{"id":19191,"date":"2012-06-22T20:33:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T00:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=19191"},"modified":"2012-06-22T20:37:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T00:37:23","slug":"save-on-nyc-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/?p=19191","title":{"rendered":"Save on NYC Museums"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday~Sunday: Various museums<\/p>\n

Museums are things you must visit when coming to NYC! These New York City museums are always free or free on specific days of the week. Find one near you.
\n<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of New York City’s museums cost nothing to visit while others offer free admission on specific days of the week or at certain times.<\/p>\n

Always Free
\nAfrican Burial Ground Memorial Site
\nThe Bronx Museum of the Arts
\nFederal Hall National Memorial
\nThe Federal Reserve Bank
\nGeneral Grant National Memorial
\nThe Harbor Defense Museum
\nHamilton Grange (birthplace of Alexander Hamilton)
\nThe Hispanic Society of America
\nIrish Hunger Memorial
\nThe Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
\nNational Museum of the American Indian
\nThe New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
\nNew York Transit Museum Annex & Store, Grand Central Terminal
\nQueens County Farm Museum
\nScandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
\nSnug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden (grounds and botanical garden only)
\nSocrates Sculpture Park
\nSoldiers and Sailors Monument
\nTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace<\/p>\n

Sometimes Free
\nThe following museums typically require paid admission but open their doors free on specific days or times. While many are completely free to visitors, some of them do charge for admission to specific special events or sections. Be sure to consult their websites or call ahead if you hope to see a specific exhibit.<\/p>\n

Tuesdays
\nThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden<\/p>\n

Wednesdays
\nBronx Zoo
\nPay what you will for grounds access. Does not include admission to special exhibitions like Butterfly Garden, Congo Gorilla Forest and JungleWorld.<\/p>\n

New York Botanical Garden
\nFree grounds access all day. Does not include access to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, special exhibitions (such as The Orchid Show), Everett Children\u2019s Adventure Garden, Rock and Native Plant Gardens (April\u2013October) or Tram Tour.<\/p>\n

Staten Island Zoo (after 2pm)
\nQueens Botanical Garden (3 to 6pm through October 31)<\/p>\n

Thursdays
\nMuseum of Arts and Design (pay what you will, 6 to 9pm)
\nNew Museum (7 to 9pm)
\nMuseum of Chinese in America<\/p>\n

Fridays
\nMuseum of Modern Art (4 to 8pm)
\nWhitney Museum of American Art (pay what you will, 6 to 9pm)
\nNew York Aquarium (pay what you will, after 3pm)
\nInternational Center of Photography (pay what you will, after 5pm)
\nMuseum of the Moving Image (4 to 8pm)
\nJapan Society (6 to 9pm)
\nNew York Hall of Science (2 to 5pm, September through June)
\nRubin Museum of Art (6 to 10pm)
\nAsia Society (September through June, 6 to 9pm)
\nHistoric Richmond Town (1 to 5pm)<\/p>\n

First Friday of the Month
\nChildren\u2019s Museum of Manhattan (5 to 8pm)
\nThe Noguchi Museum (pay what you will, 10am to 5pm)<\/p>\n

Saturdays
\nThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden (10am to noon)
\nNew York Botanical Garden (free grounds pass, 10 to 11am)
\nSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum (pay what you will, 5:45 to 7:45pm)<\/p>\n

First Saturday of the Month
\nBrooklyn Museum (admission and programs, 5 to 11pm)<\/p>\n

Third Saturday of the Month
\nEl Museo del Barrio<\/p>\n

Sundays
\nFrick Collection (pay what you will, 11am to 1pm)
\nThe Morgan Library and Museum (The McKim Rooms only, 4 to 6pm)
\nMuseum of Biblical Art
\nNew York Hall of Science (10 to 11am, September through June)
\nQueens Botanical Garden (4 to 6pm through October 31)
\nStudio Museum in Harlem (noon to 6pm)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tuesday~Sunday: Various museums Museums are things you must visit when coming to NYC! These New York City museums are always free or free on specific days of the week. Find one near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stay-connected-to-the-latest-local-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19195,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19191\/revisions\/19195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.asianinny.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}