Access Mapping
Directions to wheelchair, mobility, and fatigue accessible entrance:
124 Borland Building, University Park, PA 16802
Open to the public from 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday
Penn State’s interactive campus map can be found here, starting from the Borland Building.
Parking in the East Deck lot is the flattest route to Borland but has several concrete barriers that impede move and can be quite busy with foot traffic. On foot at a brisk pace, it is a roughly a 5 minute walk to the Borland building.
In the East Parking Deck, there are elevators by the stairs in each of the four corners of the building. Take the elevator down to the first floor. From Bigler Road, the road where you enter the lot by car, exit the parking lot towards the street, once on the side walk on Bigler, make a right. Make a right at the intersection of Curtin road and continue straight, the next intersection will be Shortlidge Road.
If exiting the East Parking Deck Elevators on the far side from the road, the exits to the building are a little awkward. Once out of the building, go straight the either follow the sidewalk arching to the left or take the sidewalk that splits using the left tangent. Go straight until you reach Curtin road, there will be several concrete barriers directing foot traffic. Turn right onto Curtin Road, and the Borland will be after the next intersection on Shortlidge.
From Curtin Road, turn right after Shortlidge, using the arced side walk to the main entrance to the Borland building for easier elevator access. To avoid stairs and concrete barriers, do not use the sidewalk parallel to Shortlidge Road. Alternatively, there is an accessible entrance from the Borland parking lot, but there is no navigable sidewalk, the opposite on Curtin has a two small steps on the inside.
Starting from the entrance on Shortlidge, follow the main hallway which has a notable incline. Follow it until it dead-ends in a T, the elevator will be on the right. The elevator has an odor that may be triggering for those sensitive to smells. Take the elevator to the first floor and exit to the right. Make another immediate right past the building’s main entrance. The Borland Project Space will be on your left, listed in the map as gallery 125. The main entrance is immediately around the corner from the elevator. Bathrooms are directly across the hallway from the gallery space.
From the gallery’s main entrance, the left wall features a soundless film projection. Each artwork has a printed braille label about 3-4 feet high on its left, which includes a QR code for an audio description for one of the works in its section. You can scan any of the audio descriptions for the exhibition text and layout description. On the same wall, beyond the projection, there is an information desk that includes a braille guide, exhibition postcards, information about participating in the research study associated with the exhibition, and study surveys. Framed artworks on the far wall from the entrance, hanging in between windows and are featured on the opposite wall. On the wall to the far right, there are three tactile artworks, each sitting on a plinth with framed hanging works in between them. There are chairs in the middle of the gallery facing the hanging artworks and additional facing the projection. It may be easier to navigate the perimeter of the room instead of across the floor. The second entrance to the gallery is usable, but often blocked off with storage materials, so the main entrance is best for accessibility. The doors should be open unless an event is taking place, or the gallery is closed.
