New York is known as an expensive city, but you can count the ways it is generous to New Yorkers and tourists. Many of the city’s premier attractions, museums, galleries and performances offer free entry or pay-what-you-wish options, be it for a select day of the month or evening hours every week. … Jewish Museum New York Botanical Garden …

https://www.nyc-arts.org/collections/35/free-museum-days-or-pay-what-you-wish