1. Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave.; at 82nd St.; 212-879-5500
Open for a holiday Monday on July 3, 9:30–5:30, and regular hours on the 4th.
2. Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves.; 212-708-9400
Closed July 4 (and every Tuesday); regular hours on the 3rd.
3. Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave., at 103rd St.; 212-534-1672
Closed on the 3rd, but open on the 4th from 10 to 5.
4. American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th St.; 212-769-5100
Open both days, 10 to 5:45.
5. P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave., at Forty-Sixth Ave.; 718-784-2084
Open on the 3rd from noon to 6; closed July 4.