House of Bavarian History - Museum

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

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

• There are three parking spaces for people with disabilities.
• The Haus der Bayrischen Geschichte bus stop is 40 meters away. 
• All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps/at ground level or via an escalator or elevator. 
• All doors/passages that can be used and are raised are at least 90 cm wide.
• Exhibits and information are mainly visible from a seated position.
• In the permanent exhibition, wheelchair-compatible screen tables are available.
• The museum cash desk is 115 cm high. There is no alternative way of communicating while seated.
• Seating is available.
• There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which can be accessed from both sides (at least 90 cm). The grab rails on the toilet can be flipped-up.
• Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users. Advance booking is necessary. 
• Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with walking disabilities, which can be used during the tour.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with visual impairments and blind people". 

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

• Assistance dogs are welcome.
• The signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible and high-contrast lettering.
• All elevated areas that can be used by guests are brightly lit and glare-free.
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically.
• The stopping position is announced by voice in the elevator.
• Stairs have visually contrasting edges on at least the first and last step.
• Stairs have handrails on both sides.
• The exhibits are well lit.
• Information about the exhibits is visually rich in contrast.
• Information about the exhibits is conveyed acoustically or tactilely (Braille, prismatic lettering).
• There is a tactile model of the museum, as well as vertical tactile maps and a paper map.
• There are various hands-on, touch and smell stations. 
• Orientation information is available in Braille and acoustically.
• Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments and blind people. Advance booking is necessary. 
• Touch exhibits are integrated during the guided tours.

All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with hearing impairment and deaf people".

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

• An inductive hearing system is available in the foyer, in the panorama cinema and in the Donausaal. 
• Information is provided in writing.
• Information must be provided in sign language. 
• An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed acoustically. Alternatively, stairs are available.
• Information about the exhibits is provided in writing and in photorealistic form.
• A multimedia guide in sign language is available.
• There are technical options for conveying information to deaf people.
• Guided tours are offered for people with hearing impairments and deaf people (in German sign language). Advance booking is necessary.  
• Guided tours with FM equipment are available for people with hearing impairments (e.g. headphones, neckloops).

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

• The name of the museum is clearly recognizable from the outside. 
• The Haus der Bayrischen Geschichte bus stop is 40 m away. 
• The destinations of the paths are within sight or there are signs at a constantly visible distance. 
• Information on the exhibits is conveyed with photorealistic illustrations. 
• Information for orientation is presented in pictorial form.
• A multimedia guide in easy language is available.
• Guided tours are offered for people with cognitive impairments. Advance booking is required.  
• The guided tour for people with cognitive impairments is given in plain language.  
• The contents (e.g. exhibits) of the guided tour for people with cognitive impairments are easy to understand or are explained in an easy-to-understand way (e.g. pictorially).