By Laura, on October 26, 2010, 7:23 am
When Caryn and I are not eating, we do like to take advantage of what the city has to offer. If you’ve been wanting to check out the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, you may want to take advantage of this two-for-one coupon now through the end of the month. Typically, it is $15 to enter the Cooper-Hewitt [...]
By Laura, on September 24, 2010, 7:34 am
Want to visit a museum for free tomorrow? Several museums here in NYC are participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Saturday, September 25. Some museums include the American Folk Art Museum, El Museo del Barrio, Asia Society Museum and more. To find a museum to visit for free, click here. Remember though - [...]
By Caryn, on June 30, 2010, 6:55 am
Today Ben & Jerry’s will continue delivering free ice cream samples to NYCers at the New-York Historical Society (I’m confused by the hyphen in between New and York, but whatever) from 1-4 pm (or until samples run out. It looks like flavors of the celebrated New York Super Fudge Chunk and Cherry Garcia (in [...]
By Laura, on June 8, 2010, 7:20 am
Tonight marks the annual “Museum Mile” festival. From 6-9 pm, 9 museums along 5th Avenue between 82nd and 105th Street offer free admission. In addition to free admission, you can enjoy entertainment in the streets - such as art projects and live music. Now, I’ve been to Museum Mile the past two years. My [...]
By Laura, on June 9, 2009, 2:55 am
Looking for something fun to do tonight that’s free? Head over to 82nd and 5th avenue, and start walkingup “Museum Mile” to 105th street. Any museum you pass along the way offers free admission. In addition to taking in some culture at a discounted price, along the way there will be entertainment in the [...]
By Laura, on March 6, 2009, 10:58 am
We blogged about this a few months back, but just a reminder for our new readers that this weekend is a Museums on Us Weekend. If you are a Bank of America card holder, visit any of these museums on March 7 or 8 and show your card to receive free admission. I’ve tried it [...]
By Laura, on December 3, 2008, 12:36 pm
During my second year in New York, I’ve been trying to take advantage of some of the cultural activities the city has to offer, but often museums and zoos can come at a bit of a price. I will say a few of the museums do a “pay what you wish” [...]