Weser Renaissance Museum Castle Brake
The moated castle of Brake with its tower visible from afar is a real eye-catcher. It is not only an impressive landmark of the Old Hanseatic City of Lemgo, but also a symbol of one of the most dazzling and exciting periods in history - the Renaissance.
Since 1989, the castle has been home to the Weser Renaissance Museum. Visitors experience the dawn of a new era here. The collection of the Weser Renaissance Museum at Brake Castle brings this period of change to life and brings it into the present. On display are impressive paintings by well-known painters such as Cornelis van Haarlem, Hans Rottenhammer, Paulus Moreelse and Hans Vredeman de Vries, to name but a few. But also on display are sculptures, selected pieces of furniture, exceptional handicrafts and splendid fashions. In addition, a mysterious cabinet of curiosities and an alchemical laboratory revive the spirit of past centuries. The Weser Renaissance Museum places great emphasis on participation. In addition to the permanent exhibition, unusual special exhibitions and cultural events attract visitors to the museum time and again.
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 two designated parking spaces for people with disabilities (space size: 400 cm x 500 cm).
- The parking space is on the level of the museum entrance.
- The path from the car park to the entrance is 100 m long. It is easy to walk and drive on and has a maximum longitudinal slope of 2 % over a distance of 5 m. The building is accessible without steps.
- The building is accessible without steps.
- Almost all rooms and facilities that can be used and raised for guests are accessible at ground level or via ramps and a lift.
- Exception: the tower and chapel are only accessible via steps.
- Ramp 1 in the exhibition area has a maximum slope of 6 % and a total length of 6 m.
- Ramp 2 in the exhibition area has a maximum slope of 6 % and a total length of 2 m.
- The lift cabin is 120 cm x 140 cm. The lift door is 90 cm wide.
- All doors/passages that can be used by the guest and are raised are at least 82 cm wide.
- The cash desk is 85 cm high at the lowest point. There is another, equivalent means of communication while seated.
- The exhibits in the exhibition are predominantly visible while seated.
- The information on the exhibits can mainly be read while seated.
- Technical options for conveying information: audio guides and films
- There are tables in the café that are accessible from underneath (maximum height 80 cm, accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
- Guided tours for people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users are offered. Advance booking is necessary.
- Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with walking disabilities to use during the tour.
- The entire route of the guided tour is step-free for wheelchair users.
- Aids offered: wheelchair, walking sticks
Public toilet for people with disabilities (ground floor)
- The door is 92 cm wide
- The movement areas are:
in front of/behind the door, in front of the WC and in front of the washbasin at least 150 cm x 150 cm;
to the left and right of the WC at least 90 cm x 70 cm. - Grab rails are provided to the left and right of the WC. The grab rails can be folded up.
- The washbasin is accessible to a limited extent.
- The mirror can be viewed while standing or sitting.
- There is an alarm trigger.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm
- There is no audio induction loop.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed visually.
- The information on the exhibits/stations/objects is predominately provided in written form.
- There is audible information on the exhibits/stations/objects.
- Information on the exhibits/stations/objects is displayed photorealistically.
- In the café there are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that restrict the field of vision or eye contact.
- There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. seating corner, separate room).
- Guided tours are offered for people with hearing impairment, but not for deaf people. A reservation in advance is necessary.
- Guided tours with FM systems (e.g. headphones, neck loops) are offered for people with hearing impairments.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms.
- The entrance is visually contrasting.
- The raised areas that can be used by the guest are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactile floor indicators.
- There are glass doors without safety markings.
- The signage is designed in legible and high-contrast lettering.
- Information for orientation is tactilely detectable (e.g. relief or prismatic lettering).
- An outgoing emergency call in the lift is confirmed visually. The stop position is announced by speech. The operating elements are designed with high visual contrast and are tactilely detectable.
- Alternatively, stairs are available.
- Stairs do not have a visually contrasting design.
- Stairs have at least one handrail on one side.
- The exhibits are usually not well illuminated.
- The information on the exhibits is mainly provided in written form and is usually not visually contrasting.
- There is acoustic information about the exhibits.
- Technical options for conveying information: audio guides and films
- Information on the exhibits can sometimes be perceived olfactorily.
- Guided tours for visually impaired and blind people are offered. Advance booking is necessary.
- Touch exhibits are integrated during the guided tours.
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Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the establishment is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- The destinations of the paths are always within sight or there are signs at a visible distance.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
- Information for orientation is partly conveyed audibly and with pictorial symbols (pictograms, photorealistic representation).
- The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in written form, but not in easy language.
- Information on the exhibits is displayed photorealistically.
- Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered on request. A reservation in advance is necessary.
- The guided tour for people with cognitive impairments is in easy language.
- 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 pictures.
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