Wheelchair Accessibility
The Museum is fully wheelchair accessible. Visitors can reserve wheelchairs for use in the Museum prior to their visit. Please call 212.423.3213 to do so.

Sign Language Interpreted Tours
The Jewish Museum is pleased to offer open tours of its special exhibitions for the deaf and hard of hearing community. These 45 minute tours, conducted on the second Monday of the month at 12:15 pm and the third Wednesday at 4:15 pm, are led by a Jewish Museum docent who is accompanied by a certified sign language interpreter for the deaf. All interpreted tours are free with museum admission. Private tours can be arranged in advance by calling 212.423.3225 or email specialneeds@thejm.org.

Upcoming Special Tours:

Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi
February 6, 2004 - April 11, 2004
Over 90 vintage prints will showcase the German-American photographer\'s contributions to the medium, including vivid portraits of remarkable figures such as Albert Einstein, Marc Chagall, Peter Lorre, Lotte Lenya and Robert Frost.

Wendesday, February 18, 2004 at 4:15pm - Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi
Monday, March 8, 2004 at 12:15pm - Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at 4:15pm - Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi

My America: Art from The Jewish Museum Collection, 1900-1955
March 26, 2004 - July 25, 2004
Works by such prominent artists as Lotte Jacobi, Morris Louis, Elie Nadelman, Mark Rothko, Ben Shahn and Alfred Stieglitz illuminate the intersection of America art and Jewish-American history.

Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 4:15pm - My America: Art from The Jewish Museum Collection, 1900-1955
Monday, May 10, 2004 at 12:15 - My America: Art from The Jewish Museum Collection, 1900-1955

Touch Tours
In-depth touch tours for the blind and visually challenged are available by appointment. Please call 212.423.3225 or email specialneeds@thejm.org to schedule a tour.

Other Resources
Selected text panels from the temporary and permanent exhibitions are produced in large print and are available at the Goodkind Resource Center on the third floor of the Museum. All videos in the permanent exhibition are captioned. Assistive Listening Headphones are available at the front desk for use during docent led tours and public programs.

For further information, please call 212.423.3289 or email your questions to specialneeds@thejm.org.

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