Access: Bauhaus Museum Dessau

There is a welcome video with general information about the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in German sign language on the ground floor of the museum.

Permanent exhibition

The information on the exhibits is mainly provided in writing in German and English.

There is brief information in plain language on the floor.

Education

The video guide in German sign language for an approx. 30-minute highlight tour of the key objects in the permanent exhibition is available in the Bauhaus Dessau app.

There are induction loops at the ticket counter that can be used in conjunction with a tour guide system.

There are regular guided tours with interpreters in German sign language. Pre-booking is necessary.

Wheelchairs can be borrowed free of charge. Please contact the visitors’ service.

There is a designated parking space for people with disabilities (size: 350 cm x 500 cm).

The entrance to the car park is on Friedrichstraße. From here you can reach the back of the Bauhaus Museum.

The distance from the car park to the main entrance is 350 m, the distance to the entrance at the back of the building is 190 m.

The path has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 3 % over a distance of 50 metres.

The “Bauhausmuseum” tram stop is 40 metres from the main entrance.

The building is accessible without steps via both entrances (front and back).

All rooms and facilities are accessible without steps or via a lift.

The lift car measures 145 cm x 157 cm. The lift door is 100 cm wide.

All surveyed doors/passages that can be used by the guests are at least 90 cm wide.

The ticket counter is 104 cm high at its lowest point. There is another equivalent communication option while seated.

Permanent exhibition

Most of the exhibits in the exhibition rooms on the upper floor are visible from a seated position.

Most of the information on the exhibits, stations and objects can be read while seated.

Guided tours are offered for people with impaired mobility and wheelchair users. Pre-booking is necessary.

Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with impaired mobility, which can be used during the guided tour.

The objects are presented in glass showcases with a low plinth.

Education

The entire route of the guided tours is accessible without steps for wheelchair users.

The museum’s workshop room is accessible without steps. 

The entrances are not visually rich in contrast, but can be recognized by a tactile change of floor covering.

There is a tactile floor guidance system in front of the museum and in the foyer leading you to the ticket counter, the café counter and the lift, which takes you down to the cloakroom and toilets on the lower level and up to the permanent exhibition on the upper level.

Assistance dogs may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms.

Stair treads are not visually rich in contrast. The stairs have handrails on both sides.

Caution: After actuating the automatic door opener, the door opens outwards.

Permanent exhibition

The exhibition rooms on the upper floor are not brightly lit.

The exhibits are well lit.

The information on the exhibits is mainly provided in writing and is visually rich in contrast.

There is some acoustic information about the exhibits as well as a few audio stations.

Education

The audio guide with audio description for an approx. 50-minute highlight tour of the key objects in the permanent exhibition is available in the Bauhaus Dessau app.

You will find tactile key objects and hands-on stations in the various exhibition rooms.

There are tactile guided tours for blind and visually impaired visitors. Pre-booking is necessary.

Permanent exhibition

The audio guide in German and English plain language for an approx. 30-minute highlight tour of the key objects in the permanent exhibition is available in the Bauhaus Dessau app.

The information on the exhibits is mainly provided in writing, but not in plain language.

Brief information is available in plain language on the floor.