Museum Tours

Experience informative, entertaining, and inspiring presentations of permanent and special exhibitions for both deaf and hearing audiences with simultaneously signed and spoken tours.

• Registration required, no walk-ins are accepted. Email [email protected] or call 212-313-7565 at least 72 hours in advance to register. 
• Free for Members or with Museum admission. Programs subject to change.
• Programs with sign language are intended primarily for the Deaf community. ASL students may attend, but we do not sign attendance sheets.

Upcoming tours:

To be announced.

Note: To schedule a tour outside of the regularly scheduled programs, please email [email protected] with 2 weeks notice.

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

• Registration required, no walk-ins are accepted. Email [email protected] to register.
• Free for Members or with Museum admission. 

Upcoming tours:

To be announced.

Note: To schedule a tour outside of the regularly scheduled programs, please email [email protected] with 2 weeks notice.

The Discovery Squad is a unique tour program designed for families affected by autism spectrum disorders. The program was developed in collaboration with the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

• Registration required, no walk-ins are accepted. Email [email protected] or call 212-769-5200 to register, Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm.
• Discovery Squad tours take place before the Museum is open, 9 am–10 am and are free. Programs subject to change. 

Upcoming tours:

Saturday, May 27

Saturday, June 17

Saturday, July 15