Free museums in NYC on Monday
Every free and pay-what-you-wish window on a Monday at the 48 museums and gardens in our free museum guide, the ones that never charge, and the ones that are shut on Mondays so you do not cross town to a locked door.
The short answer
1 NYC museum has a free or pay-what-you-wish window on Mondays, and 5 always-free museums are open.
Free for everyone: 9/11 Memorial & Museum (free mondays (released 7am that day)).
29 of 48 are closed on Mondays, including Brooklyn Museum, MoMI, New Museum, New-York Historical Society.
Free on Monday
Each free or pay-what-you-wish window that falls on this day, with who qualifies and how to get in.
| Museum | When | Who | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/11 Memorial & Museum | Free Mondays (released 7am that day) | Everyone | Online, first come first served |
Windows marked first, second or third are monthly; the rest are weekly.
Always free, and open on Monday
No ticket price at any hour. Some ask you to reserve a free timed ticket.
| Museum | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MoMA PS1 | Long Island City, Queens | Thu, Fri, Sun & Mon 12–6pm · Sat 10am–6pm · closed Tuesday and Wednesday · closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day |
| Smithsonian NMAI, George Gustav Heye Center | Bowling Green / Financial District, Manhattan | Daily 10am–5pm · closed December 25 only |
| Queens County Farm Museum | Floral Park / Glen Oaks, Queens | Daily 10am–5pm · closed New Year's Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas; closes 3pm Christmas Eve |
| Snug Harbor | Livingston / North Shore, Staten Island | Grounds and gardens open seven days a week, dawn to dusk (earlier gate closures October–March) |
| Socrates Sculpture Park | Long Island City / Astoria, Queens | 365 days a year, 9am–sunset |
Pay what you wish, any Monday
Not a free window, but on any day they are open these let qualifying visitors set their own price.
| Museum | Who | Otherwise |
|---|---|---|
| AMNH | Adult (NY State resident) | $37 adult |
| MCNY | New York City residents (with ID) | $23 adult |
| The Met Cloisters | New York State residents | $30 adult |
| The Met Fifth Avenue | New York State residents | $30 adult |
Closed on Monday
Checked against each museum's regular opening days; holidays are not included.
29 museums closed on Mondays
BBG · BCM · Brooklyn Museum · CMOM · El Museo · Federal Hall National Memorial · Hispanic Society of America · Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art · Louis Armstrong House Museum · MAD · MOCA · Museum of Jewish Heritage · MoMI · New Museum · NYBG · New-York Historical Society · New York Transit Museum · Poster House · Queens Museum · South Street Seaport Museum · Staten Island Museum · Bronx Museum · The Drawing Center · The Morgan · MFIT · Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum · The Skyscraper Museum · Studio Museum · Wave Hill
Other days
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Free windows and hours were read off each museum's own visit page in September 2026. Regular opening days only; holidays and special closures are on each museum's card in the full guide.