High Museum of Art

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Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: High Museum of Art

  • Address: 1280 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

  • Telephone: (404) 733-4400

  • Website: https://www.high.org/

  • Date of Visit: March 2023

 

Accessibility

Getting Around

  • Visual Guide: High Museum Visual Guide

  • Audio Guide: No

  • Maps: Stent Family Wing

  • Public Tours: Daily Highlights tour, 1–2 PM

  • App: No

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Well-designed, easy to find

  • Signs: Good signage, easy to read

  • Light: Good light concept, may vary with special exhibitions

  • Wheelchairs: Available

  • Ticket counter: In the big entrance space 

  • Coat check: Yes

  • Café: Unfortunately we did not have the time to try it out.

  • Shop: Don’t miss it!

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes to the information.

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North Carolina Museum of Art

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Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: North Carolina Museum of Art

  • Address: 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

  • Telephone: (919) 715-5923

  • Website: https://ncartmuseum.org

  • Date of Visit: March 2022

Accessibility

Getting Around

  • Audio Guide: No

  • Public Tours: tours for the museum and the park are available

  • App: Verbal descriptions at the Apple app store, the website, and on Soundcloud.

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Labels were well-designed and placed

  • Signs: Good signage throughout the museum and in the park

  • Light: Lots of natural light and mostly well-lighted galleries with no glare, which may vary depending on the exhibition

  • Wheelchairs: Yes

  • Ticket counter: A spacious counter in the entrance hall 

  • Coat check: A locker room is available

  • Café: We had a very delicious lunch at the NCMA café – treat yourself there and you will not be disappointed.

    Shop: For me it is always nice to end my visit with browsing through the shop and I really liked this one.

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes to the information.

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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

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Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

  • Address: Gl Strandvej 13, 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark

  • Telephone: +45 49190719

  • Website: https://louisiana.dk/en/

  • Date of Visit: May 2018

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: No

  • Programs for VIP: No

  • Private verbal description tours: No

  • Accessibility contact:

    Tel: +45 49190719

    E: mail@louisiana.dk  

Getting Around

  • Audio Guide for the Sculpture Park and History of the Museum

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Well-designed, sometimes hard to find.

  • Signs: Clear with good contrast.

  • Light: Depending on the exhibition, a lot of natural light.  

  • Stairs and elevators: Some galleries have a few steps between levels. Elevators make the galleries accessible.

  • Wheelchairs: Wheelchairs, walkers, and folding chairs are available to take out. Please email in advance.

  • Ticket counter: If you have made arrangements beforehand, you can pick up gloves and the list of touchable sculptures here.

  • Coat check: Lockers on lower level.

  • Café: Delicious food and drinks and a wonderful view—enjoy your time there!

    Shop: I always love to end my visit in a museum by browsing through the Museum store. Here you can find unique pieces of Danish design, books and other mementos.

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes to the information.

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The National Gallery of Victoria

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Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

  • Address: Federation Square, Flinders St &, Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

  • Telephone: +61 3 8620 2222

  • Website: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/

  • Date of Visit: April 2019

 

Accessibility

Getting Around

  • App: Yes, Apple App Store and Google Play Store

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: The labels are well designed, they have a clear font, and many offer the story of the painting as well, which I liked very much.

  • Signs: All facilities wayfinding signage at NGV includes Braille and raised letters.

  • Wheelchairs: Wheelchairs and a motorized scooter are available for free. Booking prior to your visit is recommended.

  • Ticket counter: NGV Australia is free. The counter at NGV International is to the right after you enter the building.

  • Coat check: Next to ticket counter at NGV International

  • Café: Several at NGV International, one at NGV Australia.

    Shop: Each location has an NGV Design Store, which is always a good place to end a visit!

Tip

Check the website before you visit the museum to learn about current exhibitions and changes to the information

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In Short

Address and Contact

 

Accessibility

Getting Around

  • Resources for your visit: Click here.

  • Audio guide: Temporarily unavailable to rent under COVID restrictions, but offered online and through the app. Listen to the audio guide of the Tannhauser Collection, including verbal descriptions here. To learn more about the building and its architecture, listen to the podcast 99% Invisible here.

  • Guided tours: Yes

  • App: Yes, Apple App Store and Google Play Store

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Now also available for download

    Tannhauser collection

    Brancusi Collection

  • Signs: Sometimes hard for me to find

  • Light: Usually good light without glare, depending on the show

  • Stairs and elevators: might be hard to find, please ask staff for directions, inside the elevators you will find large touchscreens to select your destination

  • Wheelchairs: Yes, free

  • Ticket counter: To the right of the entrance

  • Coat check: Behind the entrance to the ramp

  • Café: Third floor, a most relaxing spot for me

    Shop: Get inspired by the wonderful gift options

Tip

Check the website before you visit the museum to learn about current exhibitions and changes to the information

Kunsthaus Graz

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Address and Contact

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: No

  • Programs for VIP: Yes

  • Private verbal description tours: Yes

  • Public tours: Yes

  • Other Materials: Gloves for touching objects; please call ahead as the objects change with every exhibition 

  • Link to accessibility: Click here.

    Tel: +43-664/8017-9223  

    E: eva.ofner@museum-joanneum.at   

Getting Around

  • Audio guide: Yes, only for architecture

  • Guided tours: Yes

  • App: Yes, only for architecture

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Many different types of labels due to changing exhibitions     

  • Signs: Signs are very well designed and easy to find and read  

  • Light: Changes with every exhibition

  • Stairs and elevators: Good signage; the elevator offers big buttons and touch elements

  • Wheelchairs: Yes

  • Ticket counter: Tactile lines will guide you to the ticket counter

  • Coat check: Lockers are in the basement 

  • Café: The Kunsthaus Café is a very trendy place to be

    Shop: Great assortment of books and gifts

Tip

Visit the website before you go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes to the information.

Tel Aviv Museum of Art

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Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: Tel Aviv Museum of Art

  • Address: 27 Shaul HaMelech Blvd., The Golda Meir Cultural and Art Center

  • Telephone: +972-3-6077020

  • Email: info@tamuseum.com

  • Website: https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/

  • Date of Visit: November 2017

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: No

  • Programs for VIP: No

  • Private verbal description tours: No

  • Public tours: Not at this point of time     

  • Link to accessibility: Click here.

    Tel: +972-3-6077020  

    E: info@tamuseum.com   

Getting Around

  • Audio guide: Yes, at the time of my visit

  • Guided tours: Not at this point of time

  • App: Yes. Click here.

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: Good-sized labels with legible fonts   

  • Signs: Throughout the galleries, the signs are big, with a good contrast, and easy to find and read.   

  • Light: Good light without glare throughout the galleries 

  • Stairs and elevators: Mostly ramps

  • Wheelchairs: Yes

  • Coat check: Yes 

  • Café: Several cafeterias and a very good restaurant 

  • Shop: A beautiful shop with interesting items

Tip

Visit the website before you go to the museum to check current exhibitions and information updates.

Seattle Art Museum

In Short

Address and Contact

  • Name of Museum: Seattle Art Museum

  • Address: 1300 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101

  • Telephone: 206.654.3100

  • Website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org

  • Date of Visit: August 2017

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: Yes. Available at the ticket counter or download here.

  • Programs for VIP: Yes, on a regular basis

  • Public tours: Yes 

  • Other materials: Magnifiers are available at the coatcheck 

  • Link to accessibility: Click here.

    Tel: 206.654.3133 

    E: access@seattleartmuseum.org 

Getting Around

  • Audio guide: Yes. You can take out Audio Guide Wands for $5, download the app, or access verbal description audio files by telephone.

  • Guided tours: Yes.

  • App: Yes. Download the free STQRY (with a “Q”) app in your app store on Windows, iPhone, and Android smartphones. Open STQRY app, select "Seattle Art Museum," then "stories" tab and select a mobile tour.

  • Wi-Fi: Yes

  • Art labels: The labels are well designed and easy to find and read. There are also labels specifically for low vision visitors, which are in a very large print and easy to read! What a marvelous idea!

  • Signs: Throughout the galleries, the signs are big, with a good contrast, and easy to find and read.    

  • Wheelchairs for rent: Yes.

  • Ticket counter: Located at the entrance level, offering maps, brochures, and customer service. 

  • Coat check: Yes. You can take out a magnifier there.

  • Café: The Taste restaurant offers a wide selection of food and beverages. 

  • Shop: For me, it is always a special treat to visit a museum shop, and this one is no exception.

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information.

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

 

In Short

General

Museum’s name:  Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

Address: Avenida Abandoibarra, 2 - 48009 Bilbao, Spain

Website: www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/

Time of my visit: August 2015

 

Accessibility

Brochures and maps in large print: yes, ask for the large print map with tactile lines at the ticket counter

Programs for VIP: yes, contact information. I recommend that you contact the team at least 2 weeks in advance.

Other materials: touch objects at the Zero Espazioa   

Link to accessibility: click here

 

Getting around

Audio guide: yes, has a magnetic loop and is easy to handle, bring your own earphones though.

Guided tours: yes, see here

App: not at the moment, a new version is in preparation 

Wi-Fi: yes

Art labels: are well designed and good to read, see here

Light: thanks to the many glass panels there is a lot of daylight light flooding the building

Stairs and elevators: staircases have a handrail, elevators are straightforward to use

Wheelchairs available for rent: yes

Ticket counter: to the left of the entrance 

Coat check: yes 

Café, Restaurant:  Neura and Bistro Guggenheim

Tip

Check the website of the museum for new information and updates on exhibitions and the new app.

Mueso Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

 

In Short

General:

  • Name of museum:  Mueso Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
  • Address: Sabatini Building: 52 Santa Isabel Street, 28012, Madrid: Nouvel Building: Ronda de Atocha Street, 28012, Madrid
  • Website:  www.museoreinasofia.es/en
  • Time of visit: June 2017

 

Accessibility

 

Getting around

  • Audio guide: Yes, small fee, easy to handle, symbols for audio guide are good to read
  • Guided tours: Yes, click here
  • App: No app for the museum, but you can use The Essential Art Walk app which gives you access to 8 masterpieces of the collection
  • Wi-Fi: Yes, in the Nouvel Building and Library
  • Art labels: the labels are well designed, easy to find, the font is big enough for me to read and the audio guide symbol is easy to read as well
  • Signs: are easy to find and follow 
  • Light: I liked the light in the museum, there was no glare
  • Stairs and elevators: the staircases are wide and good to walk on, there are several elevators in the buildings with buttons with good contrast
  • Wheelchairs for rent: I could not find that service
  • Ticket counter:  at both entrances
  • Coat check: lockers available at both entreances
  • Café:  worth a visit! Don't miss the garden!
  • Shop: did I ever mention that I love museum shops??

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information

You can browse the collection online or listen to the audio guide on The Essential Art Walk app at home to prepare your visit.

 

 

 

 

 

Museo Nacional del Prado

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General

  • Name of museum: Museo Nacional del Prado
  • Address: Calle Ruiz de Alarcon 23, Madrid, 28014, Spain
  • Website: www.museodelprado.es
  • Tel: +34 91 330 2800
  • Time of visit: June 2017

 

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: no
  • Programs for VIP: no
  • Private verbal description tours: no
  • Other materials:  verbal description of artworks in Spanish on the Audio Guide 
  • Link to accessibility: El Prado para Todos
  • Tel: +34 91 330 28 07
  • E: elpradoparatodos@museodelprado.es

 

 

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, small fee
  • Guided tours: no
  • Apps:  La Guía del Prado for tablets and Second CanvasMuseo del Prado for smartphones and tablets
  • Wi-Fi: yes
  • Art labels: in Spanish and English, next to the painitng and behind a railing, I could not read them without taking a photo or using bionculars.
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  • Signs: room numbers were hard to find and difficult to read
  • Light: nice light throughout the galleries, not too much glare
  • Stairs and elevators: several staircases and elevators are available to access the various floors
  • Wheelchairs: sorry, I did no check
  • Ticket counter: on the side entrance, long lines!
  • Coat check: at the main entrance, to the left
  • Café: at the main entrance area
  • Shop: next to Café

 

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information

 

Milwaukee Art Museum

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Address and Contact

Name of museum: Milwaukee Art Museum, MAM

Address: 700 N Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Website: https://mam.org 

Phone: 414-224-4200

Email: mam@mam.org

Time of visit: 07/05/y2017

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: no
  • Programs for VIP: no
  • Private verbal description tours: no, I could not find any information about that

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, small fee
  • Guided tours: no
  • App: yes, for kids
  • Wi-Fi: yes
  • Art labels: the labels are well-designed, easy to spot next to the artwork and the font is well chosen, the symbols for the audio guide are clear and nicely sized
  • Signs: throughout the galleries you will find signs (e.g. restroom, ...) that are well contrasted and visible 
  • Light: the galleries have good light and not too much glare (depending on the exhibition) 
  • Stairs and elevators: spacious and easy to navigate
  • Wheelchairs available: yes, at the admissions desk
  • Ticket counter: right of the entrance 
  • Coat check: sorry, forgot to check 
  • Café: very attractive Café with healthy choices
  • Shop: at the left of the entrance, very interesting selection of goods

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check out current exhibitions and updated information.

Give yourself enough time to experience the beauty of the architecture, the garden, and the view.

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,IL

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Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Art Institute of Chicago
  • Address: 11 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603-6404
  • Website: www.artic.edu
  • Telephone: (312) 443-3600
  • Time of visit: 07/03/2017 

Accessibility 

  • Brochures and maps in large print: No; maps available on the app though
  • Private verbal description tours: Yes, free. Please call the Department of Learning and Public Engagement at (312) 857-7641 at least two weeks in advance 
  • Touch gallery: free. At the Ryan Learning Center, you will find the Elizabeth Morse Touch Gallery. 
  • Link to accessibility 
  • Tel: (312) 857-7641.
  • Email

Getting around 

  • Audio guide: yes, small fee 
  • Gallery talks: daily at 12pm 
  • App: yes, easy to handle  
  • Wi-Fi: yes 
  • Art labels: you will find different sizes in the galleries, many are well designed and have good contrast, readable font size, and audio guide symbol  
  • Light: varies from gallery to gallery 
  • Stairs and elevators: several staircases connect the floors and buildings, elevators can be found throughout the museum.  
  • Wheelchairs: yes 
  • Ticket counter: at Michigan Avenue entrance and Modern Wing entrance 
  • Coat check: sorry, I did not check! 
  • Café: there are several dining options in the museum http://www.artic.edu/visit/dining 
  • Shop: a wide assortment of gifts, jewelry, books, and merchandise derived from the Art Institute's collection and exhibitions. 

 

Tip  

Visit the website in advance to check on current exhibitions and other updates 

Casa Azul de Frida Kahlo, Mexico City

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Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Museo Frida Kahlo
  • Address: Londres 247, Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX, Mexico
  • Website: http://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx
  • Time of visit: April 2017

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps: brochures are available in Spanish and English and  in Braille,,online you can find the map of the house
  • Programs for VIP: yes, by appointment, contact

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, small fee
  • Guided tours: yes, tours available in Spanish and English,
  • App: no
  • Wi-Fi: yes
  • Art labels: nice size, good contrast – I could even read the header! The sign for the audio guide is easy to see and recognize
  • Light: varies between rooms
  • Stairs and elevators: several steps leading up tothe house, in the house, and in the garden, elevator in temporary exhibition space  
  • Wheelchairs: yes, ask for them at the cloakroom
  • Ticket counter: before you can enter the house to the right
  • Café: in the garden – very relaxing
  • Shop: small, but beautiful

Updated April 2018

Tip

Visit the website before you actually go to the museum to check current exhibitions and changes on the information

Online gallery of the permanent collection

Purchase your tickets in advance (online) as the lines can get very long!

A visit to the Casa Azul on weekdays is recommended, it is extremely crowded on weekends

Visit the nearby Mercado de Coyoacán – lots of traditional food, art and crafts

Visit the Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky, Rio Churubusco 410, Coyoacán, Del Carmen, just a few blocks from the Casa Azul. Trotsky was closely connected to Diego and had a short-lived romantic relationship with Frida

 

 

 

 

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Broad Museum, Los Angeles

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Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Broad Museum
  • Address: 221 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
  • Website: www.thebroad.org
  • Time of this visit: August 2016
  • Telephone: 213-232-6200


Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: Not available at the time of my visit
  • Programs for VIP: No
  • Private verbal description tours: No 
  • Link to accessibility: click here
  • Tel: 213-232-6200
  • E: info@thebroad.org


Getting around

  • Ticket counter: Admission is free, but timed tickets are strongly recommended especially on weekends
  • Audio guide: No
  • App: Yes. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the app before your visit.
  • Wi-Fi: Yes
  • Art labels: Black on white, font a bit too small for me
  • Light: Very good, no glare
  • Stairs, elevator and escalator: Easy to use
  • Wheelchairs: Yes, free
  • Coat check: No. You cannot bring coats and bigger bags into the exhibition
  • Café: Otium On The Go: Kiosk at the plaza
  • Otium Restaurant: At the plaza, we had wonderful brunch in a very stylish setting
  • Museum Shop: in the South Lobby


Tip


Browse the collection to get an overview or to visit the Broad from home.
Visit the website before you actually go to the museum. Check for current exhibitions and changes.

Across the street you will find the Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA -  I definitely recommend a visit.





Städel Museum, Frankfurt

 

In Short

 

Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Address: Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main

  • Website: www.staedelmuseum.de

  • Time of visit: April 2016

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: no
  • Programs for VIP: yes, every 3 months, free with museum admission
  • Private verbal description tours: yes, please contact
  • Email: info@staedelmuseum.de
  • Tel: +49-69-605098-200

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, 4 Euros
  • App: yes
  • Wi-Fi: yes
  • Art labels: some of them are easy to read, some of them have not enough contrast, the numbers for the audio guide and the app are displayed at the bottom corner of the labels
  • Signs: clear and easy to read 
  • Light: good gallery light, some natural light 
  • Stairs: good hand rails
  • Wheelchairs for rent: no
  • Ticket counter: left of entrance 
  • Coat check: far left of entrance 
  • Café: right of entrance 
  • Museum Shop: right of entrance 

Perez Art Museum Miami, PAMM

In Short

 

Address and Contact

  • Name of the museum: Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
  • Address: 1103 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132
  • Website: http://pamm.org
  • Time of visit: January 2016

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: not at the time when I asked for them at the information desk, although the website states that these materials are available at the desk.
  • Programs for VIP: yes, not on a regular basis
  • Private verbal description tours: yes, please give them at least 3 weeks time to accommodate you. Contact  education@pamm.org or call 786 345 5643
  • Public tours: yes, daily
  • Link to accessibility tours 
  • Email:  education@pamm.org

 

Getting around

  • Audio guide: no
  • App: no
  • Art labels: black font on white, just a bit too small for me 
  • Signs: good size, good contrast 
  • Light: the galleries are well lit, not too much glare 
  • Stairs and elevators: the big staircase was a bit of a challenge for me, because it had just one handrail in the lower part. Elevators are good to use
  • Wheelchairs: no, contact: Visitor Services, at 305 375 3000 and press 3, or email info@pamm.org
  • Ticket counter: opposite of the entrance
  • Café: right of the entrance, through shop
  • Shop: right of the entrance 

 

Albertina, Vienna

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Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Albertina
  • Address: Albertinaplatz 1, 1010 Vienna, Austria 
  • Telephone: +43 1 53483
  • Website: www.Albertina.at
  • Time of my visit: May 2016

 

Accessibility:

  • Brochures and maps in large print: no, but if you send an email (see below) beforehand they will print out maps and other information in large print for you
  • Programs for VIP: not on a regular basis
  • Private verbal description tours: you can ask for a private tour with a guide who is trained in verbal description, fee: 90 Euros for one hour
  • Other materials: magnifying lenses for 1.10 Euro at the ticket counter 
  • Link to accessibility resources
  • Telephone:  +43 (0)1 534 83-555
  • Email: besucher@albertina.at

 

Getting around

  • Audio guide: yes, 4 Euros, good and easy to handle, no verbal description
  • App: no
  • WiFi: no
  • Wheelchairs: yes, free
  • Art labels: 

The labels in the “Monet to Picasso” exhibition are well printed and fairly good to read, unfortunately the wonderful works in the graphic arts department were not accessible for me at all – I had to take pictures of the labels and read them on my phone with my zoom on.

In other galleries the labels differ a lot from exhibition to exhibition, the labels at the staterooms are big and the numbers for the audio guide good to read, the text itself was not legible for me.

  • Signs: good to read, with good contrast, restroom signs not always easy to find
  • Light: depending on the exhibition, generally good light without too much glare
  • Stairs and elevators: some of the stairs might be a bit tricky, escalators and elevators are good to use
  • Ticket counter: on the left side inside the lobby, ask for discounts for VIP
  • Coat check: on the right of the entrance
  • Café: very nice
  • Shop: a “must see”

 

Tip: 

Visit the website before you actually go there to check for current exhibitions and other changes.

They also offer a very good online gallery of the artwork.

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Address and Contact

  • Name of museum: Whitney Museum of American Art

  • Address: 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014

  • Website: www.whitney.org

  • Time of the visit: regularly with verbal description tours and on my own

  • Verbal description tours: at least once a month.    

Accessibility

  • Brochures and maps in large print: No. The staff was not able to provide any materials, although the website says large print labels are available in the galleries.

  • Other materials:  None 

  • Programs for VIP: yes, on a monthly basis.

  • Private verbal description tours: yes, within public tours schedules, and with a 3 weeks’ advance notice. Appointment date depends on availability of educator

  • Link to accessibility

  • Email: accessfeedback@whitney.org

  • Tel: (212) 570-7789

Getting around

  • Ticket counter: at the far left of the entrance. Audio guides are available there.  

  • Coat check: downstairs 

  • Wheelchairs: yes, no fee

  • Audio guide: yes, free. For me difficult to use. You can also download audio guides to your own device here

  • App: no

  • Public tours: daily, free with Museum admission, click here

  • Wi-Fi: yes

  • Art labels: the labels are mostly white on white walls with a rather small font, hard to find and hard to read. The symbol for the audio guide is very small 

  • Signs: many are black on white with a good contrast and size, but they are still too small to read for me

  • Light: mostly, very good, depending on the exhibition 

  • Stairs and elevators: stairs: with good handrails, elevators with good buttons

  • Doors: in the galleries mostly glass doors, very hard to see. Watch out for them!

  • Shop: left of the entrance, always worthwhile a visit

  • Café: Studio Café, 8th floor – very nice, beautiful outdoor space 

  • Restaurant: called “Untitled”, lobby level, to the right of the entrance

Tip

  • Before you actually visit the museum go to the Whitney website to check out current exhibitions, hours and schedule changes.

  • Make sure you allow enough time to explore this spacious museum.