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Virtual Docent Tour

For national and international visitors unable to visit the museum in-person, become a Friend of the Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture to gain access to and view multiple times throughout the year of Friendship the full Virtual Tour available on request.

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The docent guides in the Virtual Tour are Deaf and use American Sign Language, hence voice interpretation and English captioning is provided.

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Self-Guided Tour

The self-guided tour begins with a 10 minute Welcome video.  Visitors will then take a stroll through the Chuck Baird Art Gallery. Finally, visitors will dive into Deaf history and culture, a look at the history of a typical school for the Deaf in America, with a variety of historical artifacts along the way. 

 

Please plan one to two hours for the self-guided tour. For groups of 10 or more visitors, please arrange a private guided tour. 

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Admission is free.  Donations are encouraged.

Private Docent Tour

Experience an American Sign Language-rich Private Docent Tour lead by a Deaf Docent fluent in American Sign Language and geared for all ages.  Voice interpretation is provided upon request for those who are not fluent in ASL. 

 

The Deaf Docent will first guide the visitors through a 10 minute introductory video, next will explore the De’VIA genre artworks in the Chuck Baird Art Gallery, then dive into the exhibits on the rich history, culture, languages and artifacts of the Deaf community and Deaf schools in America.  

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The Private Docent Tours is one hour and a half long.

 

The fee for docent tours are $10 per person (Minimum is $25 for one or two people).

Self-Guided Chuck Baird Art Gallery

All of MDHAC's tours are provided by professional Docents from the Deaf community.  As such, tours are conducted using American Sign Language.  If you feel you or any of those in your tour group are not fluent in American Sign Language and would like an interpreter provided who can facilitate ASL into spoken English, please ask.  We are happy to provide interpreting accommodations to best meet the needs of your group!

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Our museum offers an opportunity to learn about the advantages of signed languages for all humans, whether Deaf or non-Deaf and to elevate Deaf humans' stories. Group tours and museum reservations are available. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation so donations are always appreciated.

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