Gutenberg-Museum Mainz

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There are three marked parking spaces for people with disabilities.
• The bus stop „Höfchen/Listmann“ is 300 m away.
• The paths from the car park and the bus stop to the entrance are partially not easy to walk and drive on.
• The building is accessible without steps.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities in the main building are accessible without steps via the elevator. The cabin is 140 cm x 160 cm.
• The basement in the main building with the Gutenberg workshop, the lecture hall and an exhibition room is only accessible to wheelchair users via the elevator when accompanied by a museum employee. The subsequent path through the heating cellar has a longitudinal gradient of 18 % over a distance of 1.60 m. In the Gutenberg workshop, some showcases with exhibits are only accessible via two steps.
• The vault on the 2nd floor, where the Gutenberg Bibles are displayed, is only accessible via a 5 cm high threshold.
• The elevator car in the extension building is 109 cm x 152 cm. The elevator was severely damaged at the time of the evaluation and is not expected to be put back into service until the museum is demolished and rebuilt in the next few years.
• Almost all evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 88 cm wide. Exception: The narrowest passage in the special exhibition in the basement is 80 cm wide.
• The cash desk is 115 cm high.
• In the exhibition there are some seats available.
• The exhibits are predominately visible when seated. Information is predominately readable when seated.
• Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary. Mobile or fixed seats are available, which may be used during the guided tour. The entire route is stepless.
• Offered aids: folding stool

Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)

• The manoeuvring spaces are:
  in front of/behind the door, in front of the toilet and the washbasin at least 115 cm x 190 cm;
  left side of the toilet 90 x 50 cm, right side of the toilet 53 cm x 55 cm.
• There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
• The sink is wheelchair compatible.
• An alarm trigger is available.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• There is no alarm.
• There is no audio induction loop system.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator in the main building is not confirmed. 
• There is no emergency call in the elevator in the extension building. The elevator was severely damaged at the time of the evaluation and is not expected to be put back into service until the museum is demolished and rebuilt in the next few years. 
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing.
• There are no guided tours available for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
• The evaluated areas that can be used by the guest are predominantly well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free. Since strong light harms the older exhibits, many areas of the museum are poorly lit.
• There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
• The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
• There are glass doors without safety markings.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator in the main building is not confirmed. 
• There is no emergency call in the elevator in the extension building. The elevator was severely damaged at the time of the evaluation and is not expected to be put back into service until the museum is demolished and rebuilt in the next few years.  
• In both elevators, the break position is not announced by spoken commands. The operating controls are not visually rich in contrast, but tactilely detectable. Alternatively stairs are available.
• Steps are not visually rich in contrast. Stairs have at least a handrail on one side.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing and is visually rich in contrast. There is an audio guide and relief books about Mainz
• Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
• Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments, but not for blind people. A reservation in advance is necessary. During the guided tours exponates for touch are integrated.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• The name or logo of the facility is clearly recognizable from the outside.
• There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing, but not in easy language.
• Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary. The contents are easy to understand or are explained in a way that is easy to understand (e.g. visually).