Access Programs
The Whitney invites disabled and non-disabled visitors to experience the richness and complexity of American art in an inclusive, welcoming environment.
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Access Services
Prepare for your visit by learning about access services offered at the Whitney
Verbal Description and Touch Tours
For People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
Engaging, multi-sensory tours combine vivid verbal description with opportunities to learn about art through tactile exploration.
Whitney Signs
Tours in American Sign Language
Gallery tours in American Sign Language are led by expert Deaf educators, and are offered with and without voice interpretation.
Family Fun for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
For families with kids ages 6 and up
Download our social narratives and find out more about this hands-on artmaking program for families with kids on the autism spectrum.
Free for all participants. Registration is required.
All Upcoming Access Programs
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Sat,
Feb 4
Whitney Signs: Edward Hopper’s New York
5–7 pm
Whitney Signs
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Fri,
Feb 10
Verbal Description and Touch Tour: Edward Hopper’s New York
11 am–12:30 pm
People who are blind or who have low vision
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Sat,
Apr 1
Whitney Signs: no existe un mundo poshuracán
4–6 pm
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Fri,
May 19
Verbal Description and Touch Tour: Memory Map
11–12:30 am
Past Access Programs
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2023
Verbal Description Online: In the Balance
Jan 20, 2023
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2022
Verbal Description and Touch Tour: no existe un mundo poshuracán
Dec 16, 2022
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Teen Summit: Transforming the Future
Nov 19, 2022
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Verbal Description Online: Exploring Painting and Sculpture
Nov 18, 2022
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Whitney Signs: Edward Hopper’s New York
Nov 5, 2022
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Good Mind Ribbon Skirt Workshop with American Indian Community House
Oct 23, 2022
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Verbal Description Online: Exploring Photography in the Whitney Museum
Oct 21, 2022
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AIDS Memorial Quilt-Making Workshops
Oct 14, 2022
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Verbal Description Online
The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965Sept 16, 2022
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Quieter Hours for Neurodivergent Visitors:
2022 BiennialAug 28, 2022
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Verbal Description Online:
The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900 to 1965Aug 19, 2022
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Verbal Description and Touch Tour with 2022 Biennial artist Lisa Alvarado
July 30, 2022
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Verbal Description Online:
At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American ModernismJune 17, 2022
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Whitney Signs Online: At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism
June 4, 2022
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Verbal Description Online:
2022 BiennialMay 20, 2022
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Whitney Signs Online: 2022 Biennial
May 7, 2022
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Verbal Description Online:
2022 BiennialApr 22, 2022
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Ideology, Ableism, and Capitalism: A Talk by Emily Barker
Apr 13, 2022
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Whitney Signs Online: 2022 Biennial
Apr 9, 2022
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Verbal Description Online:
Works from the CollectionMar 18, 2022
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Whitney Signs:
Works from the CollectionMar 5, 2022
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Verbal Description Online: Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019
Feb 25, 2022
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2021
Verbal Description Online: Labyrinth of Forms: Women and Abstraction, 1930–1950Dec 17, 2021
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Whitney Signs: Stone Lithography with EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Dec 4, 2021
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Verbal Description Online: Jennifer Packer: The Eye Is Not Satisfied With SeeingNov 19, 2021
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Whitney Signs Online:
Jennifer Packer: The Eye Is Not Satisfied With SeeingNov 6, 2021
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Verbal Description Online:
Jasper Johns: Mind/MirrorOct 15, 2021
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Whitney Signs Online:
Jasper Johns: Mind/MirrorOct 9, 2021
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Whitney Signs Online: Dawoud BeySept 18, 2021
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Verbal Description Online:
Dawoud Bey: An American ProjectAug 20, 2021
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