Kandos Museum
Highlights
Overview
Kandos is the town that made the cement that made your town.
Established by the cement works in 1914, Kandos thrived as a modern 20th-century town in a spectacular rural setting. With the cement works closing in 2011, the Kandos Museum has a vital role in preserving the town's industrial and social history.
The museum is home to stories, objects and photographs focused on industrial heritage. Kandos Museum occupies the former Kandos Methodist Church built from cement made at the newly established Kandos Cement Works in 1919. Its Spanish mission appearance belies its real inspiration - the factories of the then burgeoning American car industry.
Surrounded by native gardens the museum is elevated above street level. Prominent at its entrance is a mural by descendants of the the Dabee Wiradjuri, the respected custodians of this land. On entering you see rare and fascinating equipment and relics of an industry, 20th century social history displays of military remembrance, school, sporting memorabilia, Scouting and Guiding, the Lady Bushranger, Post WW2 migration and music. Always showing are moving images on varied topics - the Sydney Harbour bridge, cement bag charity races to lectures on cement chemistry. In the grounds are large industrial artifacts - ball mill, rope way towers, buckets, coal loaders and loco.
Kandos Museum operated by Kandos Museum Incorporated, a not-for-profit, New South Wales incorporated association.
Accessibility
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Employ people with disability
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have step free access to the conference or function room
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)