BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED

Public elevators near the Central Park West and 77th Street entrances and those in the Rose Center are equipped with Braille signage and give auditory signals.

Science Sense Tours

Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to attend this program, held monthly in the Museum galleries. Specially trained Museum tour guides highlight specific themes and exhibition halls, engaging participants through extensive verbal descriptions and touchable objects.

Science Sense is free with Museum admission.

Upcoming programs:

Wednesday, January 18th, 2:30 PM
Human Origins
Delve into the remarkable history of human evolution from our earliest ancestors to modern Homo sapiens in the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins and the Sackler Educational Laboratory.

Saturday, February 11th, 10:00 AM
Dinosaurs
Join our guides on a paleontological adventure through the Koch Dinosaur Wing.

Wednesday, March 14th 2:30 PM
Animal Adaptations
Join us on a tour of the Museum's spectacular animal dioramas and for a discussion of adaptations, extinction, and evolution.

Sunday, April 22nd, 10:00 AM
Scales of the Universe
Explore the Scales of the Universe, a 400-foot-long walkway that hugs the glass curtain wall along the the Rose Center for Earth and Space, that introduces visitors to the relative sizes of galaxies, stars, planets, and atoms through text panels, interactive terminals, and models. f the universe and our solar system in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, which includes the largest meteorite on display in any museum in the world.

Programs may be subject to change.

Science Sense tours are available to individuals or groups. Space is limited and advance registration is required.

For additional information or to register for a Science Sense tour, please call 212 313-7565 or email