The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is committed to making its website accessible to all people, including individuals with disabilities.  We are in the process of making sure our website complies with best practices and standards as defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and Level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.  If you would like additional assistance, please contact us at (504) 565-8027 or via email at pharmacymuseum@gmail.com 

ACCESSIBILITY

The museum does not have an elevator to the second floor of exhibits.

  • There are two flights of stairs between the first and second floors. The first flight consists of 23 steps, the first step being 4” high and subsequent steps ranging between 5” and 7” high. The second flight consists of 14 steps ranging between 5” and 6 ½” high.

  • The museum does not have automated doors for entry and exit.

  • The museum’s main entrance is level with the sidewalk on Chartres St. With both doors open, the main entrance is 57.5” wide at its most narrow point.

  • The doors leading from the museum into the courtyard are 39.5” wide at their narrowest point with door lever interference.

  • There is a bench in front of the front desk and several in the courtyard. 

Exhibit Accessibility 

Restrooms 

  • There is a 3” step up into the restroom building in the courtyard.

  • The door of the first restroom is 29” wide at its most narrow point, and the door to the second restroom is 27” wide at its most narrow point.

  • The museum does not offer parking. 

  • There are limited metered street parking spaces available near the museum.

  • There are two paid Premium Parking lots very nearby the museum. One is on Chartres St. close to the intersection of Toulouse St. (P0249), and the other is indoors across the street at 535 Chartres St. (P0149). The Omni Hotel’s parking garage across the street from the museum also offers valet parking.

Parking

Service Animals

  • Service dogs are welcome at the museum. A service animal, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, is a dog trained to do work or perform specific tasks for a person with a disability.

  • Visitors are not permitted to bring emotional support animals inside the museum.

Please call or email us for additional accommodation options and accessibility information.