Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is pay-what-you-wish sun/Tue 4pm–5:30pm (PWYW). Pay-what-you-wish admission every Tuesday and Sunday from 4 to 5:30pm — suggested contribution $10, minimum $1. Advance reservations are strongly recommended; a limited number of tickets are available on-site during the pay-what-you-wish window. Children under 12 are always free. Recommended — reserve online in advance; limited on-site tickets during pay-what-you-wish hours Verified on Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's own page, last checked 2026-09-14.
| Free day | Sun/Tue 4pm–5:30pm (PWYW) |
|---|---|
| Who qualifies | Everyone |
| Reservation | Recommended — reserve online in advance; limited on-site tickets during pay-what-you-wish hours |
| What's included | Museum admission |
| Regular adult price | $16 adult (posted as a temporary reduced rate through Sep 17; recheck after) |
| Source | guggenheim.org · checked 2026-09-14 |
Regular adult admission at Guggenheim is $16, so timing the visit to the pay-what-you-wish window keeps up to $32 in a couple's pocket and up to $64 for a family of four — every qualifying week. And since this free day is open to everyone, it's the cheapest possible way through the door. The catch is capacity, not money: free slots are reserved in advance and the popular dates go first, so the reservation is the real currency here.
Regular tickets ($16 adult (posted as a temporary reduced rate through Sep 17; recheck after)) are on guggenheim.org — skip third-party sellers, the official price is the floor. Planning a bigger New York itinerary? A CityPASS New York bundle can undercut separate tickets — just check the current lineup for Guggenheim before paying.
American Museum of Natural History (pay-what-you-wish daily (residents)) · Bronx Zoo (no regular free day) · MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) (fridays 5:30pm–8:30pm) · The Metropolitan Museum of Art (pay-what-you-wish daily (residents)) · Brooklyn Museum (pay-what-you-wish daily) · Whitney Museum of American Art (fridays 5pm–10pm) · Museum of the Moving Image (thursdays 2pm–6pm) · 9/11 Memorial & Museum (mondays 5:30pm–7pm) — or see the full free museum days in New York guide.
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Pay-what-you-wish admission every Tuesday and Sunday from 4 to 5:30pm — suggested contribution $10, minimum $1. Advance reservations are strongly recommended; a limited number of tickets are available on-site during the pay-what-you-wish window. Children under 12 are always free.
Recommended — reserve online in advance; limited on-site tickets during pay-what-you-wish hours
Museum admission
$16 adult (posted as a temporary reduced rate through Sep 17; recheck after). That figure is the payoff for planning around the free day.
At $16 per adult, two adults keep $32 and a group of four paying adult prices keeps up to $64 per visit — before parking and extras.