Assistive Listening Devices
Gallery talks with FM assistive listening devices are scheduled on a regular basis. Search the calendar for upcoming dates. A limited number of FM assistive listening devices for Museum tours and programs are available at the Audio Guide desk in the Great Hall. See
Audio
Guide for more information.
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and the New Uris Center for Education are equipped with infrared sound enhancement systems (with headsets and neck loops). To obtain a headset or neck loop in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, please ask an usher. For headsets and neck loops for programs in the New Uris Center for Education, please see the instructor for the program you are attending. Headsets and neck loops are available free of charge with identification.
Audio Guide players have headsets and volume control.
A limited number of neck loops for hearing aids with T-switches are available. Transcripts
in standard and large print are available for all Audio Guide programming. Audio
Guide players are free to visitors who are hard of hearing, Deaf, blind, or partially
sighted.
Real-Time Captioning
Real-time captioning for lectures can be provided upon request. Requests for this
service can be made up to three weeks before the date of the lecture; however, this accommodation is contingent upon the availability of captioners. Search the Calendar for upcoming lectures. To request
real-time captioning, contact the Access Coordination office at 212-879-5500, ext.
3561, or email
access@metmuseum.org.
The Hear at the Met/Signs of Art brochure lists programs for visitors who
are hard of hearing. It is available at the Information Desks or by mail. Please
call 212-879-5500, ext. 3561 (TTY: 212-570-3828), or email
access@metmuseum.org to be added to the mailing list. You may also download the brochure (PDF).
