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Shepparton Art Museum

Shepparton Art Museum (SAM), located on Yorta Yorta Country in North Central Victoria, is one of Australia's outstanding regional art museums. Showcasing its exhibitions and collection in new and exciting ways, the museum is a vibrant, inclusive art museum that inspires creativity, forges meaningful connections, and celebrates the unique stories of the Goulburn Valley region.

Established in 1936, the Shepparton Art Museum Collection is recognised and celebrated as one of regional Australia's most significant collections of Australian ceramics, alongside a growing collection of works by Indigenous artists, historic and contemporary paintings, prints and works on paper. Now residing on the bank of Lake Victoria in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility, the Shepparton Art Museum presents a dynamic program of exhibitions that are designed to be locally relevant and engage with global contemporary ideas.

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Access status

Actively welcomes people with access needs

Mobility & wheelchair access

  • Have a Changing Places or Lift & Change toilet with a hoist and adult change table
  • Have 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
  • Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high
  • Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
  • Have handrails on all your stairways
  • Have 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.
  • Have raised tactile buttons in your lifts
  • Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
  • Have step free access to the conference or function room
  • Have step free outdoor pathways includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters

Bathroom & toilet

  • Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
  • Have grab rails in the bathroom

Doors & openings

  • Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy

Communication & staff

  • Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
  • Provide seating in common areas including reception area
  • Use easy read fonts in your signage and communication materials Helvetica and Arial

Vision & signage

  • Have Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel
  • Have Exit signs which are visible at a ground level high level signs are difficult to see in a fire
  • Use Plain English / easy read signage and information includes menus and emergency information

Other features

  • A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
  • Caption all entertainment TVs, live shows, performances
  • Have a hearing loop
  • Have a low noise reception areas with hearing loss friendly acoustics and adequate lighting for viewing facial expressions includes common areas which are free of background noise, background music
  • Have a place to store medical equipment eg oxygen
  • Have visual alerts for emergencies Include flashing light