This page lists museums, parks, and tours that have a history of providing audio description for exhibits and/or brochures. Browse by state to find accessible art and information near you. It’s always a good idea to contact the venue before a visit to confirm availability of audio description and other accessibility options; some museums require advanced booking for audio described tours.
Alabama
Birmingham Museum of Art Phone: 205-254-2964
McWane Science Center, Birmingham. Phone: 205-714-8300
US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville. Phone: 256 837-3400
Arkansas
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
California
Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure; access the Disneyland Services for Guests with Visual Disabilities page
The Getty Center, Los Angeles
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Phone: 323-857-6109
The Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco. Phone: 415-561-4700; access the visitor’s guide to accessibility for details on specific sites
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Phone: 415-447-5000
Yosemite National Park; access the Yosemite Park App
Colorado
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs
Connecticut
CRIS Radio (Connecticut Radio Information System) uses QR codes to link museum visitors to audio versions of signs and information posted in the following museums:
The Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford
New Britain Museum of AmericanNew England Air Museum, Windsor Locks
New England Carousel Museum, Bristol
Windham Textile & History Museum, Willimantic
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Library of Congress National Gallery of Art, The tours last about an hour.
Smithsonian Institution; contact individual museums to confirm availability of AD
American Art Museum: docent-led tours for visitors who are blind or have low vision
Museum of American History: list of visual descriptions
Museum of Natural History: online tours available
National Gallery of Art: Verbal Description Tour, East Building
National Museum of the America Latino: sample online description
National Portrait Gallery: Phone: 202.633.8506; request a tour by emailing NPGAccess@si.edu. Listen to prerecorded audio descriptions of selected works or download an app to listen to descriptions.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; access the Audio Tour of the Museum’s Hall of Witness and Hall of Remembrance
Florida
Walt Disney World (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom); Disney World Services for Guests with Visual Disabilities
The Holy Land Experience, Orlando
The Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
Illinois
Audio Description Illinois (audio description of digital images for libraries in the Alliance Library System)
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Indiana
Indiana State Museum, White River State Park, Indianapolis; Learn about the museum’s app
Kansas
The Dole Institute of Politics, Lawrence
Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
Ark Encounter, Williamstown
Creation Museum, Petersburg
Massachusetts
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Michigan
The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Dearborn
Minnesota
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Phone: 612-626-9660; email: bellinfo@umn.edu
For a complete list of current audio described events (both theatre and museums), consult the Minnesota Accessible Activities Calendar.
Missouri
Nevada
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, Las Vegas
New Mexico
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
New York
African Burial Ground, New York City
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
American Folk Art Museum, New York City
American Museum of Natural History, New York City
The Cloisters (a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), New York City
Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park
Guggenheim Museum, New York City
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York City
Jewish Museum, New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Morgan Library & Museum, New York City
Museum of Arts and Design, New York City
Museum of Jewish Heritage (A Living Memorial to the Holocaust), New York City
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York City
Noguchi Museum, Long Island City
Poster House, New York City
Tenement Museum, New York City
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
North Carolina
Cary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
The Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh
Durham Audio Described Art (DADA) Project
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
North Dakota
Scandinavian Heritage Park and Museum, Minot; Phone: 701-852-9261
Ohio
Oregon
Portland Art Museum, Phone: 503-276-4284; email: access@pam.org
Pennsylvania
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Lehigh University Art Galleries; audio description of works online
The Warhol, Pittsburgh
South Carolina
Cowpens National Battlefield, Gaffney
Tennessee
Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville
The Hermitage, Nashville
Texas
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
The Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas
Washington (state)
Museum of Flight, Seattle
Pacific Science Center, Seattle
Wisconsin
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau