visitor guide - Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

MOREHEAD
PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
VISITOR GUIDE
Visitor and Accessibility Information for
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Welcome to Morehead, the first planetarium on
a university campus in the United States. As you
enter Morehead, you walk in the footsteps of Neil
Armstrong and 61 other astronauts who came
here to learn about astronomy and space science.
Today, Morehead has expanded its mission as
a comprehensive science center. You might
learn about new discoveries in medicine,
nanotechnology, environmental science and
other areas of research at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
For more information and to view our
full accessibility statement, visit:
www.moreheadplanetarium.org/go/accessibility
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BE GREEN!
Closed to the Public
No Elevator Access
Men’s Restroom
Women’s Restroom
Public Spaces
(with advance notice)
to UNC
Visitors’
Center
Rotunda
South
Gallery
Classroom
Blue
Classroom
UNC Visitors’
Ramp
West
1
UNC Visitors’ Center
Genevieve B. Morehead Memorial
UNC Visitors’ Center
Access to the Lower Exhibit Gallery
Ramp Accessibility
FIRST FLOOR (WEST WING)
The restrooms on this floor are
not handicap accessible.
Restrooms
Blue Classroom
Group Education Space
Green Classroom
SECOND FLOOR (WEST WING)
There are no public restrooms
on this floor.
The spaces on this floor are
reserved for private events.
THIRD FLOOR (WEST WING)
History Hallway Guide
2
3
Group Education Space
to 3rd
floor
to 2nd
floor
Green
Classroom
North
Terrace
State
Dining
Room
South
Terrace
Sign Language Interpretation
Assisted Listening Devices
Drinking Fountain
Handicap Accessible Feature
Vending Machine
Changing Station
Restroom
Lost and Found
First Aid
Elevator
Ticket Sales
Information
MAP KEY
to Gift
Shop
Main
Entrance
to History
Hallway
Gift Shop
SUNDIAL
History Hallway
AND
FRANKLIN STREET
GSK Fulldome
Theater
MOREHEAD OBSERVATORY,
COKER ARBORETUM AND
MOREHEAD FOUNDATION (EAST WING)
to Lower
Exhibit Gallery
to Lower
Exhibit Gallery
to History
Hallway
Lower
Exhibit
Gallery
to History
Hallway
Science
Stage
Entrance
to UNC
Visitors’ Center
B
G
MCCORKLE PLACE
Center
Restrooms
Vending Machines
Information and images of History
Hallway (location indicated with a
* on the map) may be found in the
Gift Shop and the hallway outside
the Lower Exhibit Gallery.
This floor is only accessible by
stairs.
BASEMENT LEVEL
Lower Exhibit Gallery hallway
Gift Shop
Restrooms
Planetarium shows
GlaxoSmithKline Fulldome Theater
Information
Lost and Found
Planetarium Ticket Sales
Gift Shop
Accessible via UNC Visitors’ Center
Lower Exhibit Gallery
GROUND FLOOR
There are no public restrooms on
this floor.
Group Education Space
South Gallery Classroom
Science LIVE! Programs
Rotunda
Science Stage
INFORMATION
Please visit the Gift Shop, located on the
Ground Floor, for information about exhibits
and show times. General information about
UNC, its history and its campus is available in
the UNC Visitors’ Center, located on the First
Floor (West Wing).
TICKET SALES
Tickets for fulldome planetarium shows can
be purchased in the Gift Shop, located on the
Ground Floor. Science LIVE! programs require
no tickets.
ELEVATORS
An elevator is available in the UNC Visitors’
Center. There is no elevator service to the
Basement Level.
RESTROOMS
Public restrooms are located on the Basement
Level in History Hallway, on the Ground Floor
in the Gift Shop and outside the Lower Exhibit
Gallery, and in the Second Floor Lobby.
Handicap accessible restrooms are avialable
on the Ground Floor in the Gift Shop (please
ask for the key at the counter) and outside the
Lower Exhibit Gallery.
There are no public restrooms on the First or
Third Floors.
CHANGING STATIONS
Changing stations are available in both the
Men’s and Women’s restrooms located outside
the Lower Exhibit Gallery.
FIRST AID
First Aid is available in the Gift Shop, located on
the Ground Floor.
LOST & FOUND
To report a missing item or turn in an item,
please visit the Gift Shop, located on the
Ground Floor.
VENDING MACHINES
Vending machines are available on the
Basement Level at the Gift Shop end of
History Hallway. Food and drink are not
permitted in the GSK Fulldome Planetarium
or the Science Stage. Picnic spaces are
located on the southeast side of the building.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY
The Gift Shop and GSK Fulldome Theater are
accessible by ramp located outside the Gift
Shop. Access to the UNC Visitors’ Center,
Science Stage and Lower Exhibit Gallery is
available via ramp at the West Entrance. Access
to the Second and Third floors is also available
through this entrance.
The Basement Level is not accessible via
elevator. As a result, it is necessary to exit the
building to travel between the GSK Fulldome
Theater and the West Wing.
ASSISTED LISTENING
Assisted Listening Devices are available for the
Science Stage and the GSK Fulldome Theater.
Please visit the Gift Shop, located on the
Ground Floor, to obtain an Assisted Listening
Device and for more information.
INTERPRETER/TRANSLITERATOR
Sign language interpretation and/or cued
speech may be available through UNC’s
Department of Disability Services. Please
contact Morehead Guest Relations two weeks
before your visit to request this service.
PARKING
Handicap designated spaces are located near
Morehead’s main entrance. Additional parking
is available on Franklin Street. Parking fees
may apply. The Morehead lot is operated by
UNC and is served by a gate attendant during
business hours.
FEEDBACK
Tell us about your visit! Comment cards can
be found at the counter in the Gift Shop.
Comments can also be submitted via email to
mhplanet@unc.edu
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center does not discriminate
in offering access to its educational programs and activities on
the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion,
creed, genetic information, disability, veteran’s status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Visitor inquiries about Morehead’s accessibility should be
directed to Morehead Guest Relations Manager (mhplanet@
unc.edu; 919-962-1236; 250 E. Franklin Street, Guest Relations
Office) or to the University’s Equal Opportunity/ADA Office
(equalopportunity@unc.edu; 919-966-3576; 100 E. Franklin
Street, Unit 110).
09/20/2012