Visit: Accessibility

The Brooklyn Museum is committed to making its facilities and programs accessible to all visitors.

Museum entrances are wheelchair accessible. Complimentary wheelchairs may be borrowed at the Coat Check on the first floor. Wheelchair-accessible rest rooms are located on the first and third floors. Wheelchair lifts have been installed on the third floor in the gallery of ancient Middle Eastern art. Please note that due to weight limits, motorized wheelchairs may only reach the third-floor galleries through the Schapiro wing.

All of the Museum’s public spaces are wheelchair accessible, with the exception of areas leading to some period rooms in the Decorative Arts collection on the fourth floor. Inaccessible areas are noted on the Museum Floor Plan.

Companions or aides of persons with disabilities are admitted free of charge.

Sign Language interpretation is available for adult tour groups and for Guided Gallery Visits for school groups, with advance notice.


Assistive listening devices are available in the Cantor Auditorium and for many programs, with advance notice.


Large-print transcripts of audio tours are available upon request. Audio tours for American Identities (English and Spanish), Egypt Reborn, and The Arts of Africa, provide information on selected artworks.

The Education Touch Collection enables tactile exploration of sculptural objects. Handling sessions are available by appointment through the School Programs department.

With advance notice, the Museum offers guided gallery visits to children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Information on Accessibility and Special Needs for School Groups

For further information on accessibility for adult audiences, contact access@brooklynmuseum.org or call (718) 501-6225, TTY: (718) 399-8440.