FAQ

Slater Museum is accessible via stairs in to Floor 2 of the NFA Atrium - elevator access is also available from the ground floor of the atrium. To access the mezzanine level of the museum, visitors may use the interior stairs or request a key card to use the elevator from Floor 2 of the atrium.

As a non-profit institution, the Slater Memorial Museum is prohibited from providing appraisals. Nor do we provide authentications. If you are looking for a monetary evaluation of an object for insurance or other purposes, contact a professional appraiser in your area. Many auction houses and independent antiques dealers offer appraisal services. Member associations such as those listed below can also refer you to specialists by region:

American Society of Appraisers
P.O. Box 17625
Washington DC 20041
800.ASA.VALU
www.appraisers.org

Appraisers Association of America
386 Park Avenue South, Suite 2000
New York NY 10016
212.889.5404
www.appraisersassoc.org

International Society of Appraisers
206.241.0359
888.472-4732
www.isa-appraisers.org

Visitors are welcome to keep small handbags with them while inside the museum. Backpacks and large bags are not permitted inside the galleries and can be safely stored in the cubbies behind the visitor reception desk. Visitors are also welcome to hang coats on the coatracks provided in the visitor center.

For information on reserving or renting space within the museum or NFA, please refer to NFA’s facility use policy by clicking here.

To protect the integrity of the museum’s collection and historic architecture, food and drinks are not permitted inside the museum’s galleries. Visitors are free to leave water bottles at the front desk.

Certified service animals such as guide dogs for the blind may be permitted in the museum upon checking in at the front desk. Service animals must always be properly restrained and accompanied at all times. Pets and emotional support animals are not permitted in the museum.

Visitors are welcome and encouraged to take pictures of their visit! Please note that all pictures and videos taken are for non-commercial use and may not be reproduced, sold, or licensed without proper authorization. Interested in booking the museum as a backdrop for a photography session? Please contact us at 860-425-5563 or museum@nfaschool.org.

Restroom facilities are located on the 2nd floor of the NFA atrium outside the museum entrance. You can use the elevator to access the restrooms on Floor 2R or by using the stairs next to the elevator on the atrium mezzanine.

Do you enjoy sketching in museum galleries? Visitors are welcome to sketch within the museum’s galleries every Wednesday on their own or with the museum’s sketching group. If you are interested in joining the museum’s sketching group, please contact us at 860-425-5563 or museum@nfaschool.org.

The museum’s galleries contain both benches and black windsor-style armchairs for visitors to use during their stay.