If you’ve passed by the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences lately you might have noticed some major building works in progress outside. For several weeks workmen have been toiling through the summer heat to build ramps to the Downing Street and Sedgwick Site entrances to the Department of Earth Sciences. The improvements will make both the Department and Museum more accessible to wheelchair users.
The Sedgwick Museum has been collaborating with the Department to make sure the changes will best serve our visitors’ needs and are in keeping with the historical building. The project is part of a broader scheme of improvements to access in the Museum funded by the Wolfson Foundation and due to be in place in time for the opening of the Darwin the Geologist exhibition.
Plans include improved lighting and signage outside the Museum, the installation of two platform lifts to improve access to different levels inside the Museum, a hearing loop for the Museum shop, and an intercom for disabled visitors to use to contact the museum with their questions from the Department entrance. The new ramps and stairs are scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer.
To learn more about the Museum’s access facilities, follow this link:
http://www.cam.ac.uk/disability/accguide/facilities/sedgwick.html
