Sakasaka
2023-12-17 11:00, 2023-12-17 14:00 (America/New_York) | Clark Studio Theater at Lincoln Center, Samuel B & David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
To request Audio Description seats, submit the Ticket Request Form or contact access@lincolncenter.org or 212-875-5375. The performance on December 17th is also a Relaxed Performance.
Joyful, silly, and… soaking wet! A delightful wordless comedy for all ages created by Madagascar’s La Compagnie Zolobe, Sakasaka will add joy to everyone’s day. In the great tradition of slapstick comedians like The Three Stooges, La Compagnie Zolobe’s clown trio uses physical comedy and body language to tell their story while remaining completely silent. They are accompanied by a musician who plays traditional instruments: kabosy (a rectangular guitar) and djembe (drum). The word sakasaka means “thirsty” in Malagasy and, using just a mop, bucket and a few bottles of water, the clowns take audiences on hilarious adventures that gently and sincerely explore the preciousness of water. Laugh out loud and learn important lessons as you go on a journey of dance, music, splashes, and joy!

Big Band Holidays
2023-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Broadway at West 60th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual Big Band Holidays performance has become a true fan favorite. This December, Ashley Pezzotti’s expressive and commanding presence rings in the most wonderful time of the year.
Together with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, she interprets classic holiday favorites like “Winter Wonderland,” “The Christmas Song,” “Deck the Halls,” and “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel.” Don’t miss this year’s hardest-swinging holiday event, music-directed by Marcus Printup and featuring vibrant new arrangements from members of the JLCO.

Virtual Intrepid Access Family Program: Sea, Air & Space Food
2024-01-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers monthly programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. These programs take place on select Sundays. Families can join a guided virtual experience and participate in activities that everyone can enjoy. Registrants receive a visual schedule and vocabulary and a digital at-home activity packet.
Food is an important part of any travel experience. Learn about the food served on Intrepid, British Airways Concorde, and NASA Space Shuttles and how they were prepared. Decide for yourself which is the tastiest! This program will take place over Zoom and include at-home activity packets.

Intrepid Early Morning Openings: Fun & Games
2024-01-20 08:30 - 11:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.
Life on the aircraft carrier Intrepid was hard work, but sailors still found ways to have fun! Explore Intrepid to find out how sailors had fun while at sea and make connections to your own favorite games and experiences.

Intrepid Access Family Program for Children (ages 5-17): Adventures Aboard
2024-02-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families on select Sundays during regular Museum hours. Families take a guided, interactive tour of the Museum and can participate in activities that everyone can enjoy.
Find out why Intrepid was a “city at sea” and learn about the sailors’ many different jobs aboard the ship! Visit spaces where sailors ate, slept and worked, and celebrate the important contributions of Intrepid’s crew.

Intrepid Access Family Program for Teens and Adults (age 14+): Adventures Aboard
2024-02-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States

Discoveries (Ages 5–13)—Year of the Dragon
2024-02-11 11:00 - 12:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For kids with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Discoveries (Ages 14–22)—Year of the Dragon
2024-02-11 11:00 - 12:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For young people and adults with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Discoveries (Ages 23+)—Year of the Dragon
2024-02-11 14:00 - 15:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For adults with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Celebrating the Year of the Dragon.

Virtual Intrepid Access Family Program: What is that? Creative Solutions from the Front Lines
2024-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers monthly programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. These programs take place on select Sundays. Families can join a guided virtual experience and participate in activities that everyone can enjoy. Registrants receive a visual schedule and vocabulary and a digital at-home activity packet.
All is not what it seems! Test your observation skills during this interactive program for all ages with educators from the Intrepid Museum and the International Spy Museum (Washington, DC). With examples from Intrepid‘s history and the Spy Museum’s collection, participants will explore how the U.S. military and intelligence agencies used creativity and innovation to solve problems.

Discoveries (Ages 5–13)—Totally Tactile
2024-03-10 11:00 - 12:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For kids with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.

Discoveries (Ages 14–22)—Totally Tactile
2024-03-10 11:00 - 12:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For young people and adults with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.

Discoveries (Ages 23+)—Totally Tactile
2024-03-10 14:00 - 15:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
For adults with learning and developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Join us for an in-person workshop to talk about and make art!
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.

Intrepid Early Morning Openings: Aircraft Exploration
2024-03-22 08:30 - 11:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
Early Morning Opening
The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism or sensory sensitivities and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.
Aircraft Exploration
Is that a bird or is it a plane? Compare different aircraft at the Intrepid Museum, including the newly exhibited WWII Corsair! Then, enjoy hands-on art and science activities inspired by airplanes and helicopters.

Intrepid Early Morning Openings: Navigation: Finding Your Way
2024-03-23 08:30 - 11:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.
Ships, planes and vessels of all types use navigation to find their way. Families will explore historic spaces and methods that people have used to navigate throughout history and make connections to how we find our way today.

Family Activity: Fun and Feedback
2024-03-24 11:30 - 13:00 | Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
Sunday, March 24, 2024
11:30 am–1 pm
Meet in Rubin Pavillion, 1st Floor

Register for free
Families with neurodivergent children ages 8–20 are invited to try out and offer feedback on a newly developed family-looking activity. We’ll test an activity sheet with specially designed activities in one or more galleries. Every family that participates and answers a few reflective questions will receive a small gift of appreciation.
Free; registration is required.
Questions? Contact us at access@brooklynmuseum.org.

Reading Group: On Body Constructs with Aimi Hamraie
2024-04-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual/Online, NY, United States
In conjunction with the installation Body Constructs, this reading group will be led by designer, researcher, and disability justice organizer Aimi Hamraie. We will consider new perspectives and think together through close reading of short texts with the goal of opening new ways of thinking about the creative tensions between identity, disability, access, race, and modern architecture. No prior preparation or background is necessary to participate. We will read texts together during the session and you will receive access to full texts after the session. This program is free, open to all, requires preregistration, and takes place online via Zoom.
This session is part of our ongoing Reading Group series. Our intention is to create space for people to gather to consider a range of perspectives and think critically through a guided reading of key texts that can help illuminate new ways of looking at artwork on view in MoMA’s galleries. Our priority is to create a space that is comfortable enough for participants to take risks with their thinking and possibly find a sense of fellowship, community, and camaraderie with the facilitator and their fellow readers.
Facilitator
Aimi Hamraie directs the Critical Design Lab, a multidisciplinary and international collaborative of disabled artists, designers, and design researchers. They are a 2022 United States Artists Fellow and host of the Contra* podcast on disability design justice. With Cassandra Hartblay and Jarah Moesch, Hamraie co-curated #CripRitual, a multi-site exhibition of work by 25 disabled artists at the Tangled Arts and Disability and Doris McCarthy Galleries in Toronto. Hamraie’s creative practice spans social practice and design (wood, leather, textiles, architecture, and landscapes). Their intellectual and creative work is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Smithsonian Institution, the Mellon Foundation, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Arts, and the National Humanities Alliance.
Registration
Register for this online Reading Group on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Accessibility

There will be verbal descriptions for all images. A PDF of the presentation is available in advance upon request. Live CART captioning will be available. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available for public programs upon request with two weeks’ advance notice.

Intrepid Sensory Friendly Evening: Apollo: When We Went to the Moon
2024-04-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers Sensory Friendly Evenings for teens (14+) and adults with autism or sensory sensitivities. Explore the Intrepid Museum after hours during a fun sensory-friendly evening with friends and family. All registrants receive a social narrative before the program.
Landing on the Moon was a feat of science and engineering. Explore Intrepid Museum’s temporary exhibition Apollo: When We Went to the Moon without the crowds, and step into the Museum’s planetarium to discover NASA’s future plans for returning to the Moon.

Morning at the Museum | Design Your Own Collection
2024-04-20 09:00 - 10:30 | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2 E. 91st Street, New York, NY, 10128, United States
MORNING AT THE MUSEUM | DESIGN YOUR OWN COLLECTION
Gotta collect them all! Explore the exhibition Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection with a scavenger hunt. Then, drop in for a design activity: What do you collect? Whether it’s shells, stickers, stamps, Pokémon cards, or sneakers, design a way to display your favorites. Take your design home and showcase your collection!
Drop in anytime from 9:00am-10:30am for a small-group, sensory-friendly experience intended for neurodivergent children and teens!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Program Length: No set time, enjoy as much time as you need. The museum opens to the public at 10am; you do not need to leave once the museum opens.
Interactivity Level: High
Morning at the Museum is a free, sensory-friendly program for neurodivergent children and teens and their families in which they can visit Cooper Hewitt prior to opening on designated Saturday mornings. Attendees can drop-in on various activities or explore the museum independently at their own pace. Prior to each program, registered families will receive pre-visit materials to help them prepare for their visit.
Families, educators, and service providers can sign up for the Morning at the Museum mailing list by emailing CHAccess@si.edu or calling 212-849-8384.
Learn more about Morning at the Museum programs at other Smithsonian museums.
ACCESSIBILITY
Location:  This program will take place in person in the Lecture Room at Cooper Hewitt (2 East 91st Street, New York, NY). The Lecture Room is on the ground floor of the museum and is fully wheelchair accessible. Read more about accessibility at Cooper Hewitt.
What to Expect: You can arrive anytime from 9am-10:30am and can participate in any or all of the following activities: a drop-in design activity, a scavenger hunt, or self-guided gallery exploration. Fidgets and headphones will be available free of charge, and there will be a designated quiet room. Stimming and vibrant self-expression are welcome and encouraged at Cooper Hewitt! Families will receive more detailed pre-visit materials prior to the program.
Accommodations: For general questions, or if we can provide additional accessibility services or accommodations to support your participation in this program, please email us at CHAccess@si.edu or let us know when registering. Please make your accommodation request as far in advance as possible—preferably at least one week before the program date when possible.

CMS Kids: Paganini Caprices!
2024-04-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 10th Floor, 165 West 65th Street, New York, 10023, United States
Featuring host Rami Vamos and CMS artists, the program is a concert experience in a friendly, relaxed, supportive environment.

Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS
1 hour, including instrument petting zoo

Intrepid Early Morning Openings: Apollo: When We Went to the Moon
2024-05-04 08:30 - 11:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.
Landing on the Moon was a feat of science and engineering. Learn about the history that propelled the U.S. to the Moon and explore the temporary interactive exhibition Apollo: When We Went to the Moon without the crowds.

Teens Take The Met! (Ages 13–18)
2024-05-31 16:00 - 20:00 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
Large-print and Braille activity schedules, American Sign Language interpretation, sighted guides, and assistive listening devices are available. Please head to the Welcome Desk in Carson Family Hall, inside the 81st Street Entrance, to link up with an interpreter, sighted guide, or to learn about other accommodations.

Grab your friends and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Teens Take The Met! Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum, including art making, performances, music, and more. Discover what you can also do at over 50 NYC cultural and community organizations.
Doors open at 4 pm. Teens Take The Met! is free and open to all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID. Just show up or RSVP now to get a free ticket to beat the line. If you’re a chaperone who’d like to come with a group of 10 or more teens, please email teenprograms@metmuseum.org for instructions.
A schedule of events will be available in English and Spanish.
This event will be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded. By your presence at the event, you consent to the photography, filming, and use of your image and/or voice.
Teens Take The Met! is a Teen Night co-organized with over 50 community partners.
92nd Street Y; Aalokam; All City Chorus; Alphonso Horne and the Gotham Kings; Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE); Art in the Park, Inc.; ArtsConnection; Art Students League; Ballet Hispánico; Bangladesh Academy of Fine Arts; Bard High School Early College (Manhattan); Brooklyn Museum Teen Programs; Brooklyn Public Library; Bronx Museum; Building Beats; Center for Anti-Violence Education; Center for Architecture; Center For Book Arts; Children’s Orchestra Society; Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum; Dorill Initiative; El Museo del Barrio; Girls for Gender Equity; Harlem Children’s Zone; Hill Art Foundation; Intrepid Museum; Jazz House Kids; Kaufman Music Center; Lewis Latimer House Museum; Loisaida Inc.; Manhattan Theatre Club; Museum at Eldridge Street; Museum of Chinese in America; Muslim Girl; New York City Department of Youth & Community Development; New York Hall Of Science; New-York Historical Society; New York Korean Performing Arts Center; New York Public Library; Noguchi Museum; NYC Scholastic Awards; Parsons Scholars Program; Planned Parenthood of Greater New York; Poster House; Roundabout Theatre Company; Sadie Nash Leadership Project; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Studio Museum in Harlem; Susan E. Wagner High School Marching Band; Teens@Graham; The Door; The Whitney Museum of American Art; Titan Theatre Company; UrbanGlass; Wave Hill; Writopia Lab
Masks are strongly recommended. See our visitor guidelines.
Teens Take The Met! is made possible by

Intrepid Museum- Inclusive Pride Family Day: Express Yourself!
2024-06-23 13:00 - 16:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
Join us at the Intrepid Museum to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride at our Inclusive Pride Family Day: Express Yourself! Learn about the history of struggle and accomplishments of LGBTQ+ communities in the Navy and explore opportunities for self-expression on board. Families of all ages and identities are invited to participate in hands-on art and storytelling activities all about expressing themselves. The afternoon will also include a read-aloud and a family-friendly presentation. Entry to the Museum is FREE with event pre-registration.
A quiet room will be available to families who need to take a break. A social narrative, visual vocabulary, and visual schedule will be sent to every family before the event.

Sensory Friendly Free Family Art Day
2024-06-29 11:00 - 12:15 | Ulmer Park Library, 2602 Bath Avenue at 26th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11214
Join us for a FREE sensory friendly pop-up show called The Naughty Penguin and an art activity for the whole family.
Where? Ulmer Park Library, 2602 Bath Avenue at 26th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11214
When? Saturday, June 29 @ 11:00am – 12:15pm
Who? Children ages 2-7 years old and their families
Here is a link to the sensory friendly information and the visual guide: ​​https://docs.google.com/document/d/14UikmEAcJyibshppfctAW1-ZAZ6UJ63ZlkbyLzvenBI/edit
The Naughty Penguin is an interactive performance that invites us to join a penguin named Domino as she navigates a tricky world filled with opportunities to be naughty…or not. Domino the penguin gets in trouble…a lot. Sometimes Domino chooses to be naughty, but sometimes it happens without her realizing. Domino wants to know how she can still have fun without getting into so much bother. Will you help?
Free Family Art Days are opportunities to play, imagine, and explore through a variety of art forms. These events are free for the public thanks to the generous donations of Spellbound supporters and institutional grants.
Spellbound Theatre is New York’s award-winning theater for very young children.
​We bring original theater, storytelling and puppetry performances and workshops to schools, libraries, and performance venues in New York and across the country.

The Urban Conga's Optik - Big Umbrella Festival
2024-07-03 11:00 - 20:00 | Hearst Plaza at Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
The interactive installation by The Urban Conga invites participants to manipulate the movement and reflection of light, while each unit becomes a different musical instrument, thereby encouraging the public to engage with each other and create sparkling interactions.

Launched in 2018, the Big Umbrella Festival centers our audiences by sharing unique approaches to multi-sensory, interactive, and engaging artistic experiences, designed with and for neurodiverse audiences. This summer, the celebrated Festival returns as a free 1-day campus takeover full of relaxed spaces with multi-sensory experiences, performances, installations, and workshops specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences and their families. You and your family will have access to the full roster of programming below, with the ability to drop-in throughout the day, experiencing as much or as little as you’d like.

First Friday: Barbie Movie Screening
2024-07-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Poster House, 119 W 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10011, United States
The Anatomy of a Movie Poster: The Work of Dawn Baillie includes some of the most iconic and beloved posters in modern cinematic history. Throughout the exhibition, Poster House will screen a selection of films from the movie-focused exhibition. This First Friday, guests will enjoy a free screening to Barbie with ASL interpretation and audio description.
Join us at 4:30pm for a Barbie-themed cocktail and snacks at Café des Affiches. Afterward, head downstairs to watch the screening and see one of the original Barbie movie posters.
Accessibility Note: N95 masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. ASL Interpretation, Assistive Listening Devices, fidget tools, earplugs, chairs with backs, stools, N95 masks, and clear masks will be available for use at this event. A tactile lobby exhibit will also be available.
Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to address any other accessibility needs. For other event related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.
