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ACMI is located at Fed Square, Melbourne, on Flinders St between Swanston St and Russell St.

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This Visual Story is designed to help anyone who may find a step-by-step visual and written access guide useful when coming to ACMI.

Entrances

ACMI has two entrances:

• the top end of the Fed Square plaza, open until the end of the final event or session
• Flinders Street (look for the revolving door), open 10am–5pm

ACMI has lifts at every level of the building.

Information for visitors with access needs

Public Transport

Most of Melbourne’s trains and trams will take you to ACMI.

Our location at Fed Square sits opposite Flinders Street Station within Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone.

Plan your journey

Bicycles

If you plan to cycle to ACMI, you can lock your bike to purpose-built bicycle racks installed around the perimeter of Fed Square, but you’ll need to bring your own lock. You can’t bring your bike into ACMI itself.

Parking

Paid parking is available at the Fed Square carpark, located on the Russell Street Extension or via the second entrance off Batman Ave. It's a 2 minute (200m) walk from Fed Square car park to ACMI.

There is also a Wilson Parking at 172/192 Flinders St, directly opposite our Flinders Street entrance.

Cloakroom
For some exhibitions we offer a cloakroom and you may be asked to cloak backpacks, large bags and umbrellas before you enter.

Power points

You are welcome to use the power points in the red lounge area next to the ACMI Shop on the Ground Floor, or in the lounge area opposite the Tickets and Information Desk on Level 1.

Toilet facilities

Toilets are located on Ground Floor and Level 1. We have wheelchair accessible toilets and gender neutral toilets on both levels.

Baby change facilities are available at the Flinders St (Ground Floor) and Fed Square (Level 1) entrances near the toilets.

We offer free pads and tampons from vending machines. These are located in Gallery 4 and Ground Floor toilets.

Lifts

Several lifts (or elevators) offers access to all levels of ACMI.

Serving snacks, light meals, coffee and drinks.
Level 1, ACMI Fed Square
Open daily
Mon – Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm*
Sat & Sun 10am – 4.30pm*
*Hours extended to accommodate cinema sessions.

Where: ACMI, Fed Square (Flinders Street, Ground Floor)

Browse a handpicked selection of books, clothing, homewares, posters, gifts, toys and more.

As well as stocking exclusive ACMI merchandise crafted by our in-house design team, we work with local and independent artists to bring you sustainably sourced products you won't find anywhere else.

If you can't make it to ACMI, our online shop is open 24/7.

Please contact us if you'd like more information about a product you've seen in our shop, or to discuss gift recommendation from our friendly staff.

Contact
The ACMI Shop
PO Box 14
Flinders Lane
Melbourne 8009

Opening hours
11am – 5pm daily

E: shop@acmi.net.au
T: +61 3 8663 2227
W: shop.acmi.net.au

Bring your class for a school excursion and learn about how the moving image influences our daily lives. Please note, you need to book before arriving.

For bookings, visit our Schools & Teachers  page and explore the available workshops, film lectures and exhibition tours.

Exhibition visits
If you have booked in for exhibition visits please assemble at the School meeting point (look for the green flag) at the Flinders Street entrance.

Workshops, Talks, Screenings
If you have booked in for workshops, talks or screenings please assemble at the School meeting point (look for the blue flag) near the Fed Square entrance.

Arriving by bus
There is a bus drop-off point at the Russell Street Extension. It is a 200m walk along Flinders St to ACMI. Bus Parking is not available at Fed Square.

Contact the Education team
T: +613 8663 2583
E: education@acmi.net.au

We welcome families with kids of all ages, but children under the age of 13 years must be always accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 years of age.

We frequently offer exhibitions, workshops and activities that are family friendly, especially during school holidays. Our ongoing exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image, is free and family friendly – it explores the history of film, TV, videogames and art.

Prams and strollers are welcome throughout the building, except inside exceptionally busy exhibitions, in which case they need to be left in the Cloakroom. We’ll let you know when this so. Otherwise, prams and strollers must stay with you.

Baby change facilities are available at the Flinders Street and Fed Square levels of the building, next to the toilets.

All children have a right to be safe from harm, respected and valued during their visit to ACMI.

Read our Child Safety policy

Lost property

Missing something? Leave your details at our Tickets and Information Desk or contact us and we’ll get back to you if it comes to us. We hold lost property for 2 weeks.

Free Wi-fi

Enjoy free Wi-fi on us! No password is required – just accept the terms and conditions of use to get started.

Wi-fi name: acmi-wifi

Photographs and videos

We love a good Instagram post so feel free to take photos in our museum. However, photography of certain artworks and objects in our exhibitions is not permitted. Please look out for ‘No photography' signage

Selfie sticks, tripods and flash photography can interfere with the enjoyment and safety of others. They are not permitted without prior permission.

Photography and filming are not allowed in our cinemas during screenings.

Bags and cloakroom

For some exhibitions, large bags, backpacks, and luggage may need to be placed in our free cloakroom before entry. For more information, please see our terms and conditions of entry.

Clothing and footwear

Please ensure clothing and footwear are always worn for your own safety and comfort, as well as the safety and comfort of others.

Animals

Only guide dogs and registered assistance animals are permitted in the building. Sorry, no pets allowed!

Umbrellas

Umbrellas may need to be cloaked before entering some exhibitions.

Smoking

... is not permitted anywhere on ACMI’s premises. Thanks!