Museum
The Emily Dickinson Museum is the birthplace and home of the famous poet, now offering exhibits, guided tours, and a bookshop. The museum has some accessibility features, including a wheelchair-accessible first floor of the Homestead and the Evergreens, accessible parking, and accessible restrooms. However, there is no elevator to the second floor due to the historic architecture, but a web-based virtual tour and an iPad with descriptions are available. Service dogs are welcome, and sign-language interpretation is available for tours with advance booking. The museum also provides grab bars, private bathrooms, and contactless ordering. Care partners are admitted for free to the museum/tour with prior arrangement.
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220 Main St
Amherst, Massachusetts 01002
US
Monday
: Closed
Tuesday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday
: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Timezone: America/New York
cat_tillo
The first floor of the Homestead and the Evergreens and a portion of the museum grounds are wheelchair accessible. There is no elevator to the second floor of the homes due to the historic architecture. They provided me a web-based virtual tour of the second floor. They had a large binder that provides a stories and photographs. They also provide an iPad to listen to the second floor description plus how Emily Dickinson lived her life up there. I also had a person who worked there to talk to and ask questions which was really cool. Sign-language interpretation is available free of charge for tours but needs to be booked in advanced. Service dogs are welcome throughout the property. Care partners are admitted for free to the museum/tour but you need to call. There are only 2 accessible parking spots at the top of the driveway by the museum. We were told if there weren't any spots available to call the office for assistance. The driveway can also be used for drop offs.
7/26/2025
