Museum of Bell Foundry Mabilon
The traditional craftsmanship of bell casting was still practiced here from 1770 until 2002. Today, the bell foundry is open to the public as a museum and, containing the fully preserved equipment, is a unique cultural heritage and industrial monument. Apart from the museum, the Kulturgiesserei offers further interesting services and facilities for young and old, and has thus developed into a popular meeting place.
The traditional craftsmanship of bell casting was still practiced here from 1770 until 2002. Today, the bell foundry is open to the public as a museum and, containing the fully preserved equipment, is a unique cultural heritage and industrial monument. Apart from the museum, the Kulturgiesserei offers further interesting services and facilities for young and old, and has thus developed into a popular meeting place.
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Accessibility
- Parking for people with disabilities
- Step-free access to the building/object/terrain (via elevator/ramp if necessary)
- 70 cm minimum width of all passageways/doors
- Toilets for people with disabilities
- Lateral accessible toilet for a wheelchair
- Hinged grab rail in the toilet at least on the accessible side
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is one marked parking space for people with disabilities (parking space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
- The building is steplessly accessible.
- The path from the ticket office to the exhibition areas is not easy to walk on and drive on (cobblestones) and has a maximum longitudinal gradient of 6 % over a distance of 4 meters.
- In the courtyard with the historic city wall there is a threshold with a height of about 10 cm.
- All other evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are steplessly
- All evaluated passageways/doors available to the guests are at least 84 cm wide, with the exception of the doors from Café Urban towards the cash desk (76 cm) and the door to the molding and casting hall (72 cm)..
- The information and cash desk is 109 cm high.
- The exhibits are predominately visible when seated and information is readable when seated.
- Guided tours for people with walking impairments and wheelchair users are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary. Mobile or fixed seats are available, which may be used during the guided tour. The entire route of the guided tour is stepless.
- Offered aids: wheelchair
Public toilet for people with disabilities
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the toilet and the washbasin 173 cm x 142 cm;
left of the toilet 89 cm x 71 cm and right of the toilet 54 cm x 71 cm. - There are grab rails available on the right and left of the toilet. The grab rails can be flipped-up.
- The sink has limited access.
- An alarm trigger is not available.
- Audio induction loop
- Special offers for people with hearing impairment
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no alarm.
- The information on the exhibits is provided in writing and audibly (audio guide). There are two induction loops for connection to the audio guide devices.
- Guided tours for people with hearing impairment are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
- Assistance dogs are welcome
- Tactile offers (tactile model, site plan, etc.)
- Offers in pictorial language (guided tours, audio guides, etc.)
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- The entrances are neither visually rich in contrast nor recognizable by a tactile change of floor covering.
- All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- The exhibits are usually well illuminated.
- The information on the exhibits is provided in writing and audibly (audio guide). The texts of the information boards can be listened to via QR codes.
- The tour guides are trained so that people with visual impairments and blind people can participate in every tour. Tactilely detectable exhibits are integrated in the guided tour.
- Offered aids: reading aids (reading glasses, magnifying glasses, etc.)
- Information in easy language
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name or logo of the facility is not clearly recognizable from the outside.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
- The information on the exhibits is provided in writing and audibly (audio guide). Information in easy language can be listened to via QR codes.
- Guided tours for people with cognitive impairments are offered. A reservation in advance is necessary.
Certification period: November 01, 2021 - October 31, 2024
Museum of Bell Foundry Mabilon
54439 Saarburg
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