Brewery Museum Dortmund
In April 2006, the Dortmund Brewery Museum was able to move into the 1912 machine house and the 1968 machine hall of the former Hansa Brewery. The adjacent passage house now serves as the reception area. From there, visitors can also access the historic Hansa brewhouse and the grounds of the Dortmund Actien-Brauerei.
The Dortmund Brewery Museum is dedicated to the long and successful brewing tradition of the largest city in Westphalia and the Ruhr region. It gives impressions of the heyday of Dortmund as a beer city since the 1950s, reports on the history of Dortmund's numerous breweries and explains the process of brewing, especially industrial brewing. The production and consumption of beer before 1950 are considered as well as brewing in the Middle Ages.
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 are five parking spaces available for people with disabilities. If you are arriving by car, please notify the brewery museum!
- All rooms and facilities that are accessible to guests are step-free/at ground level or accessible via a ramp or lift.
- The ramp in the exhibition room in the basement has a maximum gradient of 9% and a total length of 10 m.
- All doors/passages accessible to guests are at least 90 cm wide.
- Most exhibits and information can be viewed while seated.
- There are public restrooms for people with disabilities (ladies and gentlemen) that are accessible from both sides. There are folding grab bars to the left and right of the toilet.
- Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users. Advance registration 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
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The alarm is clearly visible in the following rooms: exhibition room in the basement
- There is no audio induction loop.
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in written form.
- There are no guided tours offered for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- Outdoor paths usually do not have visually contrasting or tactilely detectable sidewalk boundaries.
- The entrance is visually rich in contrastg.
- The evaluated areas that can be used by the guest are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- There are no obstacles, e.g. objects protruding into the path/room.
- The exhibits are usually well illuminated.
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in written form and is visually rich in contrast.
- There is audible information on the exhibits.
- Information on the exhibits is olfactory perceptible.
- There are no guided tours offered for people with visual impairments and blind people.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic writing.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the museum is clearly visible from the outside.
- The destinations of the routes are within sight.
- Information about the exhibits is mainly provided in writing, but not in easy-to-read language.
- No guided tours are offered for people with cognitive impairments.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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Brewery Museum Dortmund
(Günther Wertz )
Brewery Museum Dortmund
(Günther Wertz )
Brewery Museum Dortmund
(Günther Wertz )
Brewery Museum Dortmund
(Brauereimuseum Dortmund)
Brewery Museum Dortmund
(Günther Wertz )