There are a lot of perks associated with being a student. I have curated a list of New York City Museums where a valid student ID can score a discounted admission ticket. In some cases, you might want to bring proof of residency in NY, NJ, and CT as some museums have a “pay as you wish” policy for residents.
The Metropolitan Museum
This is the largest art museum in the United States with over 2 million works of art. The architecture of the museum itself is truly breathtaking and so expansive, you may want to plan multiple visits if you want to see everything.
- $12 (discounted from $25 adult tickets)
For New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students, the amount you pay for your admission ticket is up to you.
Admission ticket includes same-day entry to the Met Cloisters
The Met Cloisters
A beautiful outdoor museum that is part of the Metropolitan Museum but is located in a separate location that is a ~20-minute car ride from the 5th Avenue Met Museum. Here you can explore medieval art and architecture.
- $12 (discounted from $25 adult tickets)
For New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students, the amount you pay for your admission ticket is up to you.
Admission ticket includes same-day entry to The Metropolitan Museum
El Museo
Features art collections and exhibits that tell the stories of Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American cultures.
- $5 (discounted from $8 adult tickets)
Guggenheim Museum
Experience modern art in a unique building that is a magnificent homage to modernism itself.
Students with college IDs from the following schools receive 2 free admission tickets: • Brooklyn College
- College of Staten Island
- Hunter College
- Lehman College
- Queens College
Museum of Modern Art
This is probably my favorite museum in NYC with a truly amazing collection of modern and contemporary art that everyone can appreciate
Students from the following schools receive one free admission:
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Cooper Union
- CUNY Schools
- Pratt Institute
- SUNY Schools
- The Juilliard School
- The New School
- The Rockefeller University
The Frick Collection
The Frick Collection displays Renaissance masterpieces with magnificent European sculpture and decorative arts
Students with college IDs
- $12 (discounted from $22 adult tickets)
Neue Galerie
This museum features early 20th-century German and Australian art
- $12 (discounted from $25 adult tickets)
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney features over 25,000 works from American artists during the 20th- and 21st-centuries
- $18 (discounted from $25 adult tickets)
MoMath
MoMath is dedicated to celebrating the beauty and wonders of mathematics
- $18 (discounted from $20 adult tickets)
The American Museum of Natural History
This museum features scientific collections and exhibitions. Includes the Halls of Gems and Minerals and rotating special exhibitions such as The Nature of Color and Worlds Beyond Earth.
- $18 (discounted from $23 adult tickets)
For New York State residents and NY, NJ, and CT students, the amount you pay for your admission ticket is up to you.
The Morgan Library & Museum
Originally the library of Pierpont Morgan, it now serves as a museum and independent library. The library is truly gorgeous and worth the visit. There are also live concerts that take place in this gorgeous space, so be sure to check out the website’s event calendar to catch a quartet.
- $13 (discounted from $22 adult tickets)
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