July 2019
Arts & Minds En Espanol
Explore art and creativity through engaging gallery conversations followed by hands-on art-making activities in these Spanish-language programs for people with dementia and their care partners. Programs take place at The Met on the third Thursday of each month. Free; reservations are required. Call 646-755-3726.
Find out more »Lower East Side Tenement Museum ASL Sweatshop Workers Tour
Free
A Deaf educator will lead tours, with no spoken English translation. Each tour is an hour-and-a-half long, followed by a reception featuring local Lower East Side foods. TICKETS ARE FREE All are welcome, but space is limited, so reservations are required. Tickets are made available one…
Find out more »Mostly Mozart Festival: The Magic Flute (Audio Described)
$85
Audio Description offered on Thursday, July 18th at 7:00pm (pre-show description begins 15 minutes prior to show start). Mozart’s beloved comedic opera is richly reimagined by director Barrie Kosky and British theater group 1927, resulting in a spectacular kaleidoscope of 1920s silent films, Weimar cabaret,…
Find out more »Mostly Mozart: Audio Description for The Magic Flute
$55
Mozart’s beloved comedic opera is richly reimagined by director Barrie Kosky and British theater group 1927, resulting in a spectacular kaleidoscope of 1920s silent films, Weimar cabaret, and the dark whimsy of fairy tales. A stellar cast from Komische Oper Berlin interacts with vividly rendered…
Find out more »Verbal Description and Touch Tour: Whitney Biennial 2019
Free
Floor 6 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 »Mindful Connections at The Rubin Museum of Art
Mindful Connections is a free tour program for people with dementia and their caregivers. Every month trained guides facilitate a gallery experience designed to promote engagement with works of art and other participants.This program meets on the third Friday of every month at 2:00 PM.…
Find out more »Early Morning Opening- Apollo 50th Anniversary
Free
Come to the Intrepid Museum to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings! Commemorate this historic event with a tour and hands-on activities. The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings and Sensory Friendly Evenings for individuals with autism eight times a year. By opening…
Find out more »Discoveries: Over the Moon
Join us for these workshops for adults and children with disabilities, together with friends and family members. Explore the day’s theme with a gallery tour and an art activity. These workshops support development of social and life skills, such as communication and independent living skills.…
Find out more »Discoveries: Surrounded By Art
Join us for these workshops for adults and children with disabilities, together with friends and family members. Explore the day’s theme with a gallery tour and an art activity. These workshops support development of social and life skills, such as communication and independent living skills.…
Find out more »Jerron Herman: Many Ways to Raise a Fist
Free
On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Whitney celebrates access and inclusion for all with a performance of Many Ways to Raise a Fist by Jerron Herman. To commemorate the many legacies of protest that…
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