Access Needs

Macleay Museum

The Macleay Museum is located on the top floor of the Macleay Building (A12) on Science Road, adjacent to the Main Quadrangle (grid reference D16). The main access is via a stairway. A lift is available by prior arrangement with Macleay Museum staff during opening hours on (02) 9036 5253 or email

The main Museum entrance in Gosper Lane (off Science Road) is not suitable for wheelchair access. Wheelchair access is at the western end of the Macleay Building near the Quadrangle and next to the Botany Lawn (Click here for a photo of the entrance). You will need to meet a staff member here to gain access.

If you are coming to an event please make an appointment with our staff to arrange lift access to the Museum when booking in and leave additional time to arrive.

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Nicholson Museum

For patrons requiring wheelchair access for public events or lectures at the Nicholson Museum, please make sure you inform the Museum Front Desk staff when purchasing your tickets so appropriate seating is arranged.

The Nicholson Museum in located inside the Southern Lobby of the Main Quadrangle (A14) building.

For visitors requiring wheelchair access to the Nicholson Museum, please make your way to University Place and enter the Quadrangle via the Eastern Lobby beneath the Clock Tower. Once inside, move through the lobby and within the interior courtyard of the Quadrangle. Take the pathway on the left for entrance through the double doors and into the Southern Lobby. The Nicholson Museum is located on the right inside the lobby.

Visitors entering the Quadrangle from Science Road can enter through the War Memorial Arch in the Northern Lobby. The Nicholson Museum is located directly across the Quadrangle at the Southern end of the building.

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University Art Gallery

We regret that the University Art Gallery does not have wheelchair access.

Accessible Toilets

The Quadrangle’s main toilets are located at the northern end of the building on the ground floor. The toilets are accessible from the interior courtyard area of the Quadrangle. There is an unisex accessible toilet within the main male toilets. These wheelchair accessible toilets can be reached via the Eastern Lobby entrance beneath the Clock Tower. An additional toilet for female patrons with limited mobility is available behind the Information Centre in the Quadrangle (beneath the Clock Tower).

The Macleay building's toilets are located on the ground floor of the building. Please do not hesitate to ask a staff member or volunteer if you require lift access in and out of the museum.

Should you require any assistance or directions, please ask a member of staff.

Parking

For parking and drop-offs, go to University Place outside the Main Quadrangle. Parking is available outside the entrance to the Great Hall. Further accessible parking is available in the parking area at the southern end of the Quadrangle (situated between University Place and Manning Road; grid reference 17G); and at the eastern end of Science Road (grid reference D16). Science Road is accessible from Western Avenue and the Ross Street Gate, Glebe.

We recommend that patrons using wheelchairs do not use the Law School car park, as there’s no fast and direct access to the Nicholson Museum from this parking zone. The best options for accessible parking are the two clearly signed accessible car parks at University Place (outside the Great Hall) and in the parking area at the Southern end of the Quadrangle. If these spots are taken by other visitors there is comparable parking available at the eastern end of Science Road, which is accessible by vehicle from Western Avenue and the Ross Street Gate, Glebe.

Parking on university grounds is free to all patrons displaying a current Mobility Parking Scheme card (previously know as Disabled Parking Permit).

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