This page includes information on how to get to Gulbenkian, and more details on our facilities to help you enjoy your visit.
We asked some of the team to show you how to get to Gulbenkian Arts Centre from the car parks or bus stop, and they came up with these films!
We’ve included details below that we think may be of use to you, but please let us know if you have any other questions about access and Gulbenkian. You can email us at boxoffice@kent.ac.uk.
Wheelchair spaces: If you require a wheelchair space please let us know when booking. For seating arrangements please see Gulbenkian’s seating plans, or contact a member of our Ticket & Information Team by email boxoffice@kent.ac.uk. Please keep in mind that for some events there are bespoke seating arrangements that will vary from the seating plan.
Early entry to venue: If you require early entry to the auditorium prior to the doors opening, please let us know by email in advance and then on arrival our Duty Manager can assist you.
Mobility Scooters and Carer/Companion Support: Given limitations of space in our Theatre, Cinema and Concert Hall, we are unable to have mobility scooters in these venues during performances. We have space in our foyer area where scooters can be stored safely during events.
Our staff can welcome you and show you these spaces when you arrive, but please be aware that you will need a carer/companion with you if you need support to transfer from your scooter to a seat and then they would take the scooter to the safe holding area in the foyer.
To help us ensure you get the best experience possible, please book well in advance letting us know what your needs are. If you are not already an access scheme member, please click on this link to sign up today.
Dedicated parking spaces are available in the Central Car Park.
Level access to the foyer and cafe through automatic doors. Level access to cinema, theatre and Colyer-Fergusson Hall.
Disabled accessible toilet in Gulbenkian and Colyer-Fergusson.
Changing Places Toilet in Templeman Library, 1 min walk away.
Handrails on the stairs in the cinema and Colyer-Fergusson Hall.
Mobile Connect System available using the app available from Google Playstore and Apple Appstore (Sennheiser Mobile Connect) that connects through Wi-fi, in the cinema auditorium.
Registered support dogs are welcomed as long as they are registered with one of the organisations listed here https://www.assistancedogs.org.uk/members/
We offer audio description on a range of film screenings where available. There are specific seats where Audio Description is best available in our cinema.
We offer a captioned subtitled screening on a Monday evening screening where available. If Monday or Captioned subtitles are unavailable we endeavour to screen another film that week with captioned subtitles or foreign language subtitles.
ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.
ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.
The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.
