Visit These 25 NYC Museums For Free On Saturday

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — More than two dozen cultural institutions in the city are waiving their admission fees Saturday, Sept. 22 as part of the Smithsonian Magazine's annual "Museum Day."

New Yorkers and tourists can peruse galleries of Himalayan art, explore air and space craft aboard a World War II aircraft carrier or even taste, touch and smell exhibits while learning about culinary history.

The event's tickets provide free general admission for two people to an array of participating cultural centers. Hundreds of museums are participating across the country in all 50 states this year.

Tickets can be downloaded here.

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See a list of participating NYC museums below:

MANHATTAN

• 9/11 Tribute Museum
• American Folk Art Museum
• Asia Society and Museum
• Bard Graduate Center
• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
• Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
• Frances Tavern Museum
• Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
• Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
• Morris-Jumel Mansion
• Museum of Arts and Design
• Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators
• National Museum of the American Indian
• New York City Fire Museum
• The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
• The Jewish Museum
• The Rubin Museum of Art
• Ukrainian Museum

STATEN ISLAND

• National Lighthouse Museum
• Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
• The Noble Maritime Collection

BRONX

• Barrow-Pell Mansion Museum
• Van Cortlandt House Museum

BROOKLYN

• Museum of Food and Drink

A Douglas A-1 Skyraider is moved onto the flight deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum by crane. The plane served as a single-seat attack aircraft by the U.S. military from 1946 to 1985. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Burton/Getty Images)