The environment
- We have conditions of entry related to COVID-19. Please check the ACT’s COVID-19 website for the latest information about what’s happening in Canberra
- Student numbers are limited to 60 per session:
- Max 15 per group for year 2 or above.
- Max 10 per group for those in Preschool, Foundation or Year 1.
- Each group must have a teacher accompanying them.
- Groups must be booked in and be guided by our staff. At the moment we can’t host self-guiding groups.
- We have hand sanitiser available, which groups are encouraged to use at the beginning and end of their tours.
- We have a frequent cleaning regime of surfaces and spaces, and all resources used within a program are cleaned after each group.
- Our Access & Learning educators will:
- meet school groups outside in the Gallery forecourt, where they’ll ask if any teacher, student or other visitor in the group is unwell. If anyone is, they cannot enter the building.
- maintain their distance from students and remind students to maintain the appropriate distance from them.
- guide school groups so that they’re kept separate from the general public and any other school groups as much as possible.
The programs
- Engaging 60-minute, curriculum-linked programs run by our Access & Learning educators.
- We have free virtual excursions as an alternative to onsite visits.
- Self-guiding groups will not have access in 2022 and 2023.
Our staff
- Our Access & Learning educators and Information Desk staff are trained in safe space management and visitor access.
See also our latest conditions of entry related to COVID-19.
