Dortmund Brewery Museum

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 3 marked parking spaces for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 520 cm). The car park is located on the premises of the affiliated brewery. Please let the museum know when you will arrive.
• The surface quality of the car park is easy to walk and drive on.
• 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 gradient of 1 % over a distance of 20 m.
• The building is steplessly accessible via the main entrance.
• All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly accessible at ground level or via a ramp or a wheelchair lift.
• The ramp in the basement floor has a maximum gradient of 6 % and a total length of 10 m.
• The platform of the wheelchair lift ground floor to basement is 135 cm x 92 cm.
• The platform of the wheelchair lift ground floor to upper floor is 138 cm x 100 cm.
• All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 90 cm wide.
• The cash desk is 116 cm high at its lowest point. There is another, equivalent communication possibility while in a sitting position.
• The exhibits are predominately visible while sitting.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately legible while sitting.

Public WC for people with disabilities (ladies and men's WC)

• The movement areas are:
• in front of the washbasin 150 cm x 180 cm;
• in front of the WC 180 cm x 150 cm;
• to the left of the WC 98 cm x 70 cm;
• to the right of the WC 96 cm x 70 cm.
• There are folding grab bars to the left and right of the WC.
• The washbasin is accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of at least 30 cm.
• The mirror is visible in sitting and standing position.

Guided tour

• Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities. 
• Guided tours for wheelchair users are offered. 
• Pre-registration for the guided tour is required. 
• The entire guided tour route is step-free for wheelchair users. 
• Mobile or fixed seating is available for people with walking disabilities to use during the tour. 

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 is audible information on the exhibits/stations/objects.
• There are no guided tours offered for people with hearing impairment and deaf people.

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 contrast, but not recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
• 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.
• There are no revolving or rotating doors.
• 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.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

• The name or logo of the museum is clearly recognizable from the outside.
• The destinations of the paths are always within sight.
• There is no colored or pictorial guidance system.
• The information on the exhibits is predominately provided in written form, but not in easy language.
• Information on the exhibits is displayed photorealistically.
• There are no guided tours offered for people with cognitive impairments.
• There is no information in easy language.

Opening hours on public holidays: 10:00 - 17:00