Museum of Recent History Celje

Object description

The museum is very easily accessible. The accessible parking spot is located at the back of the building, where a side entrance with a ramp is also provided. The museum spaces are spread out across several floors and access to them is possible via stairs with contrasting visual markings or a lift. The occasional changes of level are addressed with ramps. The museum is also very well adapted for people with visual impairments. The paths around the museum are marked with tactile floor markings and the floors have tactile maps and descriptions in braille. Multimedia stations with visual and auditory materials are set up around the museum. Herman’s Den Children’s Museum also operates as part of the museum. The playroom has games and books for children with visual impairments. The children’s museum also features a small hall called Herman’s Stage with moveable seating. The museum has accessible sanitary facilities.

Adaptations

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. There is an accessible parking spot near the back entrance,
3. The side entrance with a ramp is adapted for wheelchairs users,
4. There is sufficient room to manoeuvre indoors,
5. The hall has moveable seating,
6. There is a suitably sized lift in the building,
7. The building has accessible sanitary facilities,
8. The exhibited items in the exhibition spaces are placed at a suitable height.
9. People with visual impairments:
10. The glass doors have contrasting visual markings,
11. The path to the remote reception desk is marked with tactile floor markings,
12. The building has tactile floor markings,
13. The lift buttons have raised tactile letters,
14. The edges of stairs have contrasting visual markings,
15. The edges of the changes of level have contrasting visual markings,
16. Selected exhibited items and games enable tactile exploration of the exhibition material.
17. People with hearing impairments:
18. The reception desk is adequately lit and enables lip-reading and interpreting facial expressions,
19. The spaces have adequate sound insulation.

Deficiencies

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. The ramp is not adequately secured,
3. The height of the reception desk is not adapted to wheelchair users.
4. People with visual impairments:
5. The reception desk is not located in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.
6. People with hearing impairments:
7. The building is not equipped with an induction loop.