Access
We want to ensure that everyone enjoys their visit to Falmouth Art Gallery. We provide…
- Free entry
- Lift access
- Large-print captions on request
- Accessible, gender neutral toilets
- An app containing audio & transcripts
- Free public WI-FI
- Baby change facilities
- Dogs are welcome
If you have any questions about your visit, please make contact or call 01326 313863 (during opening hours).
We share the building with the Town Library. The main entrance to the building is on The Moor. There are steps up into the building and stairs up into the art gallery. We have lift access to the right hand side of the building. There is also the Webber Hill entrance on the other side of the building, allowing entry directly to the gallery level.
We have provided what3words addresses for a more accurate location of each entrance.
A what3words address refers to a 3 metre square location. Tap the link or enter the 3 words into the free what3words app to find it.
The Moor Entrance
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Webber Hill Entrance
///beyond.merit.pill
Our Lift Entrance
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We share the building with the Town Library. The main entrance to the building is on The Moor. There are steps up into the building and stairs up into the art gallery. We have lift access to the right hand side of the building and another entrance on the other side of the building on the gallery level.
From the Moor. Looking at the Municipal Building, Falmouth Art Gallery is above the Town Library. There is a lift available to the right of the building.
We have a speeded up video showing the route.
The Gallery can also be accessed from Webber Hill
From Quarry Car Park. Leaving the Car Park turn left up the Quarry Hill. Turn right down Webber Hill. There is an entrance to the 1st floor of our building on the right.
The Town Council building next door offer mobility support.
- Everybody is welcome to enter at no cost.
- There are rooms called Galleries that have art for you to look at.
- Every few months the space is rearranged with new art and objects in different places – these displays of art are called Exhibitions
- You do not need to understand the artwork. Art is different for everyone.
- Some Art might make you think about things.
- Some Art may offer a break from your thoughts.
- There may be artwork you are encouraged to touch or interact with.
- You don’t need to interact or speak to anyone.
- There is a team of people who can answer any questions you may have.
- You do not need to be quiet. You are welcome to chat.
- You can ask for a folding chair. Sketching is encouraged.
- You can sit at the Doodle Table and draw from prompts, or just make marks whilst you drift in and out of thought.
- There is a shop and local community gallery to compliment the changing exhibitions.
- If there is a workshop, event or school group visiting, you are still welcome to enter.
- We have an App which is our digital guide for anyone who wants to explore further.
We choose to highlight some of the artwork on display through our Digital Guide. This App contains audio recordings of people talking about artwork for you to listen to. We will always provide a written transcript of each talk within the Digital Guide.
We will provide you with large print captions at the counter.
We are eager to make this website useful to everyone. Please share any feedback you have.
Falmouth Art Gallery is run by Falmouth Town Council. We aim to make our services accessible to everyone. Our new website is a step towards meeting accessibility standards. If you need help or face any issues, contact us at admin@falmouthtowncouncil.com during business hours. Thank you!
This page is to help anyone feel more informed about what is available, what isn’t available and how we might approach providing a good enough service for everyone. Please let us know if you have any ideas about how we might improve our service.