Overview
Bendigo Art Gallery is committed to providing access to our collections and exhibitions for all audiences by creating opportunities for focused encounters with art through visual, auditory and tactile, or sensory experiences.
Our range of Elvis: Direct from Graceland, access programs are aimed at engaging diverse audiences.
Sensory information
Sensory Map
Elvis: Direct from Graceland is a high sensory exhibition. There are some spaces in particular that you should be aware of during your visit. You can use this Sensory Map to identify sensory friendly and intensive spaces within the exhibition.
Download the Sensory Map here.
General information
Certain items are not allowed in the Gallery. This is for safety of the objects on display.
- You cannot bring in food and drinks, or sticky items such as putty.
- You can store items that you are not allowed to take into the Gallery in the cloakroom.
- You can take quiet sensory tools/stimming toys in to the Gallery.
Please do not touch the objects. This can cause damage.
The air-conditioning vents at Bendigo Art Gallery are in the floor throughout the building.
The air conditioning is maintained at 21.5 degrees throughout the building. This is the best temperature to conserve the objects.
Lighting is low throughout the exhibition to protect the objects. Many materials are particularly sensitive to light: paper, fabric, leather, photographs, and media (inks, colorants, dyes, and many other materials used to create objects and art).
Deaf and hard of hearing
Exhibition guide
Our exhibition guide for deaf and hard of hearing visitors includes sound information for each area including what sounds or songs are playing, and which videos have sound and captions.
View the exhibition guide for deaf and hard of hearing visitors here.
Auslan Tours
Join an Auslan led tour of Elvis: Direct from Graceland, specifically tailored for hard of hearing and deaf visitors to engage with a selection of key exhibition items and take part in an inclusive group discussion.
This deaf led tour is for Auslan users only and will not include an interpreter.
Spaces are limited, bookings required.
Sessions
9am - 10:30am Saturday 9 April
5.30pm - 7pm Friday 6 May
Tour for visitors who are blind or have low vision
Created in conjunction with Monash University, enjoy Elvis: Direct from Graceland with a tour specifically tailored for visitors who are blind or have low vision.
Discover the highlights of the exhibition through detailed experiences, sensory descriptions and tactile samples.
Spaces are limited, bookings required.
Sessions
9am - 10:30am Saturday 23 April
5.30pm - 7pm Friday 20 May