–17) $15
    • Students $15 Bring a .edu email address and current student ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities (care partner free) $15
    • Veterans and active military ($3 off) $15 Bring verifying ID, shown on-site.
    • Children under 5 Free
    • Members Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Permanent galleries trace Robinson's life from his birth in 1919 against the backdrop of U.S. history, with artifacts, videos and interactive displays on his athletic career and civil rights work.

    • Game Day. An interactive 3/16-scale model of Ebbets Field with video, projections and audio.
    • Robinson and Rickey. Player contracts, letters and photographs tied to the Brooklyn Dodgers and Branch Rickey.
    • The Dugout. Fan letters and the first national Rookie of the Year plaque ever awarded.
    • Pop Culture Icon. Magazine covers, comic books, movie posters and other artifacts on his place in popular culture.
    • Introductory film. A short film (about 6 minutes) on his early family life and values.
  45. SoHo and Little Italy

    Open · until 6pm

    $10 suggested · Everyone (suggested donation)

    A museum on Wooster Street in SoHo dedicated to collecting, caring for and presenting art by queer artists, with changing exhibitions and public programs. Admission is a suggested $10 donation.

    On view: Soft Spaces: Heather Marie Scholl and Eva Wu Shu Lea Cheang: LOVER LOVE Hortensia Mi Kafchin: Through Different Eyes

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–6pm
    Thu
    noon–6pm
    Fri
    noon–6pm
    Sat
    noon–6pm
    Sun
    noon–6pm
    • Nov 11: Closed for Veterans Day
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Everyone (suggested donation) $10 suggested Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

  46. Tribeca

    Closed that day

    Free for everyone

    A retired Coast Guard lighthouse tender (in service 1933–1972), America's only surviving steam-powered one, docked at Pier 25 as a free museum ship with exhibits on her history and restoration. Open weekend afternoons in season.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    Closed
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    2pm–6pm (last entry 5:45pm)
    Sun
    2pm–6pm (last entry 5:45pm)
    • Oct 24: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Oct 25: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Oct 31: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 1: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 7: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 8: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 14: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 15: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 21: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 22: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 28: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Nov 29: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Dec 5: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)
    • Dec 6: Closed for the season (the 2026 season ended October 18)

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Permanent exhibits on board tell the story of the ship's service tending lighthouses and buoys and her ongoing restoration, drawn from the museum's collections.

    • Beacons of the Delaware. An exhibit in the Petty Officers' Quarters on the lighthouses and lightship the ship once tended.
    • Captain Charles L. Lewis's sword. The officer's sword of the ship's second captain, donated in August 2026 and shown in the main gallery.
  47. Midtown

    Open · until 6pm

    $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.

    On view: Nike: Form Follows Motion Jessica Lichtenstein: Rewilding

    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
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  48. Chinatown

    Open · until 6pm

    $15 · Adults

    A museum on Centre Street that preserves and presents the history and contributions of Chinese people in America through its core exhibition, changing shows and archives.

    On view: Ed Young's Bright Worlds: Gesture and Feeling in 60 Years of Picture Books for Children Hilda Shen: Their Landscapes With a Single Step

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    11am–6pm
    Thu
    11am–6pm
    Fri
    11am–6pm
    Sat
    11am–6pm
    Sun
    11am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Seniors (over 55) $10
    • Students $10 Bring valid student ID.
    • Visitors with disabilities (caregivers free) $10
    • NYC residents Pay what you wish Bring NYS driver's license or ID, IDNYC, a New York library card or a bill with a New York State address. Bought in person only.
    • Children under 12 Free
    • Active-duty military and families Free Bring valid military ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders Free Bring EBT card.
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

  49. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

    Open · until 8pm

    $12 · Adults

    Art, education and social justice through the lens of Africa and its diaspora, shown at MoCADA's flagship Culture Lab II gallery and café in the L10 arts building in Fort Greene.

    Hours, prices

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–8pm
    Thu
    noon–8pm
    Fri
    noon–8pm
    Sat
    noon–8pm
    Sun
    noon–5pm

    Admission

    • Adults $12 Your price
    • Children 6-17 and students $8 Bring a valid student ID.
    • Seniors and people living with disabilities (chaperones free) $5
    • EBT cardholders $4
    • Children under 6 Free
  50. Chelsea

    Open · until 5pm

    $33 · Adults

    A hands-on museum of mathematics where visitors of every age explore patterns and structures through interactive exhibits, galleries and programs.

    Hours, prices

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    10am–5pm
    Sat
    10am–5pm
    Sun
    10am–5pm
    • Oct 29: Open until 7pm; Free Play (free general admission) 3–7pm
    • Nov 4: Closes at 2:30pm for Math Encounters
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving
    • Dec 2: Closes at 2:30pm for Math Encounters

    Admission

    • Adults $33 Your price
    • Youth (ages 2–17) $22
    • Full-time students $22 Bring student ID.
    • Seniors (60+) $22 Bring ID.
    • Children under 2 Free
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

  51. Financial District

    Open · until 7pm (last entry 5:31pm)

    $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.

    On view: Our Flag Was Still There In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service Faces of Ground Zero: Photographs by Joe McNally Responding in Ink: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and 9/11 and 2 more

    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 27: Open this Tuesday (every Tuesday in October)
    • Dec 1: Open this Tuesday (every Tuesday in December)

    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.
  52. 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)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  53. Downtown Brooklyn

    Open · until 4pm

    $15 · Adults

    Transit history in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, with a platform of vintage subway and elevated cars, a working signal tower, buses and trolleys, and changing shows from the museum's collection.

    On view: The New York Transit Museum: 50 Years of Stories Ode to the Orange Seats FAREwell, MetroCard Ticket to Ride

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    10am–4pm
    Thu
    10am–4pm
    Fri
    10am–4pm
    Sat
    10am–4pm
    Sun
    10am–4pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Children (2-17) $10
    • Seniors (62+) $10
    • Visitors with disabilities (personal care attendants free) $10
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than one million items covering the region's public transportation, from maps, photographs and drawings to tools, equipment, textiles and retired rolling stock.

    • Moving the Millions. A block-long platform with twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907 and a working signal tower.
    • On the Streets: New York's Trolleys and Buses. Surface transit from the early 1800s on, with a 12-seat city bus, a bus cab and interactive street furniture.
    • Steel, Stone & Backbone. How the city's first subway line was built and the workers who built it.
    • No Spitting on the Platform. Historic wayfinding and platform etiquette signs from before Subway Standard Helvetica.
    • Trolley and Bus Study Center. More than 50 detailed scale models of trolleys and work cars, focused on Brooklyn.
    • Subway Science. Objects and images from the labs that tested transit materials from 1900 to the mid-1990s.
  54. Upper East Side

    Open · until 5pm

    $18 · Adults

    The Society of Illustrators' Museum of Illustration, founded in 1981, shows year-round exhibitions of illustration and comic art in a five-story townhouse on East 63rd Street.

    On view: All Around Us: The Art of Carson Ellis (closes Oct 24) American Society of Botanical Artists 29th Annual International Exhibition RIBBIT: The Art of the Amphibian & Reptile

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    11am–5pm
    Thu
    11am–5pm
    Fri
    11am–5pm
    Sat
    11am–5pm
    Sun
    Closed
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $18 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $12
    • Full-time students (undergraduate and below) $12 Bring current student ID.
    • Children 10 and under with an adult Free
    • Members and up to 4 guests Free
    • Wheelchair users Free Only the first-floor Main Gallery is reachable without stairs.

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A permanent collection of about 3,500 illustrations, shown periodically, alongside year-round themed exhibitions and the MoCCA Gallery of comic and cartoon art.

    • MoCCA Gallery. Opened in 2012 for curated exhibitions of comic and cartoon art.
  55. Williamsburg and Greenpoint

    Open · until 6pm

    $10 · General admission

    A small nonprofit community museum in a Williamsburg storefront, with a permanent display of New York City artifacts and rotating shows of collections lent by local collectors.

    On view: Still Manic After All These Years: 50 Years of Manic Panic

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    noon–6pm
    Fri
    noon–6pm
    Sat
    noon–6pm
    Sun
    noon–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • General admission $10 Your price
    • NYC residents $8 Bring valid ID.
    • College students, educators and seniors (65+) $5 Bring current valid ID for students.
    • Children 12 and under Free
    • Members Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A permanent display of everyday New York City artifacts, started in 2002 as a window display in the founder's apartment and housed on Metropolitan Avenue since 2006.

    • Statue of Liberty postcards. Souvenir postcards of the statue.
    • Terracotta fragments. Pieces from landmark city buildings.
    • Subway tokens. Tokens from the city transit system.
    • Geological core samples. Part of the permanent collection.
  56. Sunset Park and Bay Ridge

    Open · until 5pm

    Free for everyone

    A 478-acre cemetery founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, with hills, glacial ponds, old trees and a large outdoor collection of 19th- and 20th-century monuments and mausoleums. Free.

    On view: Reposo y Recuerdo: Día de Muertos Ofrenda Celadon Landscape: Jean Shin Offering: Jean Shin

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    8am–6pm
    Tue
    8am–6pm
    Wed
    8am–6pm
    Thu
    8am–6pm
    Fri
    8am–6pm
    Sat
    8am–6pm
    Sun
    8am–6pm
    • Oct 23: Cemetery closes at 5pm to prepare for Nightfall (Green-House hours unchanged)

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Through Nov 15

      Reposo y Recuerdo: Día de Muertos Ofrenda(opens in new tab)

      Laura Anderson Barbata's Day of the Dead altar in the Historic Chapel, with handwoven hammocks and papel picado; visitors can add photos, notes and other small tributes.

      Free

    • On view · Ongoing

      Celadon Landscape: Jean Shin(opens in new tab)

      Two large vessels built from thousands of discarded Korean celadon shards, in the Green-House's Focus Gallery; visitors write names of loved ones on paper shards that the artist adds to a scroll.

      Free

    • On view · Ongoing

      Offering: Jean Shin(opens in new tab)

      An earthwork in the Main Entrance meadow where two felled Green-Wood trees are buried in a mound that slowly decomposes and grows native wildflowers, ringed by glacial stones to sit on.

      Free

    Always on view

    A 478-acre landscape founded in 1838 as one of the first rural cemeteries in America, with one of the largest outdoor collections of 19th- and 20th-century statuary and mausoleums and a living collection of old trees.

    • Notable residents. Graves include Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Boss Tweed and Horace Greeley.
    • Revolutionary War site. Part of the 1776 Battle of Long Island was fought on what are now the grounds.
    • Sophie Calle installation. A 25-year artwork near the Main Entrance where visitors write down secrets and leave them in a grave the artist designed.
    • The Green-House. Visitor center around the restored 1895 Weir Greenhouse at 25th Street, with exhibitions and a cafe.
    • Birding. A member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, popular with bird watchers.
  57. Upper East Side

    Open · until 6pm

    $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.

    On view: Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte Focus Gallery: Oded Halahmy: Models in Wood Sacred Splendor: Jewish Ritual Art and Christian Treasures from St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Focus Gallery: Hannah Altman: Not a Circle but a Spiral and 2 more

    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
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  58. Midtown

    Open · until 6pm

    $20 · Adults

    Midtown museum of television and radio, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio, with exhibits, theater screenings, a gaming studio and a library for watching shows from its archive.

    On view: NBC100: A Century Together

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–6pm
    Thu
    noon–6pm
    Fri
    noon–6pm
    Sat
    noon–6pm
    Sun
    noon–6pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • Adults $20 Your price
    • Students, teachers, seniors, first responders and veterans $16
    • Children under 12 Free
    • Paley Members (and a guest) Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Ongoing

      NBC100: A Century Together(opens in new tab)

      NBC's centennial across three floors, with costumes, props and more than 75 artifacts from shows like Friends, Seinfeld and The Tonight Show, plus interactive photo spots.

      Included with admission

    Always on view

    The Paley Archive holds over 160,000 television and radio programs and ads from more than a century, across all genres and from seventy countries, viewable at the museum.

    • The Library. Browse and watch programs from the Paley Archive during museum hours.
    • PaleyGX Gaming Studio. Video games and VR at the museum.
  59. East Village

    Open · until 6pm

    $15 · General admission

    An East Village museum, founded in 1976, holding more than 46,000 objects of Ukrainian folk art, fine art and archives, with changing exhibitions of historical and contemporary Ukrainian art.

    On view: The Ground Shifts Beneath Our Feet | Zhanna Kadyrova A Living Canvas: The Ukrainian Museum at 50

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–6pm
    Thu
    noon–6pm
    Fri
    noon–6pm
    Sat
    noon–6pm
    Sun
    noon–6pm
    • Oct 29: Last Thursday of the month: open late, with free admission 6–9pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    Admission

    • General admission $15 Your price
    • Seniors $10
    • Full-time students $10 Bring a current student ID.
    • Children 12 and under Free
    • Members Free Bring proof of membership.

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 46,000 objects gathered since 1976: over 8,000 folk art pieces, more than 3,300 fine art works strong in early 20th-century Ukrainian modernism and diaspora artists, and over 35,000 archival items.

    • Folk art. Embroidered and woven textiles, kilims, rushnyky, costumes, pysanky, jewelry, ceramics and carved wood, mostly 19th–20th century.
    • Ukrainian modernism. Works by Alexander Archipenko, David Burliuk, Alexis Gritchenko, Vasyl Krychevsky, Oleksa Novakivsky, Ivan Trusz and Nikifor.
    • Diaspora artists. Artists who settled in the US after World War II, including Jacques Hnizdovsky and Jurij Solovij.
    • Archives. Photographs, letters, playbills, rare books and maps on Ukrainian immigration, plus coin, banknote and stamp collections.
  60. Red Hook

    Closed that day

    Free for everyone

    A museum aboard the 1914 wooden Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79 at Pier 44 in Red Hook, with maritime and railroad artifacts from New York Harbor's lighterage era, free docent tours, art shows and performances.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    4pm–8pm
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    1pm–5pm
    Sun
    Closed
    • Oct 29: Barge closed to visitors
    • Oct 31: Barge closed to visitors for Halloween

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Maritime and railroad artifacts from New York Harbor and the lighterage era (1860–1986), shown aboard a 1914 wooden railroad barge listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    • Captain's quarters. The barge captain's original living quarters.
    • Waterfront tools. Tools used by longshoremen and other harbor workers, plus the gongs and bells of the tug and barge system.
    • Ball machine. A gravity-powered ball machine that whirls, jumps and plays music.
  61. East New York and Canarsie

    Closed that day

    Free for everyone

    New York's oldest building, the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff farmhouse, set in a park and urban farm on the edge of East Flatbush and Canarsie, with guided house tours, a farmstand and seasonal family events.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    Closed
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    11am–2pm
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    • Everyone Free Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Three furnished rooms of the historic farmhouse reflect periods from the 17th-century Dutch colonial era to the early 19th century, with the surrounding park, garden and urban farm.

    • Period rooms. Three furnished rooms shown on guided tours, from the Dutch colonial era to the early 1800s.
    • Self-guided audio tour. A free audio tour of the house, available online or on the Gesso app.
    • Wyckoff Urban Farm. Farm and garden grounds with a Saturday farmstand from July through October.
  62. Prospect Heights

    Open · until 6pm (last entry 5:31pm)

    $22 · Adults

    A 52-acre garden beside Prospect Park with specialty gardens such as the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and Rose Garden, plus conservatories with a bonsai collection, desert and tropical pavilions.

    On view: Ancestral Ecologies (closes Oct 25) Block by Block (closes Oct 25) Block by Block: Streetscapes (closes Oct 25) Brooklyn’s Greening Heroes (closes Oct 25) and 1 more

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    10am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm)
    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)
    • Oct 24: Fall Harvest Festival only; no regular Garden admission this day
    • Nov 1: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 3: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 4: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 5: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 6: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 7: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 8: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 10: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 11: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 12: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 13: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 14: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 15: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 17: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 18: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 19: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 20: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 21: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 22: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 24: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 25: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day
    • Nov 27: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 28: November season hours 10am–3:30pm
    • Nov 29: November season hours 10am–3:30pm

    Admission

    • Adults $22 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $16
    • Students 12 and over $16 Bring a student ID.
    • Children under 12 Free
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 25

      Ancestral Ecologies(opens in new tab)

      Four multisensory installations by the 2026 Heidi Nitze Art × Environment Fellows that look at animist ways of understanding nature and materials.

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 25

      Block by Block(opens in new tab)

      Exhibits and events marking 30 years of the Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest and how residents' small greening efforts change their streets.

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 25

      Block by Block: Streetscapes(opens in new tab)

      Recreations on the Garden grounds of the stoops and streetscapes of the 2025 Greenest Block in Brooklyn winners, made with the gardeners themselves.

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 25

      Brooklyn’s Greening Heroes(opens in new tab)

      Portraits of Brooklyn residents, with their own accounts of how gardening became a way to build community.

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 31

      We Can’t Dream Alone(opens in new tab)

      Four paintings by Brooklyn artist Madjeen Isaac about collective care, memory and ecological knowledge as groundwork for a fairer future.

    Always on view

    A 52-acre garden opened in 1911, with themed outdoor gardens, a conservatory complex and collections such as flowering cherries, lilacs, roses and orchids.

    • Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Completed in 1915 by Takeo Shiota; one of the first public Japanese gardens in the United States.
    • Fragrance Garden. Opened in 1955 as the first US garden designed for blind visitors, with raised beds, a guide rail and Braille labels.
    • Cherry Esplanade and flowering cherries. The cherry trees usually bloom through April and early May.
    • Conservatories. Includes the Bonsai Museum, Desert and Tropical Pavilions, and the Aquatic House and Orchid Collection.
    • Rose Garden. One of the specialty gardens on the grounds.
    • Children's Garden. A program started in 1914 where city children grow their own food plants.
  63. Coney Island and Brighton Beach

    Closed that day

    $5 · Adults

    A small museum on the history of Coney Island's amusement district, with photographs, paintings, ephemera, amusement objects and vintage signs, upstairs in Coney Island USA's landmarked building on Surf Avenue.

    On view: Five Cents To Dreamland: A Trip to Coney Island

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    Closed
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    noon–5pm
    Sun
    noon–5pm
    • Oct 24: Closed for a private event

    Admission

    • Adults $5 Your price
    • Seniors, children under 12 and residents of ZIP code 11224 $3
    • Coney Island USA members Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A collection devoted to Coney Island history: photographs, paintings, ephemera, amusement objects and vintage signs.

    • Funhouse mirrors. Shown among the permanent collection highlights.
    • Shooting gallery targets. Shown among the permanent collection highlights.
    • Hold-to-light postcards. Rare postcards shown among the collection highlights.
    • Studio photo booth. A mid-century photo booth from the collection.
  64. Washington Heights

    Open · until 4pm

    $3 · General admission (ages 3 and up)

    A restored Dyckman family farmhouse in Inwood, opened as a museum in 1916, with period rooms, changing exhibitions and a small garden with a smokehouse and a reconstructed Revolutionary War hut.

    On view: Soon Come, Likkle More (closes Oct 24) Finding Peace: Three Chairs of Rest

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    Closed
    Fri
    noon–4pm
    Sat
    10am–4pm
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    • General admission (ages 3 and up) $3 Your price
    • Children under 3 Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    • Closing soon · Through Oct 24

      Soon Come, Likkle More(opens in new tab)

      Jhanique Lovejoy's photographs, textiles and sculpture draw on her family archive to explore Jamaican-American memory and home, installed in the farmhouse rooms.

    • On view · Ongoing

      Finding Peace: Three Chairs of Rest(opens in new tab)

      Regina Evans built an altar of three seats remembering the free and enslaved people connected to the Dyckman family, named in recent archival research.

      Included with admission

    • Coming soon · Oct 30 – Jan 30, 2027

      Spot P!(opens in new tab)

      Kasper Klop, Morwenna Spagnol and Deron Gopie present New Yorkers’ answers to a survey about Peter Stuyvesant, alongside extracts from his own writings and original letters addressed to him.

    Always on view

    Period rooms furnished with Dyckman family objects and pieces gathered by the founders during the 1915–16 restoration, plus a permanent exhibition on health and medicine.

    • Home Sick. Permanent exhibition on 19th-century medicine and tuberculosis, and the enslaved people who cared for the sick.
    • Garden and Hessian Hut. A garden of just under half an acre with a reproduction smokehouse and a reconstructed Revolutionary War soldiers’ hut.
  65. East Village

    Open · until 6pm

    $5 suggested · All visitors

    New York University's fine arts museum on Cooper Square (formerly the Grey Art Gallery), caring for the NYU Art Collection of nearly 7,000 works, with major holdings of modern Iranian, Turkish and Indian art. Suggested donation.

    On view: by Alison Knowles: A Retrospective (1960–2022) Making Music: Helen Frankenthaler Prints from the New York University Art Collection

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    11am–6pm
    Wed
    11am–8pm
    Thu
    11am–6pm
    Fri
    11am–6pm
    Sat
    11am–5pm
    Sun
    Closed
    • Nov 26: Closed Thanksgiving weekend
    • Nov 27: Closed Thanksgiving weekend
    • Nov 28: Closed Thanksgiving weekend

    Admission

    • All visitors $5 suggested Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    The NYU Art Collection holds nearly 7,000 objects from the late 19th century to today, strongest in American painting since the 1940s, with European prints and downtown New York art.

    • Abby Weed Grey Collection. About 1,000 modern works from Asia and the Middle East, among the largest holdings of Iranian, Indian and Turkish modern art outside those countries.
    • American postwar painting. Works by Romare Bearden, Helen Frankenthaler, Arshile Gorky, Louise Nevelson, Ad Reinhardt and others.
    • Cottrell-Lovett Collection. A 2022 gift of over 200 works by downtown New York artists.
  66. Lower East Side

    Open · until 6:30pm (last entry 6:01pm)

    $18 · Adults

    A museum of photography and visual culture on the Lower East Side, founded in 1974 to champion socially engaged "concerned photography", with changing exhibitions, a free ground-floor Incubator Space, a photobook shop and a café.

    On view: I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure Melissa Ann Pinney: "What’s Ms. Pinney Doing Here?"

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    Tue
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    Wed
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    Thu
    10:30am–8pm (last entry 7:30pm)
    Fri
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    Sat
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    Sun
    10:30am–6:30pm (last entry 6pm)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults $18 Your price
    • Seniors (62 and over) $14
    • Military $14
    • Visitors with disabilities (care partner free) $14
    • Students $12 Bring a valid student ID.
    • SNAP/EBT cardholders $3 Bring your SNAP/EBT card.
    • Visitors 14 and under Free
    • ICP members Free Bring membership card.
    • Free for New York District One residents 5pm–8pm Thu

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

  67. Crown Heights

    Closed that day

    $17 · Adults 16+

    A hands-on museum on Eastern Parkway where children of all backgrounds explore Jewish history, holidays and traditions through interactive exhibits, dioramas and games. Aimed mainly at ages 2 to 10.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–5pm
    Tue
    10am–5pm
    Wed
    10am–5pm
    Thu
    10am–5pm
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    10am–5:30pm

    Admission

    • Children 2–15 $19
    • Adults 16+ $17 Your price
    • Seniors (65+) $16
    • Visitors with disabilities (one chaperone free) $16
    • Children under 2 Free

    Always on view

    Two floors of permanent interactive galleries, with about 100 lifelike dioramas, covering Jewish holidays and customs, history and heroes, the Holocaust and Jewish life today.

    • Exploring Jewish Life. Creation, Shabbat, a holiday village, a kosher supermarket and kitchen.
    • Voyage Through Jewish History. From the patriarchs and matriarchs through the Land of Israel to the Jewish world today.
    • Noah's Ark. A play area for little ones with a ball pit, climbing structure and slide.
    • The Holocaust. True stories of courage and faith, told for children.
  68. Midtown

    Open · until 6pm

    See the official site for prices

    A Korean government cultural center in a building on East 32nd Street with a second-floor gallery, a large Hangeul tile wall by Ik-Joong Kang, a traditional Korean garden, a library and a program of performances and films.

    On view: Tchah Sup Kim: The Key to a New World (closes Oct 24)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    10am–6pm
    Wed
    10am–6pm
    Thu
    10am–6pm
    Fri
    10am–6pm
    Sat
    11am–5pm
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    Besides changing gallery shows, the center has a media wall, a traditional Korean garden and a large permanent installation in its atrium.

    • Hangeul Wall. Ik-Joong Kang’s 26 x 72 ft wall of 20,000 Hangeul tiles, built from 1,000 public submissions chosen from about 7,000.
    • Aeyangdan Garden. Described by the center as New York’s first traditional Korean garden, modeled on Soswaewon in Damyang.
  69. East Village

    Open · until 5pm (last entry 4:31pm)

    $15.5 · Adults

    An 1832 row house where the Tredwell merchant family lived for almost 100 years, shown with their original furnishings and belongings across five floors and a rear garden, plus an intact Underground Railroad hiding place. A museum since 1936.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    1pm–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Thu
    1pm–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Fri
    1pm–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sat
    1pm–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sun
    1pm–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)

    Admission

    • Adults $15.5 Your price
    • Seniors (over 65) and students $10.5 Bring student ID.
    • Children under 12 Free
    • Members Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    The Tredwell family's original furniture, décor and personal possessions, shown in period rooms of the house they occupied from 1835 until 1933.

    • Underground Railroad passageway. A narrow hiding place built beneath a chest of drawers by abolitionist builder Joseph Brewster in 1832, now on view.
    • Double parlor plasterwork. Restored ornamental plaster in the double parlor; the interior is a designated New York City landmark.
    • Period rooms and garden. Bedrooms, the ground-floor kitchen, the servants' fourth-floor room and the rear garden.
  70. Upper East Side

    Closed

    $15 · Adults

    A landmarked 1799 stone building that served as a day hotel from 1826, shown through guided tours of furnished period rooms and a quiet garden.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10:15am–4:30pm (last entry 3pm)
    Tue
    10:15am–4:30pm (last entry 3pm)
    Wed
    1:15pm–4:30pm (last entry 3pm)
    Thu
    10:15am–1:30pm (last entry noon)
    Fri
    10:15am–1:30pm (last entry noon)
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    Closed

    Admission

    • Adults $15 Your price
    • Children 12–16 $15
    • Seniors $12
    • Students 16 and over $12
    • Children under 12 Free

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Fully furnished period rooms that interpret the Mount Vernon Hotel years of 1826–1833, when New Yorkers came here for a day away from the crowded lower city.

    • Period rooms. Seen on a guided tour of about an hour.
    • Garden. An award-winning garden that can also be visited on its own.
  71. East Village

    Open · until 5pm

    $5 suggested · Everyone

    A volunteer-run museum in C-Squat on Avenue C that chronicles the Lower East Side's grassroots activism, from squatted buildings to community gardens.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    noon–5pm
    Thu
    noon–5pm
    Fri
    noon–5pm
    Sat
    noon–5pm
    Sun
    noon–5pm

    Admission

    • Everyone $5 suggested Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    Photographs, video, artifacts and documents on how Lower East Side activists reclaimed empty buildings and vacant lots and turned them into community spaces and gardens.

    • Reclaiming Space: Squats. Permanent exhibit on the squatters who took over derelict buildings during the 1970s housing crisis.
    • Reclaiming Space: Community Gardens. Permanent exhibit on how neighbors turned vacant lots into gardens in the 1970s and 1980s.
    • Activist History: Community, Surveillance, Biking. Permanent exhibit tied to Time's Up!, founded in 1987, which pushed cars out of public parks and campaigned on biking in the city.
  72. Gramercy and Flatiron

    Ages 18 and up only

    Open · until midnight (last entry 10:01pm)

    $32 · Basic ticket (18+) (bring valid government-issued photo ID)

    Adults-only museum on Fifth Avenue in NoMad with rotating exhibitions on the history, art, science and culture of human sexuality, plus the interactive Super Funland carnival and a bar.

    On view: The Life Force: Portraits from the Amparo & Manuel Foundation Artifact (XXX): Selections From Secret Locations

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    1pm–9pm (last entry 7pm)
    Tue
    1pm–9pm (last entry 7pm)
    Wed
    1pm–9pm (last entry 7pm)
    Thu
    1pm–10pm (last entry 8pm)
    Fri
    1pm–midnight (last entry 10pm)
    Sat
    1pm–midnight (last entry 10pm)
    Sun
    noon–9pm (last entry 7pm)

    Admission

    • Premium ticket (18+) $44 Bring valid government-issued photo ID. Listed as "starting at" $44; adds a novelty shot glass. $4 online service fee.
    • Basic ticket (18+) $32 Your price Bring valid government-issued photo ID. Listed as "starting at" $32; online sales add a $4 per-ticket service fee. Includes the museum and Super Funland.

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A permanent collection of over 20,000 objects, including art, photography, clothing, inventions and ephemera, plus research and film libraries.

    • Super Funland: Journey into the Erotic Carnival. Permanent interactive show on the sexual history of the carnival, with games, a Tunnel of Love ride and a two-story slide.
  73. Park Slope and Gowanus

    Open · until 4pm

    $3 suggested · Everyone

    A reconstruction of the 1699 Vechte-Cortelyou House in Washington Park, on the site of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn's final fighting, with a permanent exhibit on Brooklyn's colonial and Revolutionary history and contemporary art upstairs.

    On view: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Land

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    Closed
    Thu
    Closed
    Fri
    noon–4pm
    Sat
    noon–4pm
    Sun
    noon–4pm

    Admission

    • Everyone $3 suggested Your price

    No need to book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    A self-guided permanent exhibit, The Old Stone House: Witness to War, traces Brooklyn from the Lenape village of Marechkawick through Dutch colonization to the Revolutionary War and the occupation, 1643–1783.

    • Witness to War. Ten themed areas on war and displacement, battle strategy and the choices people faced, from Kieft's War to the Battle of Brooklyn.
    • The Great Room. Second-floor gallery for changing exhibits connected to Brooklyn past and present.
  74. Financial District

    Open · until 5pm (last entry 4:31pm)

    $18 · Adults

    New York's history as a port city, told in galleries on Fulton and Water Streets and aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree and the 1908 lightship Ambrose at Pier 16.

    On view: The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation Maritime City Millions: Migrants and Millionaires Aboard the Great Liners, 1900–1914 South Street and the Rise of New York

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    Closed
    Wed
    11am–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Thu
    11am–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Fri
    11am–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sat
    11am–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)
    Sun
    11am–5pm (last entry 4:30pm)

    Admission

    • Adults $18 Your price
    • Seniors and students $15
    • Children $5
    • Members Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    More than 30,000 artworks and artifacts and over 80,000 archival items documenting New York's rise as a port city, plus a fleet of historic ships.

    • Wavertree. An 1885 cargo sailing ship at Pier 16, restored with its crew quarters, galley, saloon and cargo hold open to visitors.
    • Lightship Ambrose. The 1908 lightship that guarded the Ambrose Channel, seen on guided tours.
    • Bowne & Co., Stationers. A 19th-century-style letterpress shop using the museum's working collection of historic presses and type.
  75. Midtown

    Open · until 5pm

    $29 · Adults (guided tour)

    The UN's headquarters on the East River, open to visitors on weekdays, with guided tours of the General Assembly Hall and Security Council Chamber (meetings permitting), art gifted by member states, exhibits, a shop and a café.

    On view: Shared Lives, Shared Future

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    9am–5pm
    Tue
    9am–5pm
    Wed
    9am–5pm
    Thu
    9am–5pm
    Fri
    9am–5pm
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    Closed
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults (guided tour) $29 Your price
    • Students 13+ (guided tour) $21 Bring a student ID.
    • Seniors 60+ (guided tour) $21
    • Children 5–12 (guided tour) $18

    Timed tickets required: book ahead.

    Exhibitions

    Always on view

    The UN gifts collection: artworks, historic objects and architectural pieces donated by member states, foundations and individuals since 1950, shown around the headquarters.

    • General Assembly Hall and Security Council Chamber. Seen on guided tours when no meetings are under way.
    • Gifted art. Works by artists including Marc Chagall, Candido Portinari, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore.
    • Ark of Return. A permanent memorial to the victims of slavery on the visitors plaza.
    • North Lawn. Gardens with roses, cherry trees, a piece of the Berlin Wall and the George and the Dragon statue; garden tours May–August.
  76. Tribeca

    Open · until 6pm

    See the official site for prices

    A nonprofit downtown art space founded in 1972, presenting artists' work in all forms with a focus on emerging ideas and artists, plus readings and talks, on Cortlandt Alley.

    On view: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

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

    Admission

    Exhibitions

  77. Fort Greene and Clinton Hill

    Open · until 5pm

    See the official site for prices

    The former Marine Commandant's residence, built in 1858, now holds a three-floor permanent exhibition on the Brooklyn Navy Yard's story from its founding in 1801 to today's industrial hub.

    On view: Brooklyn: Layered Lenses (closes Nov 1)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    Closed
    Tue
    11am–5pm
    Wed
    11am–5pm
    Thu
    11am–5pm
    Fri
    11am–5pm
    Sat
    11am–5pm
    Sun
    11am–5pm

    Admission

    Exhibitions

    • Closing soon · Through Nov 1

      Brooklyn: Layered Lenses(opens in new tab)

      Tanvi Shaha and Joris Van Helmond layer images of the Navy Yard, Prospect Park and Coney Island in colored vinyl and clear acrylic, made with Pratt Institute.

    • Coming soon · Opens Nov 6

      Convergence(opens in new tab)

      About a dozen works where fine art meets industrial production, showing how artists, designers and fabricators share processes and materials.

    Always on view

    Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future, a permanent exhibition first installed in 2011, uses wall text, artifacts and objects to trace the Yard from a federal shipyard to a modern industrial campus.

    • Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future. Three floors on the people who built, worked and lived at the Yard over two centuries.
  78. Financial District

    Open · until 5:15pm

    $25.5 · Adults 13+ (ferry ticket)

    The former immigration station where millions of newcomers were inspected, now a National Park Service museum of American immigration with the restored Great Hall. Reached only by the Statue City Cruises ferry, which also stops at Liberty Island.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    9am–5:15pm
    Tue
    9am–5:15pm
    Wed
    9am–5:15pm
    Thu
    9am–5:15pm
    Fri
    9am–5:15pm
    Sat
    9am–5:15pm
    Sun
    9am–5:15pm
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving Day

    Admission

    • Adults 13+ (ferry ticket) $25.5 Your price
    • Seniors 62+ (ferry ticket) $22.5
    • Children 4–12 (ferry ticket) $16.5
    • Children under 4 Free

    Booking ahead is recommended.

    Always on view

    The Main Immigration Building, opened in 1900, through which most of the more than 12 million immigrants processed at Ellis Island in the peak years 1892–1924 passed. Some exhibits are temporarily closed during a renovation.

    • Registry Room (Great Hall). Where arrivals faced medical and legal inspection; restored in 1986 to its appearance of a century earlier.
    • American Immigrant Wall of Honor. Outdoor wall behind the museum, near the remains of Fort Gibson.
    • American Family Immigration History Center. Searchable passenger records for Ellis Island and the Port of New York, 1892–1924.
  79. Upper East Side

    Closed that day

    See the official site for prices

    Museum inside Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side, with a permanent collection of Jewish ceremonial and household objects, some dating to the 14th century, plus changing exhibitions.

    On view: Ziv Koren's October 7 War (closes Nov 4)

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    10am–4pm
    Tue
    10am–4pm
    Wed
    10am–4pm
    Thu
    10am–4pm
    Fri
    Closed
    Sat
    Closed
    Sun
    10am–4pm

    Admission

    Exhibitions

    • Closing soon · Through Nov 4

      Ziv Koren's October 7 War(opens in new tab)

      Photographs by photojournalist Ziv Koren from five months covering the October 7 attacks and their aftermath across southern Israel, the home front and the Gaza border area.

  80. Hell's Kitchen

    Open · until 5pm (last entry 4:01pm)

    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)
    • Nov 26: Closed for Thanksgiving

    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.
  81. Midtown

    Open · until 9pm

    See the official site for prices

    The American-Scandinavian Foundation's center for Nordic culture on Park Avenue, with gallery exhibitions, films, concerts, talks, a shop and a café celebrating Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

    Hours, prices

    Opening hours

    Mon
    11am–9pm
    Tue
    11am–9pm
    Wed
    11am–9pm
    Thu
    11am–9pm
    Fri
    11am–9pm
    Sat
    11am–9pm
    Sun
    11am–4pm

    Admission

  82. Gramercy and Flatiron

    Open · until 5:30pm

    See the official site for prices

    A Tibetan cultural center on West 15th Street, founded in 1987 at the Dalai Lama's request, with a gallery of Tibetan art, a library, and talks, meditation and other programs.

    On view: TABO: Into the Light

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    9:30am–5:30pm
    Tue
    9:30am–5:30pm
    Wed
    9:30am–5:30pm
    Thu
    9:30am–5:30pm
    Fri
    9:30am–5:30pm
    Sat
    11am–4pm
    Sun
    11am–4pm

    Admission

    Exhibitions

    • On view · Ongoing

      TABO: Into the Light(opens in new tab)

      Peter van Ham's large photographs recreate, at full scale on the gallery walls, the 11th-century mandala temple of Tabo Monastery in India's Spiti Valley.

    Always on view

    Tibet House holds a Repatriation Collection, begun in 1992, of more than 1,000 donated Tibetan paintings, sculptures, ritual objects and artifacts from the 13th to 20th centuries, kept in trust for a future national museum in a free Tibet.

    • Repatriation Collection. Thangkas, bronzes, ritual objects and folk art given by collectors.
    • Library. Books, manuscripts and media on Tibetan Buddhism, medicine, history and arts, open to visitors.
  83. Financial District

    Opens 4pm

    See the official site for prices

    A working Episcopal parish at Broadway and Wall Street, founded in 1697, whose 1846 Neo-Gothic church is a National Historic Landmark; its churchyard holds the graves of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton.

    Hours, prices and what’s on

    Opening hours

    Mon
    8:30am–6pm
    Tue
    8:30am–6pm
    Wed
    8:30am–6pm
    Thu
    8:30am–6pm
    Fri
    8:30am–6pm
    Sat
    8:30am–6pm
    Sun
    8:30am–6pm
    • Oct 23: Church and north churchyard closed from 12:30pm to 4pm
    • Oct 24: Church opens after 12pm

    Admission

    No need to book ahead.

    Always on view

    The third church on the site, designed by Richard Upjohn and consecrated in 1846, with a 281-foot steeple, plus a churchyard used for burials since about the 1660s.

    • Hamilton graves. Resting places of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton and of Angelica Schuyler Church.
    • Soldiers' Monument. Honors Revolutionary War soldiers held captive in the city and thought to be buried at Trinity.
    • Oldest gravestone. Marks five-year-old Richard Churcher, who died in 1681, in the northeast of the churchyard.
    • AR tours. Augmented reality tours of the church's art, architecture and notable people.

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

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