Queensland Museum Kurilpa
Highlights
- Explore over a million items that narrate Queensland's rich natural and cultural heritage across millennia.
- Discover prehistoric giants and modern achievements in the heart of South Brisbane's vibrant cultural precinct.
- Engage with interactive exhibits that bring Queensland's history and science to life for all ages.
- Relax at the onsite café, perfect for unwinding after an enriching day of exploration.
Queensland Museum is the custodian of the state’s natural and cultural heritage, caring for more than a million items and specimens in collections that tell the changing story of Queensland.
As the state’s foremost collecting institution, Queensland Museum celebrates the stories of Queensland from prehistoric giants to modern achievements and scientific discovery spanning a millennia.
Queensland Museum Kurilpa is situated in the vibrant South Bank cultural precinct, close to all public transport and Brisbane’s central business district.
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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.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel are available.
- Information in large print is available.
- Digital communication materials (hard copy information also online) is available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Staff are trained in customer service for people with vision loss (training would incorporate way finding and communicating with people with vision loss).
- Raised tactile buttons in lifts are available.
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Staff are trained in communicating with people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caption all entertainment (TVs, live shows, performances) is available.
- Visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light) are available.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
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