Accessible Programs help people with disabilities enjoy their visit to the Museum and find inspiring connections between the visual arts and their lives. Visitors may explore the Museum on their own, on regularly scheduled tours with a Museum Guide, or may request a personalized tour. There are art-making programs for blind adults and for people with cognitive and communication impairments. Individuals unable to visit the Museum can experience the collections through an art history course from home via telephone conference call or a slide lecture for groups at their community site.
Accessibility
The Museum has designated a barrier-free entrance and accessible parking for vehicles displaying the appropriate disability permits.Accessible Tours
Several tours are offered that take into consideration the characteristics of a wide variety of disabilities. These tours are led by specially trained Guides.Form in Art
Studio classes are combined with the study of art history into a unique course for people who are blind.Workshops
Geared toward individuals or groups with cognitive and communication disabilities, workshops include a one-hour tour of the Museum's permanent collections or a special exhibition, and a two-hour studio class.Art Talk
With Art Talk, ten to fifteen participants are linked from their homes with a facilitator from the Museum via telephone for lively conversations about works of art.Outreach
This program uses digitally illustrated presentations to take the Museum to groups of people who can no longer visit in person.Sponsors
Accessible Programs are generously funded by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Betty Harbison Memorial Fund, the Independence Foundation, and the Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust.For more information, please contact Accessible Programs by phone at (215) 684-7602 or TTY (215) 684-7600, by fax at (215) 684-7395, or by e-mail at .
