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 Weaving Abstraction in Ancient and Modern Art.
Dynamic verbal description tours of exhibitions are offered the first Friday of every month at 1:30 p.m. Join a Cooper Hewitt educator in conversation and explore a selection of objects through detailed verbal description and touch. These free, multi-sensory tours are intended for members of...
On the occasion of the paperback release of cultural historian Saidiya Hartman’s Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals, MoMA PS1 invites artists Garrett Bradley, Arthur Jafa, Simone Leigh, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Cameron Rowland for a public celebration...
Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that means she makes movements and noises she can't control, called tics. Following award-winning Backstage In Biscuit Land, she takes on Samuel Beckett's short play, Not I, in a theatrical experience that explores neurodiversity and asks who is allowed to...
2–3:30 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to experience our collection in an American Sign Language (ASL) tour, led by a Deaf teaching artist. The tour is in ASL only, without voice interpretation. Light refreshments are...
Learn about Intrepid’s contributions to space travel through multi-sensory exploration and discover how our adventures into space have helped us to learn more about our solar system and beyond. Families will visit the Space Shuttle Pavilion and explore deep space in the Museum’s pop-up planetarium....
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. Presented in conjunction with Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory.
The 2020 Anne Hill Blanchard Uncommon Artists Lecture will explore new research on self-taught art in conjunction with the museum exhibition Memory Palaces: Inside the Collection of Audrey B. Heckler, presented until January 26, 2020. Presentations include Diana Greenwald on James Castle, Raphael Koenig on Yuichiro Ukai, and Jonathan Frederick Walz on Eddie...
This workshop for adults with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity. Free; reservations are required. Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org. Presented in conjunction with Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe. Learn about resources and tips for...
This workshop for children with learning or developmental disabilities and accompanying friends and family members includes a gallery tour and art activity. Free; reservations are required. Contact 212-650-2010 or access@metmuseum.org. Presented in conjunction with Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe. Learn about resources and tips for visiting...
Take a break from the everyday with art at the Museum. Participate in discussions, handling sessions, art making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and classrooms. For individuals living with dementia, together with their family members or care partners. Free; reservations are required. Contact...
Floor 3, Laurie M. Tisch Education Center For families with kids ages 5 and up who speak any language and all levels of English Bring your family to the Museum for a free tour and fun activities! Families can join Whitney educators to explore the...
Floor 3, Laurie M. Tisch Education Center Join us for a tour of Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019 led by an expert Deaf educator. The tour begins at 5 pm, with a pre-tour wine and cheese reception from 4–5 pm in the Laurie M. Tisch Education...