Hours, Location, and Accessibility

Hours

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily; closed December 25.

Location

4th St. and Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
Phone: 202-633-1000

Directions: The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., is located on the National Mall between the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum and the U.S. Capitol Building.

Metro: L’Enfant Plaza Station (all lines except Red); exit Maryland Avenue/ Smithsonian Museums

Bus: Lines 30, 32, 34–36—Friendship Heights/Southern Avenue

Accessibility

Arriving and Parking: The National Museum of the American Indian is fully accessible. Visitors with vehicles displaying the international symbol of accessibility may park in the two spaces available for this purpose located adjacent to the museum on Jefferson Drive and Fourth Street, S.W. Additional metered parking surrounds the building on all sides.

Both entrances to the museum have ramps to accommodate visitors in wheelchairs and with strollers. All levels of the museum are accessible by elevator.

Wheelchair Availability and Accessibility: Wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis at both entrances. Exhibition spaces and public facilities are accessible by elevator.

Print Materials: For more information, call the Accessibility Program at the numbers listed below. The Accessibility Program's “Voices to Access 2000” project provides audiotapes of Smithsonian publications for use by those who cannot use standard print due to disability. To obtain a list of available publications or to request a specific Smithsonian publication for recording, call 202-786-2942 (voice) or 202-786-2414 (TTY).

Requests for Sign Language Interpreters: If you would like to have a sign language, oral, or cued-speech interpreter for a guided museum tour, please call 202-786-2942 at least three weeks prior to your visit. If you would like to have a sign language, oral, or cued-speech interpreter or Realtime captioning for a museum event, please call at least three weeks in advance of the program you plan to attend, explaining as specifically as possible the services you will need. For example, if you want an ASL interpreter rather than a PSE or Signed English interpreter, share that information with staff. Because the museum does not have interpreters on staff, advance notice is necessary in order to arrange for outside interpreters.

Closed Captioning and Assisted Listening Devices: Both theaters in the museum provide assisted listening devices and Closed Captioning.

The Main Theater on the first level provides onscreen captioning of the museum’s signature film. On-screen captioning of other films will be provided on a case-by-case basis. Assisted listening devices will be available from the Visitor Services Usher.

The Preparation Theater on the fourth level is a unique visitor experience. Visitors may check out a hand-held captioning device from the Visitor Services Usher. The device sits in your lap and digitally displays film captions. Assisted listening devices are also available from the Visitor Services Usher.

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TTY): A TTY for use by visitors is located at the public telephone on the second level near the restrooms.

Braille Automatic Teller Machine (ATM): A Braille ATM is available near the entrance to the Mitsitam Café.