PLEASE NOTE

However, Service (seeing eye) dogs are allowed.

Most bags are allowed, including purses, diaper bags, backpacks, briefcases, camera bags, shopping bags and other small personal bags. Any unusually large bags should be stored in the coatroom.

Only museum-owned chairs may be used in the galleries. Lightweight chairs are available at the Visitor Services Desk.

However, visitors may not use museum walls or pedestals for support.

However, breast-feeding, infants and toddlers who have a bottle or other persons who need to carry water with them for health reasons are allowed in the galleries. During special and rental events, food and drink are allowed in the Lower Court, Great Hall, Gallery of Native American Art (#209), Gallery of Antiquities (#211), Italian Cloister, Shaw Gothic Cloister, Key Bank Courtyard and General Motors Entrance Rotunda.

Must use existing light.

During special and rental events, food and drink are allowed in the Lower Court, Great Hall, Gallery of Native American Art (#209), Gallery of Antiquities (#211), Italian Cloister, Shaw Gothic Cloister, Key Bank Courtyard (when open) and General Motors Entrance Rotunda.

Closed containers (i.e.: sack lunches, to go boxes, etc.) may be transported through the galleries if one would like to eat in the Italian or Shaw Gothic Cloister during museum hours.

* Advance permission is needed from the Registration Department.

Non-commercial photography is permitted. All photographs must be for private, personal use. Photography is not permitted inside the special exhibition or of any special exhibition works of art displayed throughout the museum. NO flashes, tri-pods or video cameras allowed inside the museum.

* Advance permission is needed from the Registration Department and the Communications Department. Direct questions to the Chief Registrar at ext. 330. Professional photography of Dayton skyline taken from the museum grounds is OK.

Shoes must be worn in the museum.

If someone is sleeping on the floor, please see if they need assistance.

Smoking is allowed outside on the museum grounds, in the Italian Cloister and Key Bank Courtyard.

Visitors should maintain a 2 foot or 24 inch distance from the art. Three exceptions: Hamilton Dixon railing (General Motors Entrance Rotunda), Auguste Rodin’s Hand of a Burgher of Calais (Gallery 212) and Carl Andre’s Slope 2003 (Gallery 201).

They may be stored in the coatroom.

A limited number of wheelchairs are available at the museum entrances for visitor use. Visitors may provide their own wheel chairs, including motorized wheelchairs.

Pencils only.