Museum of the Moving Image

Film, television, video games, animation, and puppetry at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria make this indoor museum especially useful for families with older children or teens. Thursday afternoons are free, while SNAP, EBT, disability, Cool Culture, and Culture Pass discounts add other budget routes; children under 3 enter free.

Galleries are fully wheelchair accessible, a loaner chair and sensory kits are available, and one care partner enters free. Strollers, backpacks, umbrellas, and large bags must be checked before entering galleries.

Choose Thursday free hours for a shorter after-school visit, or a weekend if teens want fuller gallery time with games and moving-image exhibits.