All the late museum hours in NYC you should know about
Although New York is the city that never sleeps, its museums don’t exactly keep 24-hour schedules like some places; most days, they’re only open until around 6pm. That may be okay for tourists, but not always convenient for New Yorkers. Which is why it’s good to know that many major NYC museums—the Met, the Guggenheim and MoMA among them—maintain late hours on certain days. If you’re looking to find out when those are, consult our guide to all the late museum hours in NYC you should know about.
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Late museum hours
American Folk Art Museum
AFAM’s late hours are perfect for taking in an exhibition on your way to see the Philharmonic or City Opera across the street at Lincoln Center.
Tue–Thu, Sat 11:30am–7pm; Fri noon–7:30pm
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Late closings on Friday gives you that much more time to make it up to the Bronx to see the museum’s cool exhibits.
Fri 11am–8pm
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum’s late hours are especially helpful for borough residents, but everyone should try to try to take advantage of its first Saturday festivities, which include music and food along with the art.
Thu 11am–10pm; first Saturday of every month 11am–11pm
Cooper Hewitt
Make an evening of taking in cool exhibitions of the latest design innovations during the Cooper Hewitt’s late hours.
Sat 10am–9pm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Gugg’s late closing hours on Saturdays may not seem that late, but they do give you extra time to see its amazing Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building and rotunda.
Sat 10am–7:45pm
The Jewish Museum
Late hours on Thursdays offer additional viewing time to check out the Jewish Museum’s sharp contemporary exhibits, and fascinating permanent collection, along with talks and workshops.
Thu 11am–8pm
The Met Breuer
Linger awhile longer during late hours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s branch for modern and contemporary art.
Thu, Fri 10am–9 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met is the greatest museum in the world, and, in addition to an encyclopedic collection and fabulous exhibits, its late nights offer special events, concerts, drawing classes—and cocktails!
Fri, Sat 10am–9pm
The Morgan Library & Museum
Besides world-renown holdings of Old Master drawings, evening hours at The Morgan Library & Museum offer visitors a chance to explore the McKim, Mead & White–designed mansion of Gilded Age Wall Street tycoon Pierrepont Morgan.
Fri 10:30am–9pm
Museum of Arts & Design
Evenings at MAD are a great time to experience the very best of cutting-edge design, crafts and contemporary art.
Thu, Fri 10am–9pm
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