In Short
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.