Thinktank
Overview
"Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum is a science museum in Birmingham, England. Opened in 2001, it is part of Birmingham Museums Trust and is located within the Millennium Point complex on Curzon Street, Digbeth."
Contact details
Millennium Point Curzon St Birmingham West Midlands B4 7XG United Kingdom
https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/thinktank/visit/facilities-accessibility
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Access guidance
- There are seating areas in all gallery spaces, on each floor of the museum.
- Thinktank is fully accessible for visitors with mobility difficulties. There are central lifts to all floors. The planetarium has spaces for up to 6 wheelchairs.
- The multi-storey car park next to Millennium Point is operated by Birmingham City Council and offers free parking to blue badge holders.
- There are accessible toilets on all levels. We also have baby and adult changing facilities. The Adult changing facility includes a hydraulic changing table; this is located in the accessible toilet on Level 0.
- Guide and Assistance dogs are very welcome at Thinktank.
- One personal assistant is permitted free entry to Thinktank when accompanying those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment. If multiple personal assistants are required, prior arrangements must be made with the Museum Manager or equivalent and written evidence of this may be required.
- The planetarium is equipped with an analogue induction loop and has spaces for up to 6 wheelchairs. Subtitled planetarium shows take place on a Friday afternoon and the first show on a Saturday and Sunday morning.
- Social Stories are guides which aim to prepare individuals with autism for social situations by letting them know what to expect. Download the appropriate Social Story for your Thinktank visit on our website.