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MUSEUM HOURS & TOUR POLICY The Chinati Foundation is accessible by guided tour only. Tours are given every Wednesday through Sunday in two sections:
Please arrive slightly before the starting time of the tour you wish to take. Visitors who arrive more than ten minutes after a tour has begun will be asked to wait for the next scheduled tour. The museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and free for Chinati members and children under twelve years of age. Reservations In order to accommodate all requests to join tours of our collection, we prefer that you make reservations at least three days in advance of your visit by calling Takako Tanabe, our Collection Tours & Education Associate at 432 729 4362, or email us at: tours@chinati.org to guarantee admission on a tour. To schedule tours for large groups (6+ people), a reservation is required; please call or email the museum office at least two weeks in advance. In order to see the collection in a contemplative atmoshere and to safeguard our collection, tour group sizes are limited. If we surpass the number of reservations we are able to accommodate on our tours, all other visitors may need to be placed on a waiting list. In this case we will reschedule you for the next available tour. Holiday and Special Event time periods- Reservations required.
During high seasons and special events when we receive many more visitors than usual, it is necessary to make a reservation to join a tour of our collection at least three days in advance. Tour reservations will be honored in the order they are received until we reach full tour capacity.
Holiday and Special Event time periods:
May 1-4, 2008 (The Writings of Donald Judd Symposium-
Advanced reservations for public tours of Chinati collection required). November 26-30, 2008 (Thanksgiving day closed).
December 26-31, 2008 (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day closed).
January 2-4, 2009 (New Year's Eve and New Year's Day closed).
Please contact the Judd Foundation for tours of their collection, at 432 729 4406. Visitors should wear footwear that is both comfortable and protective. Open-toe sandals and shoes are not recommended. People who have difficulty walking or need special assistance may contact the museum in advance to make special arrangements. From May through September, temperatures can reach 100°F. From October through April, temperatures fluctuate between 30° and 75°F. Hats, sunglasses, and sun block are always recommended. No pets are allowed anywhere on the Chinati Foundation collection grounds. If you are traveling with any pets you may keep them in your cars in our public parking lot, or tied to a tree in our parking lot, while you are on tour. Thank you for your cooperation. The museum will observe the following holidays: July Fourth - Closed. Thanksgiving Day - Closed.
Christmas Eve December 24 - Closed. December 31 - Closed.
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