MoMA’s commitment
Everyone is welcome at MoMA. We offer a variety of free programs and services to make MoMA accessible to you. Visit Access Programs for more information about public access programs and group tours.
MoMA is committed to facilitating the accessibility and usability of this website for all people with disabilities. The National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH serves as accessibility consultant in our active and ongoing efforts toward this end. If you have questions or feedback about the accessibility of moma.org, or any particular MoMA Web page, please contact us at [email protected].
Getting to the Museum
The main entrance to the Museum is located at
11 West 53 Street, Manhattan
New York, New York, 10019
The main entrance is on 53rd Street, close to Sixth Avenue and just east of our flagship Museum Store. The door to enter is under a large silver awning. There may be a line when you arrive, denoted by stanchions. Security staff will be outside to welcome you, and answer any questions about directions.
Accessible public transportation
The following MTA subway stations are nearest to the Museum. These stations are not wheelchair accessible and do not have elevators.
5th Ave/53rd St
E•M
7th Ave
B•D•E
The following MTA subway stops are accessible stations within a half mile of the Museum.
47-50 Sts
Rockefeller Ctr
B•D•F•M
57 St/7 Av
N•Q•R•W
Lexington Av/53 St
E•M
There are many bus stops within a quarter mile of the Museum. All MTA buses are wheelchair accessible. The closest stop to the main entrance of the Museum is the 6th Ave/W 53rd St stop on the BxM2 bus.
Access-A-Ride paratransit service
The Museum of Modern Art has an Access-A-Ride (AAR) designated stop at 11 W 53rd St, outside the main entrance of the Museum. If you are visiting New York City, please contact Access-A-Ride in advance to determine if you qualify AAR services.
Parking
There are several private parking garages nearby, and some offer special rates for our visitors. Visit the Parking page to learn more.
Tickets
For the best availability, book your ticket in advance online. Visitors with disabilities receive a discounted admission of $22. Admission is free for a care partner accompanying a visitor with a disability. Members receive priority access. Visit moma.org/visit/tips for more information.
Social guide
MoMA’s social guides are designed to assist you in preparing for a visit to MoMA, whether you come on your own or with others. You will find information about getting to MoMA and navigating the Museum once you’re here. You’ll also learn about what you might experience, the people who work here, and resources that will help you make the most of your time at the Museum.
The Social Access Guide may be particularly helpful for first-time visitors who feel anxious or overwhelmed by the idea of visiting a large art museum.
Download a PDF of the social guide for families and visitors with intellectual and developmental disabilities in English or en español.
In the Museum
Mobility accessibility
All MoMA galleries, entrances, and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Entrances with power-assist doors are located on 53rd and 54th streets between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
If you or someone in your visiting group has limited mobility, uses a wheelchair, or has difficulty standing still for long periods of time for any reason, you do not have to wait in line. Alert any of the security officers stationed in the lobby or a guest assistant and you will be skipped ahead to the front of the line.
Elevators are located throughout the Museum.
Accessible, family, and all-gender restrooms
All restrooms are wheelchair accessible. Restrooms are located on all floors except the Theater 2 level and the entry level of the Cullman Education and Research Building.
Single-user/family restrooms are located on the entry level of the Museum (adjacent to the Member Checkroom), Theater 1 level, Floor 5, Floor 3, Floor 6, and the Mezzanine level of the Cullman Education and Research Building.
Baby-changing stations are located on each floor, including private, all-gender restrooms on Floors 1, 3W, 5, and T1.
A feeding and lactation pod is available, courtesy Mamava, on Floor 1, adjacent to the restrooms. For access, use the Mamava app or ask a guest assistant for the keypad code.
Service animal policy
Guide dogs and other trained service animals are welcome at the Museum. Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted.
Accommodation requests
Accessibility accommodations are available for all public programs upon request with at least two weeks’ advance notice. Accommodations include, but are not limited to, ASL interpretation, CART, and audio description. MoMA will make every effort to provide accommodation for requests made with less than two weeks’ notice.
Please contact [email protected] to make a request for these services.
Sensory map
Visitors can use this sensory map to identify sensory-friendly spaces within the Museum. Find spaces that tend to be quieter and less crowded, places to sit, and places with tactile engagement and activities.
Please keep in mind that as the Museum’s building and exhibitions change, parts of this map may not always be up to date.
Download the sensory map in English or en español
Free resources available upon arrival
Bloomberg Connects app
Discover new and old favorite artworks, get suggestions on where to start, and find your way around the Museum using the free Bloomberg Connects app. Download the app to your mobile device and select MoMA’s guide to get started. Browse audio playlists or enter the number on the artwork’s label to listen.
In addition to MoMA’s website, the Bloomberg Connects app also hosts verbal descriptions of artworks in MoMA’s collection, assistive listening technology for artworks with sound, and transcripts of all audio guides.
QR codes
QR codes are placed throughout the Museum to provide maps, additional information about artworks, verbal descriptions, and assistive listening for sound artworks created to enhance your visit. Here’s how to use them:
iOS devices
- Open the Camera app from the Home Screen, Control Center, or Lock Screen.
- Select the rear facing camera. Hold your device so that the QR code appears in the viewfinder in the Camera app. Your device recognizes the QR code and shows a notification.
- Tap the notification to open the link associated with the QR code.
Android devices
- Open the camera app.
- Select the rear-facing camera in Photo or Camera mode and center the QR code that you want to scan on the screen.
- Tap the notification that pops up to open the link.
If no notification appears, follow these instructions to use Google Lens:
- Tap the color lens icon in Google Assistant, or open the Google Lens app.
- Select the Search mode and center the QR code that you want to scan on the screen.
- Tap the notification that pops up to open the link.
Wheelchairs and rollators
Manual wheelchairs, rollators, and portable stools are available for use free of charge at all Museum entrances on a first-come, first-served basis. For questions or assistance, please approach any MoMA staff member in the main lobby.
Adult, adult wide, and child size wheelchairs are available.
Rollators are walkers with wheels, padded seats, backs, breaking capabilities, and a bag compartment. We recommend this resource to any visitor who may benefit from a portable seat that allows them to rest regularly while exploring MoMA’s galleries. Not all galleries have benches.
Please return wheelchairs, rollators, and stools to the main lobby after your visit.
Sensory kit
There are free sensory kits available for pickup at the information desk in the main lobby, at the Crown Creativity Lab on the second floor of the Museum, and the Heyman Family Art Lab in the Education and Research Building. Ask a staff member stationed at any of these desks for a kit.
The sensory kit contains items that may help calm overstimulating situations. Inside the tote bag you will find resources to support your visit, including a printed Social Guide and Sensory Map, fidgets, noise-canceling headphones or earplugs, and sunglasses.
The Adobe Foundation is proud to support equity, learning, and creativity at MoMA.
Access and Community Programs are supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
Major funding is provided by The Taft Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the Sarah K. de Coizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust, the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust, the Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Fund for Older Adults at MoMA in honor of Agnes Gund, the J.E. and Z.B. Butler Foundation, the Megara Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, and the Annual Education Fund.