The museum has a core of volunteer escorts for the blind or visually impaired. Please arrange for a tour at least a month in advance. The Touch Gallery is an exhibition of six portrait busts from the permanent collection that can be explored by sight and by touch. The exhibition is below the grand staircase. Accessibility by wheelchair is available at Columbus Drive.
Labels are available in print and Braille.
The bronze and marble sculptures on display reflect cultures from around the world and provide an enriching experience for all audiences. Two computer programs designed for wheelchair access, as well as the general public, are on permanent view. Multimedia Guide to the Art of the Ancient World provides subtitles in English and Spanish. With Open Eyes , a guide to the collection of the Art Institute, is located in the Kraft Education Center. May 2001 .