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When I visit Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery there are lots of things to:

• See

• Hear

• Smell

• Feel

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Doncaster Museum Is a museum for

everyone.

This means it is a place where I can learn about lots of things and is a place where I can have lots of fun.

Lots of people like going to Doncaster Museum. Sometimes there might be lots of people in the museum.

I don’t have to stay inside all the time. I can go outside when I want and come back again.

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Things to help me at Doncaster

Museum & Art Gallery

There will always be someone to greet you. There is an audio loop at the front desk. There is a desk which has different height levels so I can see the member of staff behind the counter.

If I need help, I can ask, or the person I am with can ask for help at the welcome desk.

The people who work at the museum are people who will help me have fun and keep me safe.

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From the welcome desk I can borrow: A map of the downstairs

galleries.

Magnifying glasses to help me see.

A PenFriend that will explain

some art work to me

There are clocks positioned all around the museum so I know what time it is.

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When I get to Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery…

OUTSIDE

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Outside

I might see: • Mini buses, coaches or cars bringing

people to the museum • Children playing • Benches • Grass and trees

• The Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery building with glass doors

• Police cars • Birds, animals and insects

• Church, park and small shops • Conkers

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Outside

I might hear:

• Police sirens, traffic, car horns • Children shouting, laughing or crying • Birds singing • Lawn mowers and gardening tools

Outside

I might smell:

• Grass • Herbs in our garden • Traffic fumes • Food smells from nearby cafe

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Outside

I might feel: • Grass

• Mud

• Rocks

• Concrete

• Wood

• Metal

• Bricks

Conkers

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INSIDE

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Inside

I might see: Lots of children exploring. Lots of different colours

on the floor. Lots of different colours,

shapes, textures Computer and T.V

screens Lots of objects & animals

behind glass

Lots of adults moving about. Lots of different colours on the

walls Lots of different colours, shapes,

textures.

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Inside

I might hear:

Lots of people talking and laughing Bears growling Musical instruments Lift door clanking Crackling and talking on a radio The clanking of metal

Music and talking from a T.V Telephone ringing The drone of pipes Whirring sounds of a computer Beeping sound from door alarms A bell will ring 15 minutes before closing time.

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Inside

I might smell: Coffee, tea and hot chocolate Packed lunches Smells from the staff kitchen Other people

Computers Arts and craft supplies Cleaning products Heating systems

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Inside

I might feel: People rushing past me and the air

as they hurry by. Different textures of the floor through

my shoes. Metal pulls and levers

Foam bricks Music and machines vibrating

through walls The lift going up and down. Colouring pencils

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Eating at Doncaster Museum

& Art Gallery

There is a small selection of hot and cold drinks and snacks in the shop.

I can bring a packed lunch and eat it.

There are 3 places I can eat my lunch:

In reception On the benches outside On the Grass outside

The rule is I can’t eat in the galleries of the museum.

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Other Facilities at Doncaster

Museum & Art Gallery

There are toilets at the museum. The toilets light up when I am inside them.

I can press a button to open the door of the toilets.

There are also accessible toilets.

There is a small shop in the reception area where I can buy souvenirs.

Every public building has to have a fire alarm. The fire alarm at Doncaster Museum is a siren. The person who is with me will tell me what to do.

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Finally,

Whilst, at the Doncaster Museum &

Art Gallery…

BE SAFE

Learn

Have Fun!

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Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Chequer Road,

Doncaster, DN1 2AE

01302 734293