Location
Cinematheque acknowledges, recognizes and respects the fact that we work and create on the ancestral and traditional homeland of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Dakota, Dene, Métis and Oji-Cree Nations.
The Dave Barber Cinematheque resides on the main floor lobby of Artspace, 100 Arthur Street.
Our mailing address is: Winnipeg Film Group –304-100 Arthur St, Winnipeg Manitoba, R3B 1H3
General Building Information
The Dave Barber Cinematheque resides in the main floor lobby of Artspace. The main entrances at Arthur St. and King St. have automatic door push triggers. There are 9 to 10 steps from the entrance to the main lobby. The West side entrance off King St. has a wheelchair lift to access the main lobby. The lift measures 54’’ by 37’’ and has a maximum capacity of 340 kg. Further accessibility information about the Artspace building can be found at: https://art-space.ca/artspace-building/accessibility-info/
Washrooms
All of the washrooms within Artspace are non-gendered, multi stall washrooms. The washrooms have wheelchair accessible stalls with handrails, but do not have automatic doors. One of the two washrooms have urinals that are not enclosed by locking doors.
Cinematheque Box Office
Cinematheque’s box office is located in the Artspace lobby. There is ample space around the box office in the lobby and there are clear sightlines for people, with the counter coming up to 31” in height.
Theatre
Access to the theatre is made through a single door to the left of the box office. The door measures 36’’ wide. Once inside the theatre, a slightly-sloped ramp (52’’ wide) leads to the seats. There is one spot without a seat designated for wheelchairs/mobility aids/strollers/accessible seating, located immediately to the patron’s left when they reach the top of the ramp. The theatre floor is slightly-sloped toward the screen to ensure all patrons have clear sight lines. Each row of seats has an aisle space measuring 27’’ wide. The seats themselves measure 21’’ from arm-rest to arm-rest, with a cushion measuring 18.5’’ by 18.’’ If this seating is inaccessible for you please contact Cinematheque staff (cinematheque@winnipegfilmgroup.com 204-925-3456 ext. 2) and we can arrange an alternative chair to be set up in the space reserved for accessible seating/mobility aids.
Closed Captioning
Closed Captioning technology is unavailable in our theatre at this time. However when subtitles are available for a film, it is mentioned in the film listing information on our website.
Accepted Payment Types
We accept all major credit and debit cards. Currently, we cannot accept cash at the box office. If this is a barrier for you please contact boxoffice@winnipegfilmgroup.com and we will work to make accommodations.
COVID-19
Masks are not required in the theatre and building lobby. However, we encourage patrons to wear masks and have them available, free of charge, at the box office.
Getting here:
There is no reserved parking for Arstpace/Dave Barber Cinematheque patrons or employees. Street parking is available and there are a number of paid lots within a block of the building.
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Website Accessibility
We are committed to making our site accessible to the largest audience that we can.
In order to do this, we use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. These guidelines explain in great detail how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, and more user-friendly for everyone. The WCAG 2.2 guidelines have three levels of accessibility (Level A, Level AA and Level AAA) and we have chosen Level A as the target for this website. We have worked hard to achieve our accessibility goals and we will do our best to continue to produce accessible content in the future.
If you encounter any problems in using this website, including having trouble accessing written, video, visual or audio content, please let us know. We want to hear from you and value your feedback. Please contact cinematheque@winnipegfilmgroup.com