Hive Tasmania
Highlights
- Explore Tasmania's Largest Planetarium, immersing yourself in the cosmos and sparking your curiosity about the universe.
- Wander through the inspiring Science Centre, engaging with interactive exhibits that make learning fun for all ages.
- Savour delicious coffee at the on-site Cafe, providing a perfect pit stop during your cultural journey.
- Discover the Ulverstone Museum and Art Gallery, showcasing local history and artistry in a welcoming atmosphere.
Hive Tasmania in Ulverstone is a major new cultural precinct where you can travel through space and time and lose yourself in the wonders of art, science and history all under one roof.
Hive is home to the Ulverstone Visitor Information Centre, Tasmania’s Largest Planetarium, an inspiring Science Centre, Ulverstone Museum and Art Gallery, delightful community arts and craft studios, and a delicious on-site Cafe.
Hive Tasmania promises a warm welcome from friendly staff and volunteers, a central location with lots of car parking and affordable ticket prices. It is open daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
Visit all year round – our many attractions are all indoors where it’s nice and warm, and we have great coffee at our cafe. To find out more visit our website as listed in this profile.
It really is a surprise package – an amazing science and culture centre in a stunning building in the heart of the small seaside town of Ulverstone.
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Accreditations
- Australian Museums and Galleries Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Visitor Information Centre
Features
Current offers
A warm winter wander through Hive and the cosmos
Your visit begins with a steaming hot chocolate from onsite cafe Seventy Acres, before a guided wander through Hive’s creative spaces. Explore community arts and craft studios, uncover stories in the museum and enjoy hands-on moments in the science centre. Your journey continues inside Hive’s planetarium as the feature show takes you through space and time. Winter in Tasmania brings some of the clearest skies of the year making this the perfect season to look up.
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.
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)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Grab rails in the bathroom
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.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- A bathroom which is fully accessible and equipped with ceiling hoist and adult change table.
- Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table
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