Visitor
Information
2008 SEASON - NEW ADMISSIONS POLICY
From May 24 through September 1 the Museum will be open on a General Admissions basis on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm and Sundays 11:00pm to 4:00pm, closing at 4:45pm. A guided tour will be held every Friday at 2:00pm by advance reservations.
Please call 401-851-8949 x18 for reservations and tour availability.
FALL / WINTER ADMISSIONS POLICY
The Museum is open
year-round for tours by advance reservation. All reservations are
subject to availability and admission is granted at the discretion of the
Admissions Office. From time to time, the museum is open on a General Admissions basis when the green OPEN flag is flying.
Visitors
should arrive 15 minutes prior to reservations and allow 1 hour to 1 1/2
hours to enjoy the viewing. Visitor parking is available.
Please Note
Well: Children ages 5 to 12 are now permitted entry, but only if they are vouchsafed by parents or guardians as being 'well-behaved.' Proper dress is required, at all times. Photography, cellular phones, backpacks, large bags, food, drink, gum, and smoking are not permitted in the museum. Visitors may be asked for photo identification at any time at the discretion of museum staff.
Handicap Accessibility Information:
Please call ahead if accommodations are required for mobility related disabilities.
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS FEES
Individual
Admissions........................$25
Senior Citizens (60 and over)
Military Personnel (with ID)..................$22
Students (with ID).................................$15
Children (5 to 12).................................$10
For
reservations by telephone, call: 401-851-8949 x18.
Please provide:
- Name
- Home address
- Home telephone number
- A credit card is required to hold reservations,
but admissions fees can be paid by credit card, check or cash on arrival.
- No Shows will be billed 1/2 of the admissions fee
per person as a penalty.
GROUP
GUIDED TOUR
Group Guided Tour
rates are $20 per
person. A minimum of fifteen (15) persons is required for this discounted
group rate. Bus tours are welcome. Frequently, other visitors are appended to
Group Guided Tours at the individual admission fee rate ($25). Group Guided Tours must
specify in advance if they would like the tour to be exclusive of others.
We require that Group Guided
Tours make advance reservations by Telephone, Fax, or Email. Group Guided Tours are accommodated at the
discretion of the Admissions Office.
PRIVATE VIP
TOUR
Private VIP Tours
can be arranged and are offered at $100 per person with a four-person
minimum.
Admissions
Process
Checks should be
made payable to the American Civilization Foundation, our IRS approved 501 (C) 3
organization; a nonprofit, independent, educational and aesthetic
organization which operates and administers the Museum. All proceeds support
the NMAI's efforts to preserve and exhibit illustrations in perpetuity.
Admissions
Office
The National Museum of American Illustration
Vernon Court
492 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
T:
401.851.8949 ext. 18
F:
401.851.8974
E: art@americanillustration.org
The NMAI is a member of the American Association of Museums, New England Association of Museums, American Federation of the Arts, Museum Store Association, The National Association for Olmsted Parks, the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, and the Attractions Council of Newport County.
The NMAI is not a federal government organization, but exists due to the benevolence of its founders and others, and with support from people like you. It is a private, nonprofit organization which shares its art collection with the public whenever possible and at its sole discretion.
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ACCOMODATIONS
Listings for Inns, B&B's, Guest Houses, Houses and Apartments.
Bed &
Breakfast of Newport (401)846-5408 / 800-800-8765
Bed &
Breakfast of RI (401)849-1298 / 800-828-0000
Bed &
Breakfast Society (401)846-2130 / 800-227-2130
Newport
Reservations (401)842-0102
Newport
Rental Guide (401)848-8356 / 800-972-5169
Pearls Boutique Hotels Reservations (401)848-0061 / Front Desk (401)848-0041
Taylor-Made
Reservations (401)848-0300 / 800- 848-8848
HOTELS
Castle
Hill Inn (401)849-3800 / 888-466-1355
Chandler (401)847-1300
Courtyard
Marriott (401)849-8000
Days Inn (401)846-3555
Doubletree
Islander (401)849-2600 / 800-222-8733
Howard
Johnson (401)849-2000
Inn at
Newport Beach (401)846-0310
/ 800-786-0310
Newport
Bay Club & Hotel (401)849-8600
Newport
Harbor Hotel & Marina (401)847-9000
Newport
Marriot (401)849-1000
Ocean
Cliff (401)841-8868
Viking
Hotel (401)847-3300
BUS / TAXI
Bonanza
Bus Lines (Connections from Boston to Newport)
(401)846-1820 / 800-556-3815
Cozy Cab
(401)846-2500
Newport
Trolley Tours (401)849-8005
RIPTA
(401)781-9400
T.F.
GREEN Airport (401)846-2500 / 800-846-1502
Viking
Tours (401)847-6921
AIRLINES
Airlines
Servicing T.F. GREEN AIRPORT:
American
Airlines 800-433-7300
Continental
800-525-0280
Delta
Airlines 800-221-1212
Newport
Air Services (401)846-8877
Northwest
Airlines 800-225-2525
Southwest
Airlines 800-435-9792
United
Airlines 800-241-6522
US Air
800-428-4322
AUTOMOBILE
RENTALS
Avis
800-331-1212
Budget
(401)739-8900 / 800-527-0700
Dollar
800-800-4000
Enterprise
(401)849-3939 / 800-736-8222
Hertz
(401)846-7439 / 800-654-3131
Thrifty
(401)846-3200 / 800-367-2277
MARINAS
Bannister's
Wharf Marina (401)846-4500
Brown
& Howard Wharf (401)846-5100
Conanicut
Marina (401)423-7157
East
Passage Yachting Center (401)683-4400
Goat
Island Marina (401)849-5655
Little
Harbor Marine (401)683-7100
Newport
Mooring Service (401)846-7535
Newport
Shipyard (401)846-6000
Newport
Yachting Center (401)846-1600 x228
Oldport
Marine operates a launch (401)849-2111
Visitors Guide
and Portbook
(401)849-8048 / 800-326-6030
TRAINS
Amtrack
Providence 800-872-7245
Amtrack
Kingston (401)783-2913
FERRY
SERVICE
Block
Island (401)783-4613
Jamestown
/ Newport (401)423-9900
Newport /
Providence (401)781-9400
For additional
valuable information see: WWW.GONEWPORT.COM
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