Museum Wiesbaden
Hessian State Museum for Art & Nature
The Museum Wiesbaden is the Hessian State Museum. The exhibits are divided into art collections (Old Masters, 19th century, Art Nouveau, Classical Modernism, Contemporary Art) and the Natural History collections, featuring the permanent exhibition “The Aesthetics of Nature.”
The museum holds the most important collection of works by Alexej von Jawlensky. Since June 2019, it has permanently displayed the Art Nouveau collection of Ferdinand Wolfgang Neess. With over 500 objects, it encompasses all types of Art Nouveau, from furniture to glass, ceramics, lamps, and silver to paintings and sculptures.
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for people with walking disabilities and partially accessible for wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities.
- The Friedrichstraße bus stop is 400 meters away.
- All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via an elevator.
- All doors/passages that are accessible to guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- Most exhibits and information can be viewed while seated.
- The ticket counter is no more than 102 cm high.
- There are spaces for wheelchair users in the event room.
- There is a public restroom for people with disabilities, which is accessible from both sides (at least 80 cm). There are folding grab bars to the left and right of the restroom.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no inductive hearing system available.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is only confirmed acoustically. Alternatively, stairs are available.
- Information about the exhibits is provided in writing or in photorealistic form.
- Induction loops for people with hearing aids are available for loan, as well as QR codes, films, and apps.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Signage (for orientation) is designed in easily legible, high-contrast lettering.
- All elevated areas accessible to guests are brightly lit without glare.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is 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 Braille or prismatic print.
- An audio guide is available, as well as QR codes, films, and apps.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name of the museum is clearly visible from the outside.
- The Friedrichstraße bus stop is 400 meters away.
- The destinations are within sight, or there are signs at regular intervals.
- Information about the exhibits is mainly provided in writing, but not in easy language.
- An audio guide is available, as well as QR codes, films, and apps.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Image gallery
Museum Wiesbaden
Blick in die Kuppel des goldenen Oktogons im Eingangsbereich des Museum Wiesbaden
Models of hammerhead sharks hang from the ceiling. They seem to swim through the room bathed in blue light.
Two visitors look at artworks by the painter Alexej von Jawlensky in the Gallery of the Museum Wiesbaden