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  • Free Thursdays at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

    Free Thursday Afternoons at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

    Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Photo by Bigtimepeace (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
    Admission to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is free of charge on Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Regular admission is $11 per person.

    Note: information provided here is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. Please confirm fees and hours of operation at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s official website.

     

    The Museum

    The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, founded in 1899, is the oldest children’s museum in the world. The museum underwent a significant expansion and renovation in 2008.

    The museum features both permanent and changing exhibits geared towards hands-on learning, observation, and role play. Permanent exhibits include the Sensory Room, Brooklyn Block Lab, World Brooklyn where kids can role play in a collection of kid-sized shops, a Totally Tots area for kids up to 5 years old, Collections Central with a rotating selection of the museum’s collection, and Neighborhood Nature. Visit the museum’s website for a full description of the museum’s exhibits and activities.

    Read reviews and comments from visitors to the Museum.

     

    Location and Hours of Operation

    The museum is located in Brooklyn at 145 Brooklyn Avenue (map)


    Museum street view. Use arrows and compass to scroll.

    Regular museum hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday – Sunday. Closing time is extended to 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays.

    Visit the museum website to confirm hours and fees.

     

    DUMBO Annex

    The Brooklyn Children’s Museum opened a DUMBO annex in 2016. The annex is a one room (1,850 square foot) play area called Spark. It’s located on the ground floor of the One John Street condo building in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The space is designed for children ages infant through six years old.

    Spark activities include a Block Lab, art studio, and Discovery Den.

    There’s open play time daily, Wednesday – Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. The fee is $15 per child. Thursday afternoons at the annex are free, and Thursday hours are extended to 6:00 p.m..

    Visit the Spark website for details and to confirm hours and fees.

     

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  • Pay What You Wish Saturdays at the Guggenheim

    Saturday Evenings at the Guggenheim

    The Guggenheim Museum

    The regular admission fee for the Guggenheim Museum is $25 for adults and $18 for Seniors (65+) and Students (with valid ID). Children under the age of 12 are admitted free.

    On Saturdays, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., visitors can pay what they wish for admission. The suggested donation is $10, but you can pay less. The last tickets for entry are issued at 7:15. The museum closes at 7:45 p.m.

    See visitor reviews of the Guggenheim Museum at TripAdvisor.

     

    The Guggenheim App

    You can download the free Guggenheim app for your iPhone or Android phone prior to your visit. The app displays information based on where you are in the museum. The Guggenheim provides a free wifi network for guests. If you plan on using the app, don’t forget to bring your earphones so you can enjoy the audio portions of the guide.

     

    Location

    The Guggenheim address is 1071 5th Avenue. It’s located adjacent to Central Park, at 5th Avenue, between 88th and 89th Streets. It’s five blocks north of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See a map.

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  • Free Sundays at the Studio Museum in Harlem

    Studio Museum of Harlem. Photo by Beyond My Ken (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Free Sunday Admission at the Studio Museum in Harlem

    The Studio Museum in Harlem is a small museum with a permanent collection and changing exhibits featuring contemporary works by artist of African descent and works inspired and influenced by black culture. The collection includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, mix-media pieces, and more.

    See visitor reviews of the museum at TripAdvisor and Yelp.

    Admission to the museum is free on Sundays, compliments of Target.

    Special tours and workshops are often scheduled for Free Sundays. See a calendar of Free Sundays events.

    Regular admission fee is $7.00 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.

     

    Museum Location

    The museum is located in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, at 144 West 125th Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard. The 125th Street subway station is just a few blocks away. The Apollo Theater is also nearby. See the museum’s location on Google Maps.

     

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  • Thursday Evenings at the Museum of Arts and Design

    The Museum of Arts and Design. By Beyond My Ken (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons

    Pay-As-You-Wish Days at the Museum of Arts and Design

    The Museum of Arts and Design has “pay-as-you-wish” hours on Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..

    The museum also participates in the Bank of America’s Museums on Us program, with provides free entry on the first full weekend of each month for Bank of American or Merril Lynch credit or debit card holders.

    The normal admission to the museum is $16, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students. Kids age 18 and under are admitted free of charge.

    The store at MAD is always free to enter.

    Although you can enter the museum for free during the pay-as-you-wish hours, museums are expensive to operate, so it’s always nice to make at least a small contribution.

     

    About the Museum of Arts and Design

    The Museum of Arts and Design, often referred to as MAD, originated in the 1950s as the Museum of Contemporary Crafts. Although much of the collection is still focused on craft, the museum’s collections are programs have broadened over the years.

    The museum has four floors of exhibits. The museum displays permanent collections and changing exhibitions featuring individual artists. You can browse the collection at the museum’s website.

    See reviews and comments from museum visitors at Yelp.

    Additional visitor reviews can be found at TripAdvisor.

     

    Museum Location

    The Museum of Arts and Design is located at 2 Columbus Circle, near the southern entrance to Central Park.

     

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  • Free NY Museum Admissions with Bank of America Card

    Thanks to the Bank of America’s “Museums on Us” program, your Bank of America card or Merrill Lynch card can score you free admission the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, American Museum of Natural History, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, and several other NYC museums on the first full weekend of each month (Saturday & Sunday).

    To get your free admission, you’ll need to present your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card and a photo ID. Free admission is limited to the cardholder and excludes special exhibitions, ticketed shows, and fundraising events.

    2017 participating NYC museums include the American Museum of Natural History, Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Cloisters, The Met Breuer, the Museum of Arts and Design, Museum of the Moving Image, and Brooklyn Historical Society, and Staten Island Zoo.

    The list of participating museums changes annually, so please visit the Bank of American website to confirm the current list of participating museums.

    See details of the Bank of America “Museums on Us” program.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art always operates on a suggested admission policy. The suggest admission is $25 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $12 for students. You can pay less if you wish.

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  • Free Days at the Morgan Library and Museum

    The ornate Morgan Library interior
    Morgan Library Interior

    The Morgan Library and Museum is a complex of buildings that serve as both a research facility and a museum. The library was originally founded to house the private collection of J.P. Morgan.  Mr. Morgan’s initial collection includes rare books, prints, and drawings, and has been expanded over time to include important music manuscripts, early children’s books, Americana, and materials from the 20th Century.

    The McKim Building, named for it’s architect, is the oldest portion of the complex and houses the original library, study, and rotunda. The rooms are beautifully designed, with ornate ceilings and finely crafted woodwork and bookshelves.

    The complex has experienced some recent changes.  A large expansion, designed by award-winning architect Renzo Piano, was completed in 2006, and the McKim building interiors were restored in 2010 (at a cost of $4.5 million).

    The Morgan Library and Museum is located at Madison Avenue and 36th Street.

     

    Modern Morgan Library Addition
    Modern Morgan Library Addition

    Free Admission Days & Times

    Admission to the museum is free on Fridays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

    Admission to the McKim Rooms only (which include Mr. Morgan’s Library, Study, Rotunda, and Librarian’s Office) is free on Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Fridays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm,  and Sundays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

    You can always visit the Morgan Shop, Morgan Dining Room, and Morgan Cafe without paying museum admission.

    Regular admission for the Morgan Library and Museum is $20 for adults, $13 for seniors age 65 and over, and $13 for students with a current ID. Admission is free for children age 12 and under (must be accompanied by an adult).

    Please visit the Morgan Library and Museum website to confirm admission costs and hours of operation.

     

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  • The Museum of Modern Art Free Fridays

    Free Admission:

    Photo by Wikipedia Loves Art participant "trish" [CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
    Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet at the Museum of Modern Art
    Admission to the Museum of Modern Art is free for all visitors on Fridays from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

    Admission is always free for children age 16 and under and for active members of the US Military and military families (with valid ID/dependent card).

    Regular admission to the Museum of Modern Art is $25 for adults, $18 for Seniors (65+), $14 for Students (full-time with ID).

    Please visit the museum website for details regarding admission and discounts.

     

    About the Museum:

    The Museum of Modern Art (also known as MoMA) houses a world-renowned collection of modern art.  The museum’s collection includes modern works of many types and features pieces by great artists such as Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Henri Rousseau, and Jackson Pollock.

    While you’re there, you can learn more about the exhibits with free MoMA audio recordings. You can use one of the museum’s audio devices free of charge or download the files in advance onto our own mobile device.

    MoMA is located on 53rd Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.

     

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  • Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Discount

    Living Social is running a deal on admission to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.

    $24 for admission to the museum and space shuttle pavilion (reg. $36), or

    $34 for admission to the museum and space shuttle pavilion, and a guided tour (reg $51).

    See the Living Social deal details.

    The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum includes the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, Space Shuttle Enterprise, submarine Growler, and British Airways Concorde, plus a collection of aircraft and exhibits.

     
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  • Discount All-Access Pass for Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

    Groupon just came out with a great deal on admission to the Intrepid Museum. For just $29, you can get general admission to the music, plus admission to the Space Shuttle Pavilion, an audio tour, and one simulator ride.

    See the Groupon Intrepid Museum Offer

    The offer is good for admission any day in June.  Normally, general admission tickets are $24, general admission with Space Shuttle Pavilion is $31, and simulator rides are $9 each.

    The Intrepid Museum is a retired US Naval Aircraft Carrier converted into an innovative music complex.  Just the opportunity to be on an aircraft carrier is pretty special, but there’s a lot more to see, including a collection of aircraft (the Concorde!), a submarine (that you can go on), and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.  Learn more about the Intrepid Museum.

    Please note that admission to the Intrepid Museum is always free for active and retired military personnel.

    The Intrepid is located in Manhattan, on Pier 86, at 46th Street and the Hudson River.  See location on Google Maps.

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  • Discount Admission to Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and Space Shuttle Pavilion Visit with Optional Tour or Membership –Up to 45% Off

     

    Limited time is remaining on this discount admission offer from Groupon. If you’re planning on visiting before March 31st, purchase the deal now and lock in your savings. These tickets are for entrance to both the Intrepid Museum and the Space Shuttle Pavilion. The discounted admission price is $20. Regular full-price for the tickets are $31 for adults, $27 for seniors and U.S. college students, $24 for kids ages 7 – 17. Active and Retired U.S. Military and children under three are admitted free.

    See the Groupon deal details.