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October 2019
Mind’s Eye Programs for People Who Blind or Have Low Vision
Monthly Mind’s Eye tours and workshops for visitors who are blind or have low vision are conducted by arts and education professionals through verbal description, conversation, sensory experiences, and creative practice. Mind’s Eye tours are free with an RSVP required one week before the program…
Find out more »Picture This! Workshop – Secrets and Lies
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Awaken the senses in this workshop that makes works of art accessible through detailed descriptions, touch, and other activities. Free; reservations are required. Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org.
Find out more »Verbal Description and Touch Tour: Jason Moran
Floor 8 Verbal description and touch tours provide an opportunity for visitors who are blind or have low vision 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…
Find out more »Verbal Description and Sensory Tour of “The World of Anna Sui”
Join an artist-educator for a tour of our current exhibitions specifically designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Through verbal description, conversation, and sensory experiences, visitors will gain an understanding of the materials, processes, and concepts that drive innovation in the fields…
Find out more »November 2019
NYPL’s Accessible Community, Culture, and Technology Fair 2019!
Join us at The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, entrance on 42nd street, just West of 5th Avenue, in the Bartos Forum. This year's added theme is ”Know Your Rights! Know Your Opportunities!” The Fair will include: tablers from educational, employment, advocacy, arts, recreation, technology, and support organizations; fun accessible…
Find out more »Verbal description and sensory tour -Rubin Museum of Arts
The Rubin Museum offers verbal description and sensory tours for visitors who are blind or partially sighted. These free tours, which include Museum admission, are one hour in length and take visitors on a journey that weaves together the culture, history, religion, and art of…
Find out more »Picture This! Workshop – The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Awaken the senses in this workshop that makes works of art accessible through detailed descriptions, touch, and other activities. Free; reservations are required. Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition…
Find out more »Verbal Description and Touch Tour: Rachel Harrison Life Hack
Floor 5 Verbal description and touch tours provide an opportunity for visitors who are blind or have low vision 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…
Find out more »Seeing Through Drawing
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. With the Museum's collection as inspiration, learn innovative techniques that make drawing accessible. Free; reservations are required.Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org.
Find out more »Audio Described Performance: DruidShakespeare: Richard III
Presented by the White Light Festival at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. "Conscience is but a word that cowards use, devised at first to keep the strong in awe.” Shakespeare’s Richard III is a chilling story of power and ambition. His ruthless monarch resonates…
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