MUSEUM ADMISSION
AND ACCESS SERVICES
The Whitney Museum of American Art welcomes all visitors to experience the richness, diversity, and significance of American art and culture. We encourage visitors to participate and enjoy our programs and services in an inclusive arts environment. Above all, we seek to give every visitor an equal opportunity to experience the art on view.
ASL
Vlog Project
Learn more about our American Sign Language Video Blog (Vlog) series that covers exhibitions and events at the Whitney.
Physical access
Please use the main entrance at 945 Madison Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets. Elevators are available for all levels of the Museum.
Wheelchair availability
Manual wheelchairs are available free-of-charge for use within the Museum on a first-come, first-served basis. Please inquire at the coat check area.
Accessible public transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts. The M1, M2, M3, and M4 buses stop on Madison Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets going uptown, and on Fifth Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets going downtown. For more information about public transit accessibility, please visit mta.info.
Large print labels and brochures for some exhibitions are available at the Access Services Desk in the Museum lobby.
Please contact us at accessfeedback@whitney.org or (212) 570-7789 to request publications in Braille.
Verbal description and touch tours
Whitney verbal description and touch tours provide an opportunity for visitors who are blind or partially sighted and their companions to experience the richness and diversity of twentieth and twenty-first century American art through vivid description and tactile opportunities. Ninety minute tours are free-of-charge and are offered monthly on Friday mornings before the Museum opens to the general public. Private tours are also available by request with three weeks advance notice.
To learn about upcoming programs or request a tour, please contactaccessfeedback@whitney.org or (212) 570-7789.
Accessible public transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts. The M1, M2, M3, and M4 buses stop on Madison Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets going uptown, and on Fifth Avenue between 74th and 75th Streets going downtown. For more information about public transit accessibility, please visit mta.info.
Whitney signs
Experience the Whitney’s world-renowned collection of American art in American Sign Language. Whitney Signs is a free gallery tour led by expert Museum educators who are Deaf.
Whitney Signs takes place the first Saturday of each month at 4 pm, with a pre-tour reception at 3 pm. The tour is voice-interpreted. ASL tours without voice interpretation take place the third Friday of each month at 7pm, with a pre-tour reception at 6pm.
Check-in is in the Museum lobby. We encourage you to RSVP at asl_tours@whitney.org or
(212) 570-7789 Voice. Relay calls welcome.
ASL students, please note: We regret that complimentary tickets will not be available for ASL students; regular student admission is $14 with a valid student ID.
Museum staff or ASL interpreters will not be able to sign student assignments.
American Sign Language interpretation
American Sign Language interpretation is available free-of-charge for daily exhibition tours and public programs by request with three weeks’ advance notice.To place a request, please contact us at accessfeedback@whitney.org or (212) 570-7789 Voice. Relay calls welcome.
Closed captioning
Closed captioning is available for videos on whitney.org. To view captions, play the video you wish to view. A CC button will appear on the video player controls. Select “English” to activate. Please note that certain internet browsers may not display closed captions.
Communications access realtime translation ( CART )
Open captioning with Communication Access Realtime Translation ( CART ) for public programs is available by request with three weeks advance notice, contingent upon the availability of captioners.To place a request, please contact us at accessfeedback@whitney.org or (212) 570-7789 Voice. Relay calls welcome.
Sound amplification systems
Assistive listening devices ( ALD ) are available free-of-charge at the Access Services Desk in the Museum lobby. The Museum offers FM and infrared receivers with headsets or neck loops. Please inquire about the portable ALD that best suits your needs.
In the galleries
The Kaufman Astoria Film & Video Gallery located on the second floor is equipped with a permanent infrared assistive listening system.
For special exhibtions and the Whitney’s collection, video and audio works are installed with an infrared assistive listening system. These works are identified by the assistive listening symbol on the wall label. Please request a free infrared receiver with a headset or neck loop at the Access Services Desk in the Museum lobby.
Transcripts
Transcripts are available for some video or audio works. Descriptions of background or ambient sounds may also be available. Please inquire at the Access Services Desk.
Communications access realtime translation ( CART )
Open captioning with Communication Access Realtime Translation ( CART ) for public programs is available by request with three weeks advance notice, contingent upon the availability of captioners.To place a request, please contact us at accessfeedback@whitney.org or (212) 570-7789 Voice.
