Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier
The Trier City Museum is located in the Romanesque Simeonstift, right next to the Porta Nigra. The permanent exhibition contains art and cultural treasures from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, the foundation of which came from significant donations by well-known citizens of Trier. The collection areas, which are divided into paintings, sculptures, arts and crafts, Coptic textiles, furniture and small East Asian sculptures, are correspondingly diverse. The approximately 900 objects can be seen on 2000 m² of exhibition space. Models, interactive areas and a broad multimedia offering of around 40 media presentations in the form of films, image sequences and audio stations complement the visit.
The city museum sees itself as a citizen museum - a place of cultural education for all. To this end, barriers that make access to the museum difficult are being removed, and programs and projects are being further developed that appeal to as many people as possible.
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially 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 is a parking lot for people with disabilities.
- The Porta Nigra Steg 3 bus stop is 40 m away.
- All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps/at ground level or via a ramp, platform lift or elevator.
- All doors/passages and paths that can be used by guests and are raised are at least 90 cm wide.
- The checkout counter is 80 cm high.
- Exhibits and information are mainly visible from a seated position.
- Seating is available.
- There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which can be accessed from at least one side (at least 80 cm). Folding grab rails are available on the left and right.
- 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.
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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with hearing impairment".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
- Information about the exhibits is provided in writing and audibly.
- The audio guides can be used with induction loops.
- Guided tours are offered for people with hearing impairment (with FM equipment: use with headphones or neck ring loops) and deaf people (in German sign language). A reservation in advance is necessary.
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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.
- Steps have no high-contrast edges.
- Stairs have handrails on both sides.
- The exhibits are well illuminated.
- Information on the exhibits is visually rich in contrast.
- Written information is visually rich in contrast. There is an audio guide with audio descriptions of individual objects.
- There are also 3D models and tactile objects as well as tactile information materials (in Braille and prismatic writing) and room plans for areas of the permanent exhibition on the history of the city.
- Guided tours are offered for people with visual impairments and blind people. Advance booking is necessary.
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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - accessible for with cognitive impairments".
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.
- Information for orientation is available pictorially (pictograms, orientation plan).
- There is a free audio guide and an illustrated brochure in easy language.
- Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
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Image gallery
(Thomas Riehle)
Trebetasaal Marktkreuz, Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier
(Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier)
red room, Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier
(Thomas Riehle)
yellow room, Stadtmuseum Simeonstift Trier
(Riehle)