Accessibility at The Met

The Met welcomes all visitors and affirms its commitment to offering programs and services that are accessible to everyone.

Visitor information Programs and resources Art and Disability

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Visitor information

Learn more about services and accessibility for visitors with disabilities at The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.

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VISIT

Plan your visit

Four people, two with guide dogs, walk from right to left in front of a large tapestry. They wear headphones around their necks and carry bags.

GROUP VISITS

Plan a group or school visit

Programs and resources

Make The Met yours! Choose from a variety of resources and programs tailored to meet the needs of visitors with disabilities. Program times, audiences, and topics vary.

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Visitors who are Blind or Partially Sighted

Two people wearing paint-covered denim aprons sign to one another in conversation inside of a brightly lit art studio.

Visitors who are Deaf

Three people sit around a marble fountain - the woman on the left reaches across to shake hands with the gentleman on the right.

Visitors with Dementia and Their Care Partners

A child and an adult stand in a gallery holding colorful artworks on paper. The child holds a pen and points to a botanical vertical scroll painting.

Visitors with Developmental and Learning Disabilities and Those on the Autism Spectrum

Art and Disability

Discover stories from across The Met community.

Explore all stories

A right ear carved from limestone. Four syllabic signs can be seen on its lobe.

#METACCESS

Disabled and Deaf artists reflect on work from The Met’s collection

Discoveries participant, Ian, age 11, wears a suit with a red tie with blue and white diagonal stripes and stands in front of a display case of art while being interviewed.

#METKIDS

Young artists Ian, Graham, and Russell share how they make art at The Met

Linbania Jacobson tells the story of how her husband's dementia diagnosis led them to a program at The Met.

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Contact us

The Museum welcomes comments and suggestions about how we might continue to improve our programs and services for visitors with disabilities.

For more information call 212-650-2010, email access@metmuseum.org, or write to us at:

Accessibility
Education Department
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028-0198

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