Free Museums!

No need to worry about admission costs! There are plenty of wonderful museums where you can take the family without paying an entrance fee. Check out a full list of museums where you can save on the costs and indulge on your love for the arts and sciences.

American Institute of Graphic Arts

• 164 Fifth Ave.
• (between 21st and 22nd Streets)
• New York, NY 10010
• Tel: (212) 807-1990
• Hours: Mon – Thurs: 11 am – 6 pm, Fri: 11 am – 5 pm

Art Students League of New York Gallery

• 215 West 57th st, between Broadway and Seventh Ave
• New York, New York
• Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am- 8:30pm, Sat: 9:30am-4pm, Sun: 1-4:30pm
• Subway: N/R/Q/W to 57th Street or B/D/E to Seventh Ave

Asian American Arts Centre

• 26 Bowery 3rd floor
• (between Bayard and Pell Streets)
• New York, NY 10013
• Tel: (917) 923-8118
• Hours: Mon – Fri: 12:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Subway: B, D to Grand Street; N, W,Q, R to Canal Street or 4 & 5 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall

Bronx River Art Center and Gallery

• 1087 East Tremont Ave.
• (between Park Ave. and 177th Streets)
• Bronx, NY 10460
• Tel: (718) 589-5819
• Hours: Mon – Fri: 3 pm – 6:30 pm, Sat: 11 am – 5 pm
• Subway: Take #2 or #5 to West Farms Square/East

Carnegie Hall: The Rose Museum

• 154 W 57th St between 6th and 7th aves, 2nd floor
• New York, NY
• Tel: 212-903-9629
• Hours: Daily 11am-4:30 pm
• Subway: A/B/C/D/1/9 to 59th St. Columbus Circle

Center for Art and Culture of Bedford-Stuyvesant

• 1368 Fulton Street, 3rd floor
• (between Marcy and Brooklyn Avenues)
• Brooklyn, NY 11216
• Tel: (718) 636-6949
• Subway: A or C to Nostrand Ave, walk 2 blocks east

Central Park Conservatory Garden

• Fifth Ave. at 105th St.
• New York, NY 10029
• Hours: 8 am till dusk

Forbes Magazine Galleries

• 62 Fifth Ave at 12th St.
• New York, NY
• Tel: 212-217-5970
• Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat: 10am-4pm
• Subway: Take 4, 5, 6, N, R train to 14th Street and walk two blocks West to Fifth Avenue, then continue walking two blocks south to 12th Street; or Take A, C, E, B, D, 1, or 9 train to 14th Street, then walk East to Fifth Avenue and continue two blocks south to 12th Street.

Hall of Fame for Great Americans

• 181 St and University Ave.
• Bronx, NY
• Tel: 718-289-5161
• Hours: Daily 10am-5 pm
• Subway: 4 to 183rd St

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

• 111 Amsterdam Ave.
• (second entrance at 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue)
• New York, NY 10023
• Tel: (212) 870-1630
• Hours: Tues – Sat: 12 pm – 6 pm

Onassis Cultural Center

• The Olympic Tower Atrium, 614 5th ave. Entrance on 51st or 52nd St.
• New York, NY
• Tel: 212-486-4448
• Hours: Mon-Fri: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Subway: E/V to 53rd St

Queens Botanical Garden

• 43-50 Main Street
• (between Dahlia and Peck Avenues)
• Flushing, NY 11355
• Tel: (718) 886-3800
• Hours: Nov-March Tues-Sun 8 am-4:30 pm
• Subway: No. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing

Queens County Farm Museum

• 73-50 Little Neck Parkway
• (near Union Turnpike)
• Floral Park, NY 11004
• Tel: (718) 347-3276
• Hours: Mon – Fri: 9 am – 5 pm, Sat, Sun: 10 am – 5 pm
• Subway: E or F Train to Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike Station, Cross Union Tpk and walk North on Little Neck Pky 3 blocks to Museum Entrance

Queen Sofia Spanish Institute

• 684 Park Avenue
• (between 68th and 69th Streets)
• New York, NY 10021
• Tel: (212) 628-0420
• Hours: Mon – Thurs: 10 am – 6 pm, Fri: 10 am – 8 pm, Sat: 10 am – 5 pm

Staten Island Botanical Garden

• 1000 Richmond Terrace
• (at Snug Harbor Road)
• Staten Island, NY 10301
• Tel: (718) 273-8200
• Hours: Tues – Fri: 10 am – 4 pm

Sony Wonder Technology Lab

• 550 Madison Ave at 56th St
• New York, NY
• Tel: 212-833-8100
• Hours: Tues-Wed and Fri-Sun: 10 am-6 pm, Thurs: 10 am-8 pm
• Subway: E/N/R/V/W to 5th Ave or 4/5/6 to 59th st

The Hispanic Society of America

• Audubon Terrace, Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets
• New York, New York 10032
• Tel: (212) 926-2234
• Hours: Mon: closed, Tues-Sat: 10-4:30, Sun: 1-4pm
• Subway: Take the 1 to 157th St.

The Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology

• 27th Street and 7th Ave
• New York, NY
• Tel: 212-517-5800
• Hours: Tues-Fri: 12 noon- 8pm, Sat: 10 am-5 pm
• Subway: 1/9 to 28th Street

UrbanGlass: N.Y Center for Contemporary Glass

• 647 Fulton Street
• 3rd floor
• (at Rockwell Place)
• Brooklyn, NY 11217
• Tel: (718) 625-3685
• Hours: Store & Gallery: Mon-Sun 10 am-6 pm

FREE ADMISSIONS ON SATURDAYS

Brooklyn Botanical Garden

• 1000 Washington Ave
• Brooklyn, NY
• Tel: 718-623-7000
• Free Admission Times: 10 am-12pm Saturdays Only
• Subway: 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum Station or B or Q to Prospect Park Station

New York Botanical Garden

• Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road
• Bronx, NY
• Tel: 212-817-8700
• Free Admission Times: 10 am-12 p.m Saturdays for grounds
• Subway: Take the B, D, or 4 train to Bedford Park Blvd Station

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