State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale)
The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle is one of the most important archaeological museums in Central Europe. The extensive collection includes numerous pieces of European-wide importance, some even of world renown, such as the century-old find of the "Nebra Sky Disk", which is part of the UNESCO document heritage.
In the light-filled halls of the historic museum building, archaeologists have recreated scenes from the everyday life of the first inhabitants of Central Germany, offering a varied voyage of discovery to the roots of European human history. Extraordinary displays create a realistic picture of prehistoric life with wild cave lions and imposing mammoths, thoughtful Neanderthals, Ice Age hunting grounds, shamans, burial chambers, princely tombs rich in gold and, of course, the "Nebra Sky Disk" (1,600 BC), the oldest concrete representation of the heavens known to mankind.
In addition to the permanent exhibition, the Landesmuseum regularly presents changing special exhibitions.
Please refer to the website for opening hours and admission prices: www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/besuch.html
Visitor service: 0345/5247-361, -465, besucherbetreuung@lda.stk.sachsen-anhalt.de
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities".
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 Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte tram stop is 30 meters away.
- All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are level or accessible via a ramp, lift, or elevator.
- There are no slopes with a gradient of more than 6%.
- All doors/passages and paths that are accessible to guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- Most exhibits and information are visible while seated.
- The ticket counter is 84 cm high.
- There is a public restroom for people with disabilities, which is accessible from one side (at least 80 cm). There is a folding grab rail on the accessible side of the toilet.
- Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users. Advance booking is required.
- Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with walking disabilities, which can be used during the tour.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
We have compiled some information on accessibility below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
- There is no visually clearly perceptible alarm.
- There is no inductive hearing system.
- An outgoing emergency call in the lift is confirmed acoustically.
- Alternatively, stairs are available.
- Information on the exhibits is mainly provided in written form.
- There is acoustic information about the exhibits.
- There are tables with bright and glare-free lighting in the museum café, where there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact.
- There is a seating area with low ambient noise (e.g. seating area, separate room).
- Guided tours are offered for people with hearing impairments and deaf people (in German sign language). Advance registration is required.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
We have compiled some information on accessibility below. Detailed information can be found in the test report.
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- The entrance area is designed with high visual contrast.
- Signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible, high-contrast font.
- All elevated areas accessible to guests are brightly lit without glare.
- Emergency calls made in the elevator are confirmed acoustically.
- Steps do not have high-contrast edges.
- Stairs have at least one handrail on one side.
- Information about the exhibits is visually high-contrast.
- Information is not available in relief or Braille.
- Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments and blind people. Advance registration is required.
- During the tours, exhibits are integrated for touching.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
We have compiled some information on accessibility below. Detailed information can be found in the audit report.
- The name of the museum is clearly recognisable from the outside.
- The destinations of the paths are within sight or there are path signs at a constantly visible distance.
- Information about the exhibits is mainly provided in writing, but not in plain language.
- There is no menu with pictures, the food is visibly presented (cake counter).
- Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered on request. Advance booking is necessary.
- 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).
- Aids: audio guide in easy language (for the permanent exhibition)
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale)
(Manuela Fischer)
State Museum of Prehistory Halle (Saale)