You don't need to break the bank to go to an art museum in NYC. Many offer free or pay-what-you-wish admission days to lighten the load on your wallet or purse. Click on the links below to see current exhibitions.

THURSDAYS
New Museum: 7-9pm: free (reg $14)

FRIDAYS
Museum of Modern Art: 4-8pm: free (reg $25)

SATURDAYS
Guggenheim: 5:45-7:45pm: pay-what-you-wish (reg $22)
The Jewish Museum: all day: free (reg $12)

SUNDAYS
Frick Collection: 11am-1pm: pay-what-you-wish (reg $18)
Studio Museum in Harlem: all day: free (reg $7)

EVERY DAY
Metropolitan Museum: Pay as you wish (recommended donation $25)

Cooper-Hewitt Design Center (Harlem) : Free panel discussions, events, toddler and kids programs.

Brooklyn Museum: Pay as you wish (suggested contribution $12)