MUSEUM HOURS AND TOUR INFORMATION

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Tours

The Chinati Foundation is accessible by guided tour only. Public tours of the collection are available Wednesday through Sunday.

Because of the amount of time necessary to view the entire collection, tours are split into two parts, with a break for lunch between the two sections. Tours begin promptly at 10:00 am, break for lunch around noon, and resume at 2:00 pm for the second half of the tour. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

For visitors with a more limited schedule, a tour of Donald Judd's permanent installation of 100 untitled works in mill aluminum is available at 3:45 pm Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $5.

All tours are free of charge for Chinati members, children under twelve years of age, and residents of Presidio county, Brewster county, and Jeff Davis county.

The museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Reservations

In order to accomodate all tour requests, reservations are recommended at least three days in advance of your visit.
During holidays and high season, reservations are required. Please see dates below.

You may make reservations by going to Tour Reservations, or by calling Chinati at 432 729 4362 to guarantee admission on a tour.
Tour group size is limited, in order to allow the collection to be seen in a contemplative atmosphere and to safeguard our collection. Tour reservations will be honored in the order they are received until we reach our full tour capacity. Once we have reached the number of reservations we can accommodate on a given day, all other visitors may need to be placed on a waiting list. In this case we will reschedule you for the next available tour.

To schedule collection tours for large groups (7+ visitors), special arrangements and a reservation are required. Please contact Takako Tanabe, Collection Tours & Education Associate at 432 729 4352, or tours@chinati.org at least two weeks in advance.

Holiday and High Season: Reservations required.
March 15 - April 15, 2010 - Spring Break
June 30 - July 4, 2010 (Closed July 4)
November 24 - 28, 2010 (Closed November 25, Thanksgiving)
December 22 - 26, 2010 (Selection tour only, December 24; Closed December 25)
December 29 - January 2, 2011 (Selection tour only, December 31; Closed January 1)

Judd Foundation

Please contact the Judd Foundation directly 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.