New York City Museum Stroller Policies
Are baby strollers allowed in New York City Musuems? The answer can be tricky. While many allow strollers, some have limitations on where you can bring your stroller, or the type of stroller you can bring. once you've wrangled your stroller through the subway, you hardly want to arrive only to be turned away, so we've compiled a list of popular museums and their stroller policies. However, calling ahead is always a good idea since rules change or you can find out if any current exhibits are off limits.
Museums Where Strollers Are Freely Allowed:
American Museum of Natural History
International Center of Photography
New Museum of Contemporary Art
Strollers Allowed but Possible Limitations:
Asia Society
May be restricted at some exhibits.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Strollers are permitted, however the management can refuse your right to enter if they see a problem. (I'd be wary)
New York Transit Museum Strollers are allowed, but museum is housed in a decommissioned subway station, so down a flight of stairs with no elevator (just like the real subway).
Whitney Museum
Strollers are okay in galleries. Some exhibitions could have limits. Call ahead at 1-800-WHITNEY. (The Whitney is also now offering stroller tours. Check it out.)
Strollers Allowed but Definite Limitations:
The Brooklyn Museum
Strollers are allowed almost throughout the entire museum. However, management may limit strollers at any time. No strollers in Gustave Caillebotte exhibit.
Guggenheim
Double-sided strollers and jogging strollers have to be checked.
Jewish Museum
Just umbrella-type strollers are allowed, and these may be limited in certain parts of the museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Strollers are allowed in many parts of the museum, but ask at an information desk before you start walking around. Oversize and jogging strollers are not allowed.
Museum of Arts and Design
Just small umbrella strollers that are collapsible will be allowed on floors of gallery (but a reader was turned away even so).
Museum of Modern Art
Baby strollers are allowed, but not on escalators (use the elevator).
The South Street Seaport Museum
Baby strollers are fine in galleries but not on escalators or museum vessels.
Museums Where Strollers Are Not Allowed:
American Museum of the Moving Image
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Also, check out the Metropolitan Moms. They offer tours at stroller-friendly museums.
Find more tips for NYC art and kid shows in our Culture Guide.
It's interesting that the
It's interesting that the children's museum does not allow strollers. Although they definitely get in the way, when I had four kids under age five, I don't know how I would have gone without a stroller. Or maybe no one in New York City has so many children, so a sling and toddler-at-hand are all that are needed?
This is a helpful list!
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