Cleveland

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland

October 15 2026
Within Walking Distance

Overview

Getting To and From

Inside the Venue

Onsite Accessibility

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About

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, which brands itself moCa, is at 11400 Euclid Avenue in the Uptown district of Cleveland. Its home is a four-storey building designed by Farshid Moussavi, clad in a mirror finish of black Rimex stainless steel, with six facets, three of which flank a public plaza designed by James Corner Field Operations that links the museum to Uptown. Visitors enter an atrium where the shape and structure of the building rise around them, leading to the lobby and a double-height multi-purpose room used for public programmes and events. Galleries sit on the ground, second and fourth floors, the third floor holds two classrooms with hands-on activities, and the top floor has a 6,000 square foot gallery with no fixed dividing walls, a gallery built for new media and the Dick and Doreen Cahoon Lounge overlooking Toby's Plaza.

Gallery admission is free for everyone living in Ohio and for all youth aged 18 and under, and $10 for adults from outside Ohio. It opens Thursday and Friday 1 to 8PM and Saturday and Sunday 11AM to 5PM. The museum runs itself, with no parent organisation. Its accessibility information is unusually candid: it names the one place a wheelchair cannot reach, warns that a restroom vestibule door is heavy, flags that the interior staircase is painted vibrant yellow and often has sound work playing, and states plainly that it has no assistive listening devices and no designated sensory-friendly space. The catch is where that information lives. There is no accessibility page. Everything sits in a tab on one page, moCaCleveland.org/visit, and the tabs have no addresses of their own, so that single link is the source for every row below.

Getting To and From

Features	Information Available on Website	Available at Venue	Notes	Additional Info / Things to Know
On Site Parking Garage or Lot	Yes	Yes	GARAGE/LOT PARKING The most current information about University Circle parking can be found at Uptown Cleveland and University Circle. Triangle Lot and Garage: This is a surface lot located off Mayfield Rd, next to the Triangle Apartment Building. The first two floors of the Triangle Parking Garage are available for visitors to MOCA and Uptown.	Lot 54: Surface parking lot located off Ford Dr. Lot 22B: Entrance off Mayfield Rd. Located behind the University East building and row of restaurants.
Drop Off/Pick Up Lanes/ Ride Share
Off site Parking	Yes	Yes	2-hour metered parking is available on the street along Euclid Ave and Ford Dr.
Accessible Entrance	Yes	Yes	moCa’s main entrance, located off of Euclid Avenue, has a revolving door and two push-pull doors. One door is manual and one is automatic with a push button.
Site Map/Floorplan	Yes	No	There is no visitor floor plan or site map of the museum. A neighbourhood parking map is published, and each private rental space page carries a 360 degree virtual tour of that one space, but nothing maps the building for a visitor.

Inside the Venue

Features	Information Available on Website	Available at Venue	Notes
Dedicated Accessible Entrance	Yes	Yes	There is no separate accessible entrance. The museum has a heading called Accessible Entrance, and the text under it describes the main Euclid Avenue entrance, where one of the two push-pull doors is automatic with a push button.
Street Level Access and Automatic Doors	Yes	Yes	One of the two push-pull doors at the Euclid Avenue main entrance is automatic with a push button. The other is manual, and there is also a revolving door.
Security Checkpoint	Yes	No	There is no security checkpoint, bag check or screening. The only security content on the site is staff job titles, including a Welcome Center and Security Coordinator, a Facility Safety and Security Manager and a Community Safety and Security Manager.
Use of Mobility Aids	Yes	Yes	The museum has two manual and two transport wheelchairs, free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis; ask for assistance at the Welcome Center. Motorised wheelchairs are allowed in the museum. Service animals are welcome, though exhibitions occasionally carry restrictions based on loan agreements and preventative conservation requirements.
Accessible Seating (Theater)	Yes	Yes	Wheelchair-accessible seating is available for all programming at moCa. Seating is available on all floors of the museum, with soft furniture on the ground, third and fourth floors and benches in all gallery spaces.

Location

11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106

Getting To and From

Find essential details on parking, drop-off points, and accessibility to make your visit smooth and hassle-free.
Check the table below for more information.

Features	Information Available on Website	Available at Venue	Notes	Additional Info / Things to Know
On Site Parking Garage or Lot	Yes	Yes	GARAGE/LOT PARKING The most current information about University Circle parking can be found at Uptown Cleveland and University Circle. Triangle Lot and Garage: This is a surface lot located off Mayfield Rd, next to the Triangle Apartment Building. The first two floors of the Triangle Parking Garage are available for visitors to MOCA and Uptown.	Lot 54: Surface parking lot located off Ford Dr. Lot 22B: Entrance off Mayfield Rd. Located behind the University East building and row of restaurants.
Drop Off/Pick Up Lanes/ Ride Share
Off site Parking	Yes	Yes	2-hour metered parking is available on the street along Euclid Ave and Ford Dr.
Accessible Entrance	Yes	Yes	moCa’s main entrance, located off of Euclid Avenue, has a revolving door and two push-pull doors. One door is manual and one is automatic with a push button.
Site Map/Floorplan	Yes	No	There is no visitor floor plan or site map of the museum. A neighbourhood parking map is published, and each private rental space page carries a 360 degree virtual tour of that one space, but nothing maps the building for a visitor.

Inside the Venue

Get to know what to expect indoors—from seating layouts to restrooms and concessions.

Features	Information Available on Website	Available at Venue	Notes
Dedicated Accessible Entrance	Yes	Yes	There is no separate accessible entrance. The museum has a heading called Accessible Entrance, and the text under it describes the main Euclid Avenue entrance, where one of the two push-pull doors is automatic with a push button.
Street Level Access and Automatic Doors	Yes	Yes	One of the two push-pull doors at the Euclid Avenue main entrance is automatic with a push button. The other is manual, and there is also a revolving door.
Security Checkpoint	Yes	No	There is no security checkpoint, bag check or screening. The only security content on the site is staff job titles, including a Welcome Center and Security Coordinator, a Facility Safety and Security Manager and a Community Safety and Security Manager.
Use of Mobility Aids	Yes	Yes	The museum has two manual and two transport wheelchairs, free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis; ask for assistance at the Welcome Center. Motorised wheelchairs are allowed in the museum. Service animals are welcome, though exhibitions occasionally carry restrictions based on loan agreements and preventative conservation requirements.
Accessible Seating (Theater)	Yes	Yes	Wheelchair-accessible seating is available for all programming at moCa. Seating is available on all floors of the museum, with soft furniture on the ground, third and fourth floors and benches in all gallery spaces.

Onsite Accessibility

Learn about ramps, elevators, restrooms, and other accessible features available during your visit

Features	Information Available on Website	Available at Venue	Notes
Restrooms	Yes	Yes	Accessible gendered bathrooms are on the ground level, beside Gund Commons. The museum warns that the door to the bathroom vestibule is manual and may be heavy, and asks visitors to use the nearby Welcome Center for support. Two single-stall, all-gender restrooms are on the third floor. Water fountains are near the ground floor bathrooms and on the third floor across from the bathrooms.
Elevators	Yes	Yes	moCa is a four-storey building, with galleries on the ground, second and fourth floors and two classrooms with hands-on activities on the third. All floors are accessible by elevator, as well as by the Kohl Monumental Staircase and by the interior staircase.
On-Site Dining	Yes	No	There is no cafe, restaurant or concession for visitors. No food or drink is allowed in the galleries, though personal water bottles may be used outside gallery spaces, and water fountains are by the ground floor bathrooms and on the third floor.
Theater, Auditorium, etc. (Museum)	Yes	Yes	A double-height multi-purpose room off the lobby hosts public programmes and events, and wheelchair-accessible seating is available for all programming. Live captioning and ASL interpreters are provided at public lectures and discussions on a case-by-case basis; email ngrave@mocacleveland.org at least two weeks before the programme to request either. Open captioning is available for all Zoom-hosted programmes.

Our Guidelines

1. Make Accessibility Info Easy to Find - Dedicated Website Accessibility Page

Clearly post detailed accessibility information online, covering parking, entrances, interior pathways, site plans, and more.

2. Include All Mobility Devices

Consider walkers, canes, crutches — not just wheelchairs. Provide specifics for a variety of mobility needs. Include people who use different devices in the conversation.

3. Go Beyond ADA Compliance

ADA is the minimum. Strive for real-world accessibility through thoughtful design and ongoing improvements.

4. Visibility = Accessibility

If disabled visitors aren't present, barriers may exist. Transparency and preparation are the keys to inclusion. Empower everyone to attend.

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