May 2019
Design Dialogues
Cooper Hewitt offers a free program for individuals with Alzheimer’s or other dementias and their care partners to experience and discuss design objects and exhibitions in a small group. Led by museum educators, these dialogues provide a social environment for exploring design objects and stories…
Find out more »Discoveries – Drawing Tales, Ages 18 and above
Free
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 »Access Family Program- Navigation: Finding Your Way
Free
Ships, planes, submarines and even space shuttles use navigation to find their way. Step into a pop-up planetarium to learn how people navigated in the past and how we find our way today. The Intrepid Museum offers monthly programs for children (ages 5-17) with learning…
Find out more »Discoveries – Drawing Tales, Ages 5-17
Free
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 »Access Family Program for Teens and Adults- Navigation: Finding Your Way
Free
Ships, planes, submarines and even space shuttles use navigation to find their way. Step into a pop-up planetarium to learn how people navigated in the past and how we find our way today. The Intrepid Museum offers programs for teens (15+) and adults with developmental…
Find out more »Open Caption Performance: Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard
$35
This new production of Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Terry Kinney, honors Pulitzer Prize-winning Legacy Playwright Sam Shepard, who passed away in 2017. Living a stagnant, unhappy existence in rural California, the struggling Tate family is desperate for change, but every family member has…
Find out more »Brooklyn Afternoons
Tuesday afternoon 2–3:30 pm Meet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st Floor Individuals with memory loss and their care partners are invited to experience our collection together when our galleries are closed to the public. Each program offers an opportunity to enjoy conversation, works of art,…
Find out more »Met Escapes – Gallery tour at The Met Cloisters
Free
Participate in discussions, art making, and other interactive and multisensory activities in the galleries and the classroom. Free; reservations are required. Contact access@metmuseum.org or 212-650-2010. Meet in the Main Hall at The Met Cloisters.
Find out more »Mind’s Eye Programs for People Who Blind or Have Low Vision
Free
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 »Brooklyn Botanic Garden Seasonal Highlights Memory Tour
Explore Brooklyn Botanic Garden's spectacular spring displays. Connect with nature and enjoy a special sensory experience of the many special plants we all enjoy. A 90 minute program with a hands-on activity specially created for visitors with dementia and their caregivers.
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