Bauhaus Museum Dessau
To mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, the Bauhaus Museum Dessau opened in 2019. For the first time, it is possible here to comprehensively present the collection of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation - with around 50,000 exhibits the second largest Bauhaus collection in the world.
Under the title Versuchsstätte Bauhaus. The Collection, the exhibition on the upper floor tells the story of the famous school in Dessau with over 1,000 exhibits. It describes the Bauhaus as a lively place where teaching and learning, artistic experimentation and work on industrial prototypes took place.
The first floor of the Bauhaus Museum Dessau is a new cultural Bauhaus venue in the center of Dessau. As an experimental venue for performative and discursive formats, the Open Stage complements and expands the program on the Bauhaus Stage in the historic Bauhaus building. The program consists of lectures, film screenings and talks, dance, theater, music and performance projects.
Barrier-free information
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 is a parking space for people with disabilities.
- The building is accessible without steps via both entrances (front and back).
- All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via an elevator.
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- The cash desk is at its lowest point 104 cm high. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
- The exhibits are predominately visible when seated.
- The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is mostly difficult to read when seated.
- There is a public toilet for people with disabilities, which can be accessed from at least one side (at least 80 cm). The grab bars on the toilet can be folded up.
- Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
- Mobile or fixed seats are available for people with walking disabilities, which may be used during the guided tour.
- The entire route of the guided tour is steplessly variable for wheelchair users.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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.
- There is no alarm.
- There are induction loops at the ticket counter that can be used in conjunction with the tour guide system. The symbol for inductive hearing systems is present accordingly.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
- Alternatively stairs are available.
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in writing.
- There is audible information on the exhibits.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- The pathway in front of the main entrance has a tactile pedestrian barrier.
- Almost all raised areas that can be used by guests are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free. Exceptions: The exhibition rooms on the upper floor are not brightly lit.
- Visually high-contrast and tactile floor indicators are present in all public areas.
- Implementation at the beginning of 2025:
There is a visually contrasting, wheelchair-accessible tactile map directly at the entrance for orientation in the building.
Keys to barrier-free lockers in the basement can be borrowed from the cash desk.
There is an audio description of the exhibition along the floor guidance system as well as tactile models. - The signage is designed in easy-to-read, high-contrast lettering.
- An outgoing emergency call in the lift is confirmed acoustically. The stopping position is announced by voice. The operating elements are visually high-contrast and tactile.
- Alternatively, stairs are available. Stairs have handrails on both sides. Stair nosing markings are provided.
- The exhibits are generally well lit.
- The information on the exhibits is mainly provided in writing and is sometimes visually rich in contrast.
- There is some acoustic information about the exhibits.
- Guided tours are offered for blind people.
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 not clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The objectives of the paths are always within sight or signs in visible distance are 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 on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
- The contents (e.g. exhibits) of the guided tour for people with cognitive impairments are easy to understand or are explained in a way that is easy to understand (e.g. visually).
- Information is not displayed with pictograms or images.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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Bauhaus Museum Dessau
(Manuela Fischer)
Bauhaus Museum Dessau
(Manuela Fischer)