You don't need to break the bank to go to the museum in NYC. Many offer free or pay-what-you-wish admission days to lighten the load on your wallet or purse. For example:
WEDNESDAYS
Bronx Zoo: all day: pay-what-you-wish (reg $16)
THURSDAYS
Museum of Arts and Design: 6-9pm: pay-what-you-wish (reg $15)
FRIDAYS
Museum of Modern Art: 4-8:30pm: free (reg $20)
SATURDAYS
Guggenheim: 5:45-7:45pm: pay-what-you-wish (reg $18)
SUNDAYS
Frick Collection: 11am-1pm: pay-what-you-wish (reg $18)
For a comprehensive guide to museums and other cultural institutions in NYC that offer free or pay-what-you-wish admission (as well as other goings-on in the city), go to newyorkology.com.
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