Ticketing FAQ

General Admission

Adult $23 | Student (with ID) $18 | Senior (Ages 60+) $18 | Children (3–12) $13 | Member Free

Includes admission to permanent Museum halls but does not include special exhibitions.

General Admission + One

Adult $28 | Student (with ID) $22.50 | Senior (Ages 60+) $22.50 | Children (3–12) $16.50 | Member Free

Includes admission to permanent Museum halls plus one of these special exhibitions —Sharks or films —Wings Over Water or World's Beyond Earth).

General Admission + All

Adult $33 | Student (with ID) $27| Senior (Ages 60+) $27 | Children (3–12) $20 | Member Free

Includes admission to permanent Museum halls plus all special exhibitions—Sharks — and films —Wings Over Water  and World's Beyond Earth) 

All tickets—including complimentary admissions, and Member admissions—must be reserved online on the Museum’s website.

If you are an IDNYC member, corporate member, corporate rewards program member, have a library or Culture pass, or a multi-pass (like CityPass), you still have to make a timed reservation. 

Click on the checkbox to reserve voucher tickets. Bring your confirmation email and valid pass, ID or voucher when you come to the Museum.

You can use your mobile device to make a ticket reservation if you have arrived at the Museum without an advance reservation. You will immediately receive a confirmation email that contains a QR code for entry to the Museum.

Availability for same-day entrance or certain time slots may be unavailable due to limited capacity and advance reservations. 

All ticket types will include admission to these halls.

Who is eligible?

• Residents of NY, NJ, and CT (with ID)* may pay what you wish for General Admission only.
• Special exhibitions (Sharks, planetarium show, and giant-screen film) are NOT included and cannot be added to a Pay-What-You-Wish ticket. To see any of our special exhibitions, reserve a full-price General Admission ticket and then add exhibitions before checkout.
• For visitors outside of the tri-state region, the fee for General Admission is mandatory.

To make a pay-what-you-wish reservation:

Select the checkbox that says "I am a resident of NY, NJ, or CT and would like to pay what I wish" and enter an eligible zip code. Then select the number of tickets you would like. Bring your confirmation email and valid ID* to the Museum and pay what you wish at a ticket counter.

*Accepted forms of ID include: 

• Driver's license
• IDNYC
• State ID card
• Library card
• Student ID
• Current utility bill with address
• Voter registration card

The fee is suggested at $23 for adults, $18 for students with ID, $18 for seniors (ages 60 and up), and $13 for children (ages 3 to 12). 

Do guests of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents qualify for pay-what-you-wish suggested admission?

Tri-state residents with valid identification can pay suggested admission fees for four (4) General Admission tickets. 

General Admission fees are waived for the following groups

*Please note that complimentary admissions still require a timed-entry reservation. Check the box that says "I am an IDNYC member, corporate member, corporate rewards program member, a pass/voucher holder, or have a library pass or Culture Pass" on the ticketing page. Bring your confirmation email and valid pass, ID or voucher when you come to the Museum.

• Museum Members, IDNYC Members, corporate members, and corporate reward program members (including Chase Private Client Arts & Culture Card members)
• Children under 3
• All members of the U.S. military and their families during the Blue Star program, from Armed Forces Day to Labor Day. At other times of the year, free general admission is provided to members of the U.S. military and one guest.
• Cool Culture pass holders
• Caregivers accompanying visitors with disabilities
• Museum staff and museum sector staff
• Visitors who enter the Museum during the last hour of the day, 4:30-5:30 pm

Ticket reservations are non-transferable and non-refundable.