Access All Areas: THE WHITE LODGE MUSEUM AND BALLET RESOURCE CENTRE

06 May 2009

THE WHITE LODGE MUSEUM AND BALLET RESOURCE CENTRE

The White Lodge Museum and Ballet Resource Centre is part of The Royal Ballet School, that is in Richmond Park, The Museum is open to the public but you need to book a time slot and also a parking space.

I went yesturday to check the museum out and to check the access I am happy to say it is great for wheelchair users and people like me with moblity problems, the first room that you see is The Salon Room that is a large bright room that has free standing bars along the left side of the room, we had to move out of the Salon Room because it is still used as a room for ballet classes.

The Salon Room has no carpet it is bare boards and has a small step up into the room.

Parking was easy they have a number of disabled bays outside the main entrance it could not be easier.

Here is a photo of the sign that they have made saying "Disabled Parking Only" it even has the Royal Ballet School's crest on too.

When I went they paulled out all the stops so I could get into the building such as putting the ramp out

Here is the ramp that they have it is very wide.

The main entrance looks like this, as you can see it is a very grand building

Inside the museum they have made it smart bright and the text size is big so it is easy to read, they have got so text on the wall so it is large and in white the wall is blue.

This is part of the text panel in the museum as you can see they have old adverts and photos, as well as the panels of text they have films that you can start by pressing the button, they also have a wall of small films that are very good.

Here are the small films that you can see are well done mos are subttiled

While your at the museum watch out for 'Willow' the Ballet School Cat.

There is no cafe remember it is a school.

There is a accessable toilet that visitors can use but you need to be taken by a member of staff to show you where it is because it is.