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ACCESSIBILITY

Museum building: Museum facilities are accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

Download the Museum Accessibility Guide.

Elevators serve all areas, and each exhibition incorporates program accommodations:
  • Films are subtitled in English.
  • Audio-only portions have text accompaniments.
Wheelchairs and some visual aids may be borrowed at the Check Room free of charge.

Parking: The Museum has no public parking facility. Staff are ready to facilitate passenger drop off at the driveway by the 14th St. entrance for visitors needing personal assistance.

Accessible public parking: For vehicles bearing the appropriate access tags, the National Park Service has designated approximately ten accessible parking spaces at and around the Washington Monument, along Independence Avenue west of 14th St., and at the Tidal Basin parking lot.

Guided Highlights Tour: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers a tour option for people who are low vision, blind, or deaf-blind, and their friends and families. The Guided Highlights Tour (GHT) takes place in the Museum’s Permanent Exhibition, "The Holocaust," a three-floor narrative history dealing with the Nazi rise to power, the persecution and murder of 6 million Jews and millions of other victims, and the aftermath of the war. The two to three hour tour features visually descriptive language, touchable reproductions of several key artifacts, and a model of the Museum. The GHT also provides visitors with a variety of visual aids, including a monocular, flashlights, and high-contrast black and white photographs. The experienced GHT guides are knowledgeable about Holocaust history and low vision and blindness.

Please try to make reservations at least two weeks in advance, as the GHT is subject to staff availability. It is recommended that visitors schedule their tour to begin between 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The Museum is open every day except for Yom Kippur and Christmas Day. The tour is designed for small groups of no more than four (4), but larger groups can be accommodated if special arrangements are made at the time of booking.

For more information or to make a reservation, please contact us at:

Education Division’s GHT program
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024–2126

E-mail: GHT@ushmm.org
Voice: (202) 488-6100
TTY: (202) 488-0406
Fax: (202) 314-7888

You may also request a tour by filling out an online form, located below.


 


Guided Highlights Tour for People who are Low Vision, Blind, and Deaf-blind.

Tour Request Form



Name:

Daytime Telephone Number:

E-mail:

Mailing Address:





Tours are subject to staff availability; therefore please try to schedule your tour at least 2 weeks in advance. It is recommended that visitors begin their tour sometime between 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The Museum is open every day, except for Yom Kippur and Christmas Day. Please indicate your first choice for the date and time of your tour using the menus below:
Month: Day: Time:


If applicable, please indicate your second choice for the date of your tour using the menus below:
Month: Day: Time:


Total number in group:
Adults
Students      Grade level:

Note: The Permanent Exhibition is recommended for ages 11 and up.


In order for our guides to prepare for your tour, please provide information about the vision of each member of your group.



If you have any special interests relating to the Holocaust which you would like your guide to focus on during the tour, list them here.



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Thank you for your interest in the Guided Highlights Tour. A staff person will contact you as soon as possible to schedule a tour. Once your request has been processed, a confirmation letter will be sent to you. This letter will provide further details and specifics about your visit to the Museum.