This list of museums in New York is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit art centers and galleries.
The following museums are in New York, but their lists are maintained separately: List of museums in New York City List of museums on Long Island for museums in Nassau and Suffolk counties List of university art museums and galleries in New York State
Also, a list of museum ships in New York includes some ships that are museums, plus individual ships within larger museums.
The list Museums in New York State besides those in New York City, Long Island, or universities are the following: