Accessibility
Making IME Accessible
The Indian Music Experience Museum is committed to making its collections, programs, and facilities accessible to everyone.
Project Svaritha, organized by IME in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra as part of their CSR efforts and consulting partner, ReReethi Foundation, is an outreach initiative of the museum to become a democratic, inclusive, and accessible space for all. As part of this project IME is opening its doors to children on the autism spectrum. To ensure your child has a conducive environment for an enriching and fun-filled experience at the museum IME has put together an access guide and photo brochure.
Please go through them to learn about what facilities and support you have access to.
How to plan your visit?
- Visit our tour schedule and pick a slot. We will open an hour earlier so that children with ASD may experience the museum in a quieter environment.
- Complete the application form. This is to help our volunteers understand your child’s needs, requirements, and abilities better so that children may have a fruitful and smooth experience at IME.
- Familiarize your child with the museum premises and facilities using the PHOTO BROCHURE as a visual aid. This will prepare them for the trip – what to expect and look forward to during their tour.
- Your child will be assigned a volunteer by IME.
- Your child may be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
- They will take you around the museum and introduce you to the various galleries and their exhibits through fun activities and games.
- After the tour take time to share your experience and feedback with our volunteers so that we may improve our services.
Tour schedule
- We have two tours every week. The duration of each tour will be three hours.
- Thursday: 9:30 AM to 12:30 AM | Saturday: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Please note we need a minimum of five children for each tour.
Access Guide
- All floors are accessible via lift and all galleries are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs free of any charges are available on request. Please get in touch with our staff at the Box Office to request for this service.
- Communication cards or PECS cards are available for children on the autism spectrum upon request if necessary. Please get in touch with our staff at the Box Office for this service.
- The museum has calming zones on two floors. Our calming zones are spaces devoted to children, specifically children on the autism spectrum who might need a quiet private space for when they experience anxiety, stress or fatigue as a result of sensory overload.
- The museum has a well-equipped sensory room. It is stocked with sensory toys and equipment that will help individuals on the autism spectrum calm and self-regulate themselves so that they are better prepared to interact with others and learn.
- All restrooms are suited for children with additional needs.
- There is designated parking for parents of children with additional needs. Please get in touch with our staff at the Box Office for assistance.
For queries on the tour, or your feedback or suggestions, please write to us at specialprojects@indianmusicexpereice.org or get in touch with our staff at Box Office for more information on this. IME is constantly accessing its programing, outreach initiatives and resources to ensure everyone feels welcome and that they have access to tools and service to enhance their experience.
Familiarize your child with the museum and its premises using the photo gallery
This is the Indian Music Experience Museum. It is a huge building and is India’s first interactive music museum. The museum is in India’s garden city – Bangalore.
Welcome to the Indian Music Experience Museum. You will enter the museum through this gate.
Our security guards are here to welcome you. You can ask them for directions if you are confused.
This is our parking area. If you come by a two-wheeler or four-wheeler, you will alight here. There is a special area designated for parents of children with additional needs.
Look for this lift to find your way from the parking area to the museum.
Say hello to your volunteers. They are here to take you on a very special journey around the museum, its galleries, and exhibits. You can also reach out to them for assistance.
Adjacent to the Box Office, is a beautiful open space where people can gather.
Box Office is our ticket counter and information desk. If you need assistance with anything, please reach out to our staff at Box Office.
Say hello to our staff members, Ashwini and Saajan. Reach out to them if you need help with anything.
This is our cloak room. You may leave any heavy bags, dripping umbrellas or raincoats over here. They will be safe. Please do not forget to collect them on your way back.
This is our lobby.
There are two lifts in the lobby that will take you to the various levels in the museum. Please note – do not lean on the doors of the lift as they open on both sides.
This is our performance theatre.
This is our calming zone on the ground floor. It is located near the performance theatre. If your child feels anxious, stressed, or tired, you can bring them in here. They can resume their tour after they calm down.
Welcome to the Stars Gallery. It showcases some of India’s most reputed musicians. Listen to your volunteers share interesting nuggets of information on some of them
The Reaching Out Gallery shows the invention of devices which let us listen to our favourite tracks from the comfort of our homes. Click a photograph of yourself here as a souvenir to remember your time with us.
Listen to some popular tracks over time from Indian cinema.
Walk down memory lane and get a snapshot of the evolution of Indian music over time.
This is the instrument gallery. It has a stunning display of instruments from all over India. Try and identify as many as you can.
Cafeteria
Restrooms
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