Free Admission / Discounts to Museums in NY for Military Personnel

Brooklyn Children's Museum (Brooklyn)
     Free admission for up to 6 people with a military ID. Retired or active.
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 718 735-4400



Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens (Buffalo)
     Free admission for active duty military personnel
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 716-827-1584

Children's Museum of Manhattan
     Free admission for  active duty personnel and their families.
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 212-721-1223

Constable Hall Association (Constableville)
     Free admission for active military personnel and reduced (dependents) admission
     Offer Period: During Annual Craft Fair
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (315) 397-8010

Corning Museum of Glass (Corning)
     15% off admission for all military, both active and veterans.
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 607-937-5371

Erie Canal Discovery Center - Lockport
     Free Admisssion
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 716-439-0431

Frederic Remington Art Museum
     $2.00 off admission
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (315) 393-2425

Heckscher Museum of Art (Huntington, NY)
Available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), a DD Form 1173, a  DD Form 1173-1, a Veteran's DD-214, or a Veteran ID card and a driver's license.  Includes active military personnel (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve) or Veteran and up to five (5) family members (spouse, child, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc.).
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 516-921-7161

Hudson River Maritime Museum (Kingston, NY)
     Free admission
     Offer Period: Through their entire season
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (845) 338-0071

Long Island Children's Museum (Garden City, NY)
     Free admission to active duty, retired military, and their spouses with military IDs
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (516) 224-5800

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) 
     Discounts for military active personnel
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (585) 276-8900

North Tonawanda History Museum
     Free membership also and free admission for active military and their families and
     reduced membership fees for all veterans
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (716) 213-0554

Queens Botanical Garden (Flushing, NY)
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 718-886-3800

Rockwell Museum of Western Art
     Free admission for active duty military families.
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (607) 937-5386

Staten Island Museum (Staten Island, NY) 
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 718-273-2060

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY, NY)
     Free admission for military personnel and veterans
     Offer Period: Veterans Day, NYC Fleet Week (mid to late May), and before Memorial Day).
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 212-535-7710

The New York City Police Museum (NY, NY)
     Free admission to all military personnel and their family
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (212) 480-3100

Trolley Museum of New York - Kingston
     Free Admisssion
     Offer Period: Year Round
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (845) 331-3399

Vanderbilt Museum (Centerport, NY)
The Vanderbilt will admit all active military service personnel and up to five (5) family members to the grounds and mansion completely free of charge year round. Available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), a DD Form 1173, or a DD Form 1173-1, which includes active military personnel and up to five (5) family members (spouse, child, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc.) - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserve.
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 631-854-5550

West Point Museum (West Point, NY)
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: 845-938-3590

Woodstock Artists Association &  Museum (Free)
     Free Admission
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (845) 679-2940

World Awareness Children's Museum (Glen Falls, NY)
     Discount for admission and gift shop.
     Offer Period: Memorial Day through Labor Day
     Participant of the Blue Star Museums Initiative
     Call to Confirm Discount Policy: (518) 793-2773


Source: http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index-ongoing.php?st=NY#list