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Empire State (ESMRP) reciprocal museums: full list of places (updated Oct 2026)

Always call ahead. Rules change and each museum sets its own.

Empire State Museums Reciprocal Program (ESMRP) (new york museums).

Free admission and museum shop discounts at participating New York museums. Third parties are not covered.

Distance rule: Some museums (marked !) exclude members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.

42 places on the list. List checked Oct 13, 2026. Official program page

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New York (42)

• Albany Institute of History & Art · Albany · Free entry
• Irish American Heritage Museum · Albany · Free entry
• Alfred Ceramic Art Museum at Alfred University · Alfred · Free entry
• Phelps Mansion Museum · Binghamton · Free entry
• Roberson Museum · Binghamton · Free entry
• Buffalo AKG Art Museum · Buffalo · Free entry
  Restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events. Restricted for retail and/or dining.
• Buffalo Museum of Science · Buffalo · Free entry
• Burchfield Penney Art Center · Buffalo · Free entry
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House · Buffalo · Free entry
  Max of two Open House or Standard Tour tickets, or a discounted rate for two Extended Tour tickets.
• Arkell Museum at Canajoharie · Canajoharie · Free entry
• Thousand Islands Arts Center · Clayton · Free entry
• Cortland County Historical Society · Cortland · Free entry
• Delaware County Historical Association · Delhi · Free entry
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff · Derby · Free entry
• Adirondack History Museum · Elizabethtown · Free entry
• Arnot Art Museum · Elmira · Free entry
• The Hyde Collection · Glens Falls · Free entry
  Not valid for members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.
• World Awareness Children's Museum · Glens Falls · Free entry
  Not valid for members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.
• Empire State Aerosciences Museum · Glenville · Free entry
• Time and the Valleys Museum · Grahamsville · Free entry
• Iroquois Museum · Howes Cave · Free entry
• FASNY Museum of Firefighting · Hudson · Free entry
• Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art/Cornell University · Ithaca · Free entry
• Columbia County Historical Society · Kinderhook · Free entry
• Genesee Country Village and Museum (GCV&M) · Mumford · Free entry
  Not valid for members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.
• Shaker Museum · New Lebanon · Free entry
• New York City Fire Museum · New York · Free entry
• The New York Historical · New York · Free entry
• Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center · Niagara Falls · Free entry
• Chenango County Historical Society & Museum · Norwich · Free entry
• Frederic Remington Art Museum · Ogdensburg · Free entry
• Oysterponds Historical Society · Orient · Free entry
• Memorial Art Gallery · Rochester · Free entry
  Not valid for members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.
• Saratoga Arts · Saratoga Springs · Free entry
• Saratoga Automobile Museum · Saratoga Springs · Free entry
• miSci (Museum of Innovation and Science) · Schenectady · Free entry
  Not valid for members of other ESMRP institutions within 25 miles.
• Schenectady County Historical Society · Schenectady · Free entry
• Staten Island Museum · Staten Island · Free entry
• Everson Museum of Art · Syracuse · Free entry
• Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) · Syracuse · Free entry
  Restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events.
• Onondaga Historical Association · Syracuse · Free entry
• Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute · Utica · Free entry
  Restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events. Admission is free; members receive shop and cafe discounts.

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