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Accessibility at Heart Mountain

Barrack front ramp entrance with Heart Mountain in the background, displaying accessibility

Accessibility at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center and around the National Historic Landmark Site

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, the original Heart Mountain barrack, and the Setsuko Saito Higuchi Interpretive Trail are ADA wheelchair accessible. A manual wheelchair is available in the Interpretive Center on a first-come, first-served basis. Service animals are allowed in the Interpretive Center. 

Free audio guides are available in English, Japanese, Spanish, and German. Videos throughout the museum are subtitled and transcripts are available upon request.

Visitors to the Interpretive Center can watch our original documentary film “All We Could Carry.” Read the transcript here:

All We Could Carry TranscriptDownload

For more information or questions regarding accessibility, please contact info@heartmountain.org or 307-754-8000.

To help prepare for your visit, download our Social Story about what to expect when visiting Heart Mountain:

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Shirley Ann Higuchi joined a great team of panelists at the annual Organization of American Historians conference to discuss Women as History-Makers, Advocates and Defenders of Rights. These four women are preserving history and making change in their communities. ... See MoreSee Less

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Shirley Ann Higuchi, chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation board, spoke to 125 new citizens from 49 different countries in U.S. district court in Washington this morning. She shared the experiences of her grandparents and parents as Japanese Americans who were forced from their homes into incarceration camps during World War II. Judge Paul Friedman, like Shirley a former president of the DC Bar, presided over the ceremony. ... See MoreSee Less

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The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is proud to announce that it has become a Smithsonian Affiliate! This grants us access to the many benefits of the Smithsonian Institution and allows us to contribute to their many efforts. This took a lot of work by our dedicated staff and board to accomplish. Here's our release: Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation becomes a Smithsonian AffiliateThe Smithsonian Institution has selected the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to join its network of Smithsonian Affiliates. As a Smithsonian Affiliate, the Foundation will have the opportunity to collaborate on unique educational programs and workshops, participate in professional development, co-develop youth programs, host traveling exhibitions, and other opportunities offered in collaboration with the Smithsonian.The decision makes the Foundation only the second Wyoming museum to become a Smithsonian Affiliate. It joins the Buffalo Bill Center of the West of Cody, Wyo., on the list of more than 200 Smithsonian Affiliates in nearly every state, plus Puerto Rico and Panama.“The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is dedicated to telling an important part of our nation’s history,” said Myriam Springuel, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service | Smithsonian Affiliations director. “With a mission that so thoroughly matches the work of the Smithsonian, we are honored to welcome the Foundation into the Smithsonian Affiliate family and look forward to working together to share these important stories with audiences around the world.”HMWF joins the Affiliate network at a critical time. The Foundation will have the grand opening of its new Mineta-Simpson Institute during its annual Pilgrimage on July 25-27, 2024. “The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is thrilled and honored to become a Smithsonian Affiliate,” said Shirley Ann Higuchi, chair of the Heart Mountain board. “Our world-class museum has attracted interest, both nationally and internationally, signifying the impact of the power of place. With our new Mineta-Simpson Institute opening this summer, we will enhance our ability to educate the public and continue to tell our incarceration story. We hope that our museum and campus will inspire this country to learn more about what happened at this site in 1942.”The Mineta-Simpson Institute will have a permanent exhibit dedicated to celebrating the careers of Secretary Norman Mineta and Senator Alan Simpson, who first met as Boy Scouts behind the barbed wire at Heart Mountain in 1943. The Institute will also host educational programs and conferences aimed at promoting bipartisan cooperation and problem solving. “While anchored in a dark history, our new Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain is an animated and invigorating space,” said Executive Director Aura Sunada Newlin. “Our emphasis on civic discourse around core democratic values offers a fresh contribution to the Smithsonian's aims of awaking curiosity and spurring public engagement.”About Heart Mountain Wyoming FoundationThe Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation preserves the site where some 14,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated in Wyoming from 1942 through 1945. Their stories are told within the foundation’s museum, Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, located between Cody and Powell. For more information, call the center at (307) 754-8000 or email info@heartmountain.org.About Smithsonian AffiliationsSmithsonian Affiliations establishes and maintains the Smithsonian’s long-term relationships with museums, educational organizations, and cultural institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Panama. Affiliates are collaborators on many of the Smithsonian’s strategic priorities, adding content and expertise to national initiatives to amplify the power of the stories we tell and reach broader and more diverse audiences. Through Smithsonian Affiliations, millions of people have been able to experience the Smithsonian in their communities and have access to the Smithsonian’s educational programs, inspiring exhibitions, and diverse collections. For more information regarding Smithsonian Affiliations, or to find an Affiliate near you, visit affiliations.si.edu. ### ... See MoreSee Less

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Interpretive Center

SUMMER HOURS
Mid-May to Early October
Open DAILY 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

WINTER HOURS
Early October to Mid-May
Open Wednesday – Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Other visitation by appointment

During the upcoming year, we may occasionally need to close the museum due to construction or adverse weather. Please check our Admissions page or social media pages (Facebook & Twitter) for updates before planning your visit.

TELEPHONE (307) 754-8000

EMAIL info@heartmountain.org

ADDRESS
1539 Road 19
Powell, WY 82435

ADMISSION
Adults $12
Senior/Students $10
Under 12 Free
Special Group Rates

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higuchijd Shirley Higuchi, JD @higuchijd ·
12 Apr

.⁦@HeartMountainWY⁩ met ⁦@LeonaTate⁩ school she desegregated 1960 age 6. Her vision to reclaim site & transform to interpretive learning center like my story. Honored 2 speak ⁦@The_OAH⁩ plenary panel chaired ⁦@amhistdirector⁩ head ⁦@amhistorymuseum⁩

heartmountainwy Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountainwy ·
12 Apr

Terminal Island is best known as the Japanese American community torn apart in the days after Pearl Harbor, but it had a long history before then.

heartmountainwy Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountainwy ·
12 Apr

.@HiguchiJD joined a great team of panelists at the annual @The_OAH conference to discuss Women as History-Makers, Advocates and Defenders of Rights. These four women are preserving history and making change in their communities.

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heartmountainwy Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountainwy ·
11 Apr

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio planted a new cherry tree in honor of the legendary Senator Daniel Inouye’s 100th birthday.

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