Whirlwind at Immigration Museum

Venue Access

Whirlwind will take place indoors, in the Long Room at the Immigration Museum.

Gendered and accessible toilets are available on ground and first floors:

Ground Level: Festival Courtyard (accessible, 800 mm door, right-hand transfer); Discovery Centre (family toilets, baby change table, braille, 750 mm door, right-hand transfer).

First Floor: Getting in Exhibition (family toilet, 750 mm door, right-hand transfer). Wheelchairs (standard size) and a mobility scooter (130 kg limit) are available free of charge at the ticket desk. Book in advance by calling 13 11 02.

All exhibition galleries and public spaces have lift and/or ramp access. A wheelchair access map is available on request from the front desk. There are two accessible entrances:

Via Market Street gate (near Flinders Street) and ramp to main entrance with automatic doors.

Via ramp further up Market Street to Festivals Courtyard; automatic doors at rear lead to Flinders Street foyer.

Heritage building restrictions mean step-free access is limited; however, the front doorway has a flat paved surface and gently sloping kerb for wheelchair access.

Sensory bags are available from the admissions desk in the entrance foyer.

Guide dogs and registered assistance dogs are welcome. Maps of high and low sensory spaces, plus social scripts, are available.

Museums Victoria participates in the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program.

Visitors can use a lanyard or wristband to discreetly communicate support needs to staff.

For more information about accessibility at Immigration Museum, please visit museumsvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/plan-your-visit/accessibility