paranaple arts centre
Highlights
- Explore the Devonport Regional Gallery for engaging exhibitions that inspire creativity and cultural appreciation.
- Enjoy performances at the Town Hall Theatre, showcasing local talent in a beautifully restored heritage venue.
- Access visitor information at the centralised desk, ensuring a seamless experience for planning your Devonport adventures.
- Discover family-friendly activities in the creative learning space, perfect for nurturing artistic skills in children and adults alike.
The paranaple arts centre opened in November 2018 and is home to the Devonport Regional Gallery, Town Hall Theatre and the Devonport Visitor Information Centre.
Inside you will discover a centralised information desk to assist visitors with tickets, tourism bookings and enquiries. The customer service counter will also provide visitors with information on current and upcoming Gallery exhibitions and programs.
The centre boasts a creative learning space with activities for children and adults.
The heritage building evolved from the original 1899 Devonport Town Hall and 1902 Courthouse.
The paranaple arts centre is wheelchair accessible including lift access.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
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