The International Spy Museum is committed to providing a quality experience for all of our guests. For guests with special needs, please read the following for information about accommodation.
The Museum's Permanent Exhibition, Zola, Spy City Cafe, and Museum Store are fully wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs may be borrowed at the Information Desk on a first-come-first-served basis. Guests are requested to leave a photo id at the Information Desk while using Museum wheelchairs.
Elevators provide access to all floors and exhibits. All restrooms in the Museum complex are wheelchair accessible. There is minimal seating in the Permanent Exhibition, with the exception of three theaters located at the beginning, middle, and end of the galleries. Click here for a floorplan for the Museum complex.
There are many places in the International Spy Museum that feature tactile objects or audio components. For guests with sighted companions, a map and description of these points of interest is available at the Information Desk in the Museum Lobby. Guests are requested to leave a photo id at the Information Desk while using this map. If you prefer to download the map before your visit, please click here.
For guests without sighted companions, staff who have received additional training are available by appointment to lead a 20-minute touch orientation to the Museum and its artifacts. Two weeks advance notice is requested to schedule an orientation (scheduling dependent on staff and ticket availability). Please call 202.654.0966 to schedule an orientation.
The International Spy Museum is developing an audio guide for independent tours of the galleries. Check our website for more information about this exciting project.
The International Spy Museum’s Spy’s Eye Captioning System© provides a state-of-the-art opportunity for guests to activate captions on videos in the Museum galleries with a credit-card sized triggering device worn around the neck. Guests can pick up a triggering device at the Museum's Information Desk, located in the Museum Lobby. Guests are requested to leave a photo id at the Information Desk while using the triggering devices. Look for scripts hanging in the galleries to designate audio-only features in the Museum.
Sign language interpretation is available for special Adult and KidSpy® Programs with two weeks advance notice. Please call Kim Popetz at 202.654.0932 for more information about interpreters at educational programs.
Guests with other special needs are invited to call ahead for information and to make arrangements. Phone 202.654.0966, toll free: 1.866.SPY.MUSEUM (866.779.6873); or TTY: 202.654.0977.
