Accessible Programs help people with disabilities enjoy their visit to the Museum and find inspiring connections between the visual arts and their lives. Visitors may explore the Museum on their own, on regularly scheduled tours with a Museum Guide, or may request a personalized tour. There are art-making programs for blind adults and for people from mental health communities. Individuals unable to visit in person can experience the collections through a telephone conference call, an art history course from home, or a slide lecture for groups at their community site.
Accessibility
The Museum has a designated barrier-free entrance and accessible parking available. There are also wheelchairs available at each entrance, elevators on every floor, accessible restrooms, drinking fountains, and public telephones, and assistive listening devices as well as braille and large-print maps of the Museum.Accessible Tours
Several tours are offered that take into consideration the characteristics of a wide variety of disabilities. These tours are led by specially trained Guides.Form in Art
Form in Art combines studio classes with the study of art history, creating a unique course for people who are blind.Workshops
Geared toward groups from various mental and physical health communities, workshops include a one-hour tour of an exhibition and a two-hour studio class.Art Talk
With Art Talk, ten to fifteen participants are linked from their homes with a facilitator from the Museum via telephone for lively conversation about works of art.Outreach
This program uses slide presentations to take the Museum to groups of people who can no longer visit in person.Registration
All programs require registration. To reserve your space, call (215) 684-7602 at least three weeks prior to your preferred date.Sponsors
Accessible Programs are generously funded by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Independence Foundation, the Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust, Morgan Stanley, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.For more information, please contact Accessible Programs by phone at (215) 684-7602 or TTY (215) 684-7600, or by fax at (215) 684-7395.
