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The Currier Museum of Art is committed to providing the most inclusive museum environment for all visitors, including those with disabilities and special needs. Please refer to the services and programs listed below. If you have any additional questions, please call Public Programs at (603) 669-6144 x119 or e-mail lfox@currier.org.

Visitors with Limited Mobility     undefined 
All public areas of the museum and Art Center are wheelchair accessible, and elevators are located throughout the building. All entrances to the museum, including the main entrance, are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs chairs are available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis and are located in the lobby at the ticketing desk. Wheelchair-accessible lockers are available in the lobby coat check. Restrooms in the lobby and lower level are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair accessible water fountain is located outside of the restrooms on the lower level.
Parking for people with disabilities is available in the main parking lot, and automobiles can pull up to the main entrance to drop off individuals and groups.


Deaf and Hard of Hearing Visitors undefined                 
Sign language interpreters can be arranged for any public program with at least two weeks notice. Please call (603) 669-6144 x119 to schedule.

All interpretive videos are captioned and have headphones. FM assistive listening devices (headsets and neck loops) are available for all public programs and tours of the museum. A pay phone with volume control is located on the lower level.


Blind and Partially Sighted Visitors  undefined 
Guided touch tours and verbal description tours of the museum and Zimmerman House can be arranged with 72 hours notice. Call (603) 669-6144 x119 to schedule.

Guide dogs are welcomed in the museum and Zimmerman House.
The museum visitor’s guide and all brochures are available in large print and Braille.

The Discovery Gallery on the main level offers tactile learning opportunities.


Accessible Tour and Studio Programs  undefined 
Group tours  are can be scheduled for audiences with disabilities and special needs, including those with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, and mental illness. Tours emphasize discussion, include tactile learning opportunities, and can be customized according to your group’s specific needs.  A museum staff member or volunteer docent may be scheduled to visit your school or organization in advance of your visit, and art-making opportunities can follow any tour. Please visit our tour programs page for more information and to schedule a group visit.


Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Zimmerman House:
All tours of the Zimmerman House begin at the museum and travel by van to the House. The van is not wheelchair accessible and requires climbing several steps to enter; however, visitors with limited mobility can arrange to meet the group at the House. A narrow transfer chair is available for use at the House. Because of the intimate nature of the House, not all rooms are wheelchair accessible. Photographs of these rooms are available. In order to preserve the historic Zimmerman House, all visitors to the House are required to wear disposable shoe covers or to remove their shoes upon entering the house. Portable stools are available at the Zimmerman House for visitors with limited mobility.


Currier Museum Art Center
The Currier Museum Art Center is an accessible facility. Disabled parking is available in the Art Center parking lot. All studios and public areas in the Art Center are wheelchair accessible. Accommodations for children and adults with disabilities can be made with advanced notice.

The Art Center also offers Art from Art for groups of students who are unable to attend Art Center-based classes or would benefit from specially-designed programs at the Art Center. This is a creative arts program consisting of four weeks of multi-media art lessons focusing on the Currier Museum of Art’s collection. This program is particularly suitable for after-school programs, and children and adults with disabilities.

Please see the Art Center catalogue for descriptions of specific courses and workshops. To discuss the possibility of scheduling an Art From Art program for your organizations, or to discuss any specific needs, please call 603.669.6144 x134.