Architectural Museum Ljubljana

Object description

The museum is poorly accessible. The museum is located in Fužine Castle. The spaces are lined around a central atrium, with the main entrance leading to a reception area, a conference hall, and to an exhibition spaces on the upper floors. The entrances to the coffeeshop and the toilet facilities are separate. Access from the car park to the atrium runs over an inclined bridge that is too steep for wheelchair users. The central atrium is unpaved, the surface is gravel. The main entrance has a ramp provided to enable access to the reception desk. Access to the other areas is only possible by stairs. The entrance to the inner coffeeshop areas is separate and only accessible via stairs. The museum does not provide any adaptations to wheelchair users, nor to the blind and visually impaired or the deaf or hard of hearing. Lifts were in the planning stages during the inventory taking.

Adaptations

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. There are no adaptations.
3. People with visual impairments:
4. There are no adaptations.
5. People with hearing impairments:
6. There are no adaptations.

Deficiencies

1. People with mobility impairments:
2. There are no accessible parking spots,
3. The angle of the bridge is unsuitable,
4. Access through the atrium is impeded due to the gravel surface,
5. The height of the reception desk is not adapted to wheelchair users,
6. The changes of level inside the building have not been adequately addressed,
7. The building does not have a lift,
8. The building does not have accessible toilet rooms.
9. People with visual impairments:
10. The glazed glass doors do not have contrasting visual markings,
11. The reception desk is not easily located,
12. The window of the reception desk does not have contrasting visual markings,
13. The edges of stairs do not have contrasting visual markings,
14. None of the exhibited items enable tactile exploration of the exhibited material.
15. People with hearing impairments:
16. The reception desk is not equipped with an induction loop,
17. The hall is not equipped with an induction loop.