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    Welcome

    The Victoria Art Gallery is located in the centre of Bath. It has been open to the public since the year 1900. The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor and temporary exhibition spaces occupy the ground floor.

    The permanent collection includes over 1,500 decorative arts treasures, including a display of British oil paintings from 17th century to the present day with works by Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Jones Barker and Walter Sickert.

     

    The permanent collection

    Level access

    There is level access from the main entrance to:

    Unisex accessible toilet

    Visual

    Information sheets in five languages

    General

    We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.
    There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
    All staff have disability awareness training.
    We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

    Getting here

    Bridge Street
    Bath
    Somerset
    BA2 4AT

    Travel by public transport

    You can get to Victoria Art Gallery by bus and train.
    The central bus station is next to the train station which is a ten minute walk away from the Victoria Art Gallery. The nearest train station is Bath Spa. The train station is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from Victoria Art Gallery.
    You can get a taxi with Abbey Taxis by calling 01225 444444. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

    Parking

     There are Blue Badge parking spaces on Bridge Street.

    Watch the video: Accessible parking in Bath
    Exterior of the Victoria Art Gallery

    Arrival

    Main entrance

    The main door is side hung and manual.
    This entrance has a handrail.
    The other entrance door is 1500.00mm wide.
    The ground and first floors can be accessed via the ramped entrance on Bridge Street. Pressing a button on the outside of the building will automatically open the door.

    The minimum width of the ramped entrance is 4 feet 11 inches, or 150 centimetres.

    Door to the main entrance Accessible entrance on Bridge Street

    Getting around inside

    Lift

    We have 1 lift.
    You can get a lift to all floors.

    Lift to all floors

    The lift door is 800mm wide.
    The lift is 1110mm wide. The lift is 1380mm deep.
    The weight limit is 630kg.

    Things to See and Do

    We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.
    Information sheets in five languages

    Lower gallery

    Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

    The lower gallery can be accessed by the door on Bridge Street.

    The lower gallery where temporary exhibitions are displayed

    Upper Gallery

    Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

    The upper gallery can be accessed by the door on Bridge Street and then by taking the lift to the first floor.

    Upper gallery where the permanent collection is held

    Public toilet

    Unisex accessible toilet

    There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
    From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. There is a lift.

    The toilet has an emergency pull cord and response provided, support rails but limited transfer space, and a basin with mixer lever tap. There are baby changing facilites available.

    The nearest Changing Places toilet is SouthGate Bath Shopping Centre, 12 Southgate Street, Bath BA1 1AQ

    Shop

    Victoria Art Gallery shop

    The route through the shop is 800mm wide, or more.

    • Access to the shop is through the accessible entrance on Bridge Street. 

    • There is bright lighting

    • Many products are displayed at low level. Staff are available to help if required.

    The shop

    Rotunda

    • The rotunda can be accessed by the door on Bridge Street and then by taking the lift to the first floor.

    • A coin-operated drinks machine, cups and saucers are available, serving a range of teas, coffees and hot chocolate, with adjacent seating and tables. Change is available from the reception desk.

    Rotunda on the first floor

    Getting around outside

    Customer care support

    Accessibility equipment

    Information sheets on the permanent collection are available in 5 different languages.

    For a list of more items, please go to https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/accessibility.
    Please ask a member of staff on arrival for directions to the nearest toilet area for assistance dogs.
    You can hire mobility equipment from Shopmobility by calling 01225 481744.

    Emergency evacuation procedures

    We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

    Evacuation routes are clearly marked and staff are well trained in handling evacuations

    Customer care support

    All staff have disability awareness training.
    We have other services for people with accessibility requirements.

    • Tours for visually impaired visitors are held monthly. Please visit our website for details www.victoriagal.org.uk/listing-calendar

    • A sign language interpreter can be arranged in advance.

    •  Many of the exhibit labels carry QR codes which can be scanned with a mobile phone to bring up longer explanatory texts in various languages.

    Guide info
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