IMAX Melbourne

IMAX Melbourne is located off Rathdowne Street in the Melbourne Museum plaza. Entry into IMAX is through the glass doors and down the large escalator.

For step-free/wheelchair access, enter from Rathdowne Street to the Museum plaza or take the lift from the underground carpark. There is an IMAX lift to the right of the main entrance, at the Melbourne Museum schools entrance. Take the lift to Level 1, labelled ‘IMAX‘, with a wheelchair symbol.  

Exit the lift into the foyer for the MIFF Box Office and candy bar.

Access to the cinema is via the door across from the Prequel Bar.

Please see How to Book Your Ticket if you require step-free and/or wheelchair accessible seating at IMAX. Please approach a MIFF staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue.

Entry to the cinema is via two staircases of approx. 20+ steps leading upstairs to the rear of the cinema on the left and right side.

For step-free/wheelchair accessible seating, entry is from the foyer level through a door on the right to the rear of the cinema. There is one row of seats that has step-free/wheelchair accessible seating, there are four (4) spaces, with three (3) companion seats, on the right of the cinema. 

IMAX Melbourne has two seat types: ‘premium’ recliner seats in the back row, which are usually reserved for MIFF Circle patrons, and ‘standard’ seats in all other rows.

All seats are fabric and have cupholders. Standard seats do not recline or have footrests.

Premium seats are 71 centimetres wide, 109 centimetres high and 82 centimetres deep. Standard seats are 66 centimetres wide, 106 centimetres high and 60 centimetres deep.

Please see How to Book Your Ticket if you require step-free and/or wheelchair accessible seating at IMAX Melbourne. Please approach a MIFF staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue.

Hearing Neck Loop: IMAX is equipped with hearing neck loop. The hearing neck loop acts as a wireless connection to a personal hearing aid device equipped with a ‘T’ coil.

Audio Description: IMAC will have Audio Description units available for collection for use with specific screenings. Please click here for this year’s Audio Description sessions. Please approach a MIFF staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. 

Please see How to Book Your Ticket section if you require a Hearing Neck Loop or Audio Description device. You may be required to leave photo ID when borrowing a device. Please approach a MIFF staff member for assistance when you arrive at the venue. 

There are bathrooms on the foyer level, to the right of the escalators.

An accessible bathroom is located on the foyer level, to the right of the escalators. This is accessible from the lift, round to the right and in the corridor behind the escalator. This bathroom also has a change table.

• The entrance to IMAX Melbourne is a long escalator passing by a grey wall with TV screens displaying movie posters and museum events.
• The IMAX foyer is brightly lit.
• There is a small function space to the left of the candy bar. This area has less foot traffic and more seating.
• There are also a small number of seats in a dimly lit foyer downstairs from the candy-bar level. This space is not wheelchair accessible.
• The cinema itself steeply rakes downwards with a drop-off before the screen. The screen is one of the largest in the world, and the cinema can feel expansive when the house lights are on.