The Emily Dickinson Museum welcomes all visitors.
Physical Accessibility
Our Tour Center, bathroom, and first floor of the Homestead and a portion of the museum grounds are wheelchair accessible. Due to their historic architecture, the second floors of each house are not accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who need to avoid stairs.
The Evergreens is closed fall 2024 for reconstruction of the nearby Carriage House, and will reopen in spring 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience. Learn more about reconstructing the John and Elizabeth Armstrong Carriage House.
For planning purposes, please note the following:
- Because of the historic nature of the two Dickinson houses, neither house includes an elevator to the second floor.
- The first floor of the Homestead includes the Tour Center, parlors, and library. Emily Dickinson’s bedroom is accessed by a fifteen-step staircase with double railings.
- Visitors who are unable to use the stairs are provided with a web-based virtual tour of the second-floor rooms. Staff are present to answer questions about the spaces.
- Chairs are provided in each room for visitor comfort.
Sign Language Interpretation
- Sign-language interpretation is available free of charge for tours and museum programs by request with three week’s notice sent to EDMPrograms@EmilyDickinsonMuseum.org.
Service Animals
- Service dogs are welcome throughout the property, including both historic houses.
Care Partners
- Care partners of visitors with disabilities will be admitted for free, to reserve tickets please call the Tour Center at 413-542-8161.
Accessible Parking
- Two accessible spaces are designated for visitors with disabilities in the Museum’s driveway. If a space is not available upon your arrival, please call 413-542-8161 for assistance.
- The driveway may be used for drop-off. Find general parking and transit information.
For further questions about accessibility, or to suggest how we might continue to improve the visitor experience, please contact the museum at bsteinhauser@emilydickinsonmuseum.org.
View Emily Dickinson’s world through the eyes of an archaeologist during this presentation at the Museum. Faculty and members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst archaeological field school will present findings from their work on the grounds of the Emily Dickinson Museum in the summer of 2018. Their work sheds new light on the location of a former Dickinson family barn and well. Archaeobotany research– a special branch of archaeology studying plant remains in the soil–began at the Museum in 2017 and has continued in 2018. See firsthand how archaeology informs the Museum’s preservation and restoration projects! 
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Time: 1-4 p.m.