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  The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPWYWpay-what-you-wish for ny state residents and students from ny/nj/ct · sun-tue,thu10am-5pm;fri-sat10am-9pm;closedwed · upper east side

  now showing: Musical Bodies

  “skip the main hall -- go straight to the roof garden (open may-oct) for skyline views most tourists miss”
• 02
  New MuseumPWYWpay-what-you-wish thursday evenings 7-9pm · 7pm-9pm · lower east side

  now showing: New Humans: Memories of the Future

  “the sky room on the 7th floor has floor-to-ceiling views of downtown”
• 03
  Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumPWYWpay-what-you-wish daily 5-6pm. museum open 10am-6pm daily. · daily5-6pm · upper east side

  now showing: Design Across Time: Exploring the Smithsonian's Design Collection

  “the interactive pen lets you design your own wallpaper and save it to your ticket -- kids love this but adults get into it too”
• 04
  Museum of Jewish HeritageFREEfree thursday evenings 4-8pm · 4pm-8pm · battery park city
• 05
  El Museo del BarrioPWYWpay-what-you-can always. super sabado on 3rd saturday with extended hours and special programming. · thu-sun11am-5pm;3rdsatuntil8:30pm · east harlem

  now showing: Sophie Rivera: Double Exposures
• 06
  American Museum of Natural HistoryPWYWsuggested donation for nyc residents. pay what you wish. · 10am-5:30pm · upper west side

  now showing: Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs
• 07
  Queens MuseumPWYWpay-what-you-wish always · wed-fri12-5pm;sat-sun11am-5pm · flushing meadows

  now showing: Sonia Boyce: Demonstrate
• 08
  The Drawing CenterFREEalways free admission · wed-sun12-6pm(thuuntil8pm) · soho

  now showing: Certainly an Act: Works on Paper by Pope.L
• 09
  Artists SpaceFREEalways free admission · wed-sat12-6pm · tribeca

  now showing: Shani Strand: Everything Must Be Returned
• 10
  Museum of Chinese in AmericaPWYWpay-what-you-wish with residency verification (in-person only) · duringregularmuseumhours · chinatown
• 11
  Museum of the Moving ImageFREEfree thursday afternoons 2-6pm for all visitors · thu2-6pm · astoria

  now showing: Reframing the Slasher: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
• 12
  Wave HillFREEfree all day thursday for individual visitors · thu10am-5:30pm · riverdale

  now showing: David Antonio Cruz: iknowyou'vewonderedwherei'vebeen; adrift,astare,atilt,asigh,exhale
• 13
  Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan ArtPWYWadmission by donation · wed-sun1-5pm · staten island
• 14
  The Met CloistersPWYWpay-what-you-wish for ny state residents and ny/nj/ct students. same-day ticket valid at met fifth ave. · mon-tue,thu-sat10am-5pm;closedwed · fort tryon park
• 15
  Museum of Reclaimed Urban SpacePWYWsuggested donation $5. walking tours sat-sun at 3pm. · wed-sun12-5pm · east village
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  Staten Island MuseumPWYWsuggested donation: $8 adults, $5 students/seniors, $2 children. veterans free with id. · tue-sun10am-5pm · staten island
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  Grey Art Gallery (NYU)PWYWsuggested donation $5. free for nyu students, faculty, and staff. · tue11am-6pm,wed11am-8pm,thu-fri11am-6pm,sat11am-5pm · noho
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  City Reliquary MuseumPWYWsuggested donation $5 · thu-sun12-6pm · williamsburg

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