Partially Accessible Museum & Gallery In Nicholson StreetActual Melbourne Museum

We had a mixed experience when we visited the Melbourne Museum earlier this year. I can only conditionally recommend it as an accessible venue, which is very disappointing. There is very good disabled parking underneath the building, and the lift to travel to the museum is a reasonable size. However, the lift within the museum is tiny and not appropriate for a large wheelchair - especially if a carer is needed to accompany the wheelchair user. This means that a group cannot easily move through the museum together. When we asked staff for another way to access the upper level, we were directed to a ramp that lead to a wet and cold outdoor garden. We discovered an indoor ramp by ourselves later in our visit, so *thumbs down* for staff being helpful. The disabled toilets that we found were ludicrously small. I would not call them accessible. There may have been other accessible toilets around but see the point about the unhelpful staff. Additional accessible toilets can be found at Argyle Place Finally, some spaces were set up so that it was very difficult to navigate the wheelchair - and we almost ran over a small child as a result! It was a very disappointing outing.