[Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Verbal Imaging and Touch Tours at Rubin Museum of Art

[Louise Brooks]

I thought this might be of interest to some on this list. Please feel
free to contact me with any questions!

 

 

Verbal Imaging and Touch Tours 

at the Rubin Museum of Art:

The Rubin Museum of Art, a cultural and educational institution
dedicated to the art of the Himalayas, offers Verbal Imaging and Touch
Tours for partially sighted and blind audiences. Free with Museum
admission, tours are one-hour in length and take visitors on a
journey-through audio description and handling materials-that weaves
together the culture, history, religion, and arts of the Himalayas. 

Museum hours: Monday and Thursday 11am -5pm; Wednesday 11am - 7pm;
Friday 11am - 10pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm. 

Admission: $10 for adults; $7 for students, seniors, artists, and
neighbors (10010 and 10001) with ID. Free to all Friday 7:00 - 10:00pm.

Address: 150 West 17th Street (between 6th and 7th Aves), New York, NY
10011

Group and individual tours are offered. To book a tour, contact Group
Visits at 212-620-5000 ext. 345, or email reservations at rmanyc.org.

 

 

For more information, or to join our mailing list, contact:

Louise Brooks

Coordinator, Community Relations and Outreach

Rubin Museum of Art

 212 620 5000 x328

lbrooks at rmanyc.org

www.rmanyc.org

 

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I thought this might be of interest to some on this list. Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
 
 
Verbal Imaging and Touch
Tours
at the
Rubin
Museum
of Art:
The Rubin Museum of Art, a cultural and educational institution dedicated to the art of the
Himalayas
, offers Verbal Imaging and Touch Tours for partially sighted and blind audiences. Free with Museum admission, tours are one-hour in length and take visitors on a journey&#8212;through audio description and handling materials&#8212;that weaves together the culture, history, religion, and arts of the Himalayas.
Museum hours: Monday and Thursday 11am &#8211;5pm; Wednesday 11am &#8211; 7pm; Friday 11am &#8211; 10pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am-6pm.
Admission: $10 for adults; $7 for students, seniors, artists, and neighbors (10010 and 10001) with ID. Free to all Friday 7:00 &#8211; 10:00pm.
Address: 150 West 17
th
Street (between 6
th
and 7
th
Aves),
New York
,
NY
10011
Group and individual tours are offered. To book a tour, contact Group Visits at 212-620-5000 ext. 345, or email mailto:reservations at rmanyc.org reservations at rmanyc.org
.
 
 
For more information, or to join our mailing list, contact:
Louise Brooks
Coordinator, Community Relations and Outreach
Rubin
Museum
of Art
 212 620 5000 x328
mailto:lbrooks at rmanyc.org lbrooks at rmanyc.org
http://www.rmanyc.org www.rmanyc.org
 
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