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Accessibility

The Walker Art Center welcomes visitors of all abilities to engage with the visual, performing, and media arts of our time.

Accessible parking is available at Vineland Place Parking Ramp with a direct connection to the Walker Art Center. Note that the parking ramp entrance is 8 feet 2 inches high. For vehicles larger than this height, we recommend the surface lot, which is adjacent to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

The Walker is happy to provide American Sign Language interpretation with at least two weeks’ notice. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.

The Visitor Services desk in the Main Lobby is equipped with an induction hearing loop that directly transmits sound to hearing aids or cochlear implants with a T-coil copper wire. Please turn your device to “T.”

Assistive Listening Devices are available at the box office for all events in the Walker Cinema, the Bentson Mediatheque, and the McGuire Theater.

You can find two all-gender restrooms (single-stall, locking) in the corridor between the parking garage and the Bazinet Lobby. Men’s and women’s restrooms, as well as a family restroom, are located on the lower level, next to the Art Lab.

The Walker is happy to provide braille materials with at least two weeks’ notice. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.

Families are welcome at the Walker! Our family amenities page has more information on nursing policies, changing stations, and more.

Galleries 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are accessible via the elevator just outside the galleries. Galleries 2 and 5 are accessible via a lift inside the gallery. Our gallery assistants are available on-site to provide wayfinding guidance and answer questions.

The Walker is happy to provide large print materials with at least two weeks’ notice. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.

Bags larger than 11 by 17 inches and all backpacks are not allowed in the galleries and can be checked in lockers. Visitors are welcome to bring such a bag into the galleries if they require it for a medical need. Check in with the visitor services staff at the lobby desk, and a tag will be issued to display on your bag while you visit the museum.

Services such as Metro Mobility should be instructed to drop off and pick up passengers at 725 Vineland Place, the entrance to the Main Lobby.

The Walker is happy to provide open captioning with at least two weeks’ notice. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.

Gallery admission and event tickets are free for personal care assistants while they are working. Please select the PCA price or check in with Visitor Experiences staff at the Main Lobby desk for free admission or tickets.

On the second Sunday of each month, the Walker hosts Sensory Friendly Sunday from 8 am to 11 am. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564 with questions about the sensory experiences of our current exhibitions and for coronavirus-related updates to Sensory Friendly Sunday.

Due to precautions around COVID-19, sensory packs will not be available to checkout. However, we will have some sensory aids available upon request. Please inquire at the Main Lobby desk.

Service animals are welcome at the Walker.

The Walker is happy to provide verbal description services with at least two weeks’ notice. Please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.

The Walker is accessible to visitors who use wheelchairs or prefer to avoid stairs. All entrances and public areas are accessible.

Visitors with disabilities may use mobility devices, including manual and electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and manually powered mobility aids in all areas. Visitors may borrow manual wheelchairs from the Visitor Services desk located in the Main Lobby at a first-come, first-served basis.

When navigating the Gallery Tower, please note the main elevator provides access to Galleries 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7. For visitors who use wheelchairs or prefer to avoid stairs, Galleries 2 and 5 can be reached via the accessible elevators, whose entrances are located on floors 3 and 6, respectively. The accessible elevator has space for the visitor in a wheelchair, in addition to one person standing or one service animal.

All wheelchairs are cleaned between uses.