Directory of NYC museum free/pay-what-you-wish days

Most NYC museums and gardens feature a few hours a week that are free or “pay what you wish,” and for my own use (and now yours) this season, I compiled the following handy directory of places & times to serve as a guide. All information below is accurate as of February 2008, though you’ll definitely want to click to the listed websites for possible scheduling exceptions.

Be forewarned that discounted days are generally more crowded (especially at the bigger museums like MoMA). Most aren’t so bad, though — and you’ve got nothing to complain about regardless when you get in for free!

American Folk Art Museum
Friday 5:30-7:30pm
www.folkartmuseum.org

Asia Society
Friday 6-9pm (except between July 4 and Labor Day)
www.asiasociety.org

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Tuesday all day, Saturday 10am-noon
www.bbg.org

Brooklyn Museum
1st Saturday of each month 5-11pm
www.brooklynmuseum.org

Bronx Museum of the Arts
Fridays noon-8pm
www.bronxmuseum.org

Bronx Zoo
Pay-what-you-wish Wednesdays (suggested $5)
www.bronxzoo.com

Frick Collection
Pay-what-you-wish Sundays 11am-1pm
www.frick.org

Guggenheim Museum
Pay-what-you-wish Fridays 5:45-7:15pm
www.guggenheim.org

International Center of Photography
Pay-what-you-wish Fridays 5-8pm
www.icp.org

Jewish Museum
Saturday 11am-5:45pm
www.thejewishmuseum.org

McKim rooms at Morgan Library & Museum
Tuesday 3-5pm, Friday 7-9pm, Sunday 4-6pm
www.themorgan.org

Morgan Library & Museum
Friday 7-9pm
www.themorgan.org

Museum of Arts & Design
Pay-what-you-wish Thursdays 6-8pm
www.madmuseum.org

Museum of the City of New York
Sunday 10am-noon
www.mcny.org

Museum of Jewish Heritage
Wednesday 4-8pm
www.mjhnyc.org

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Friday 4-8pm
www.moma.org

Museum of the Moving Image
Friday 4-8pm
www.movingimage.us

New York Botanical Garden
Wednesday all day, Saturday 10am-noon
www.nybg.org

New York Hall of Science
Friday 2-5pm & Sunday 10-11am between Sept-June
www.nyscience.org

New York Historical Society
Friday 6-8pm
www.nyhistory.org

The Noguchi Museum
Pay-what-you-wish 1st Fridays of each month 10am-5pm
www.noguchi.org

Rubin Museum of Art
Friday 7-10pm
www.rmanyc.org

Wave Hill
Tuesday all day, Saturday 9am-noon
www.wavehill.org

Whitney Museum of American Art
Pay-what-you-wish Fridays 6-9pm
www.whitney.org