{"id":9119,"date":"2023-04-19T10:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T08:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundaneum.eu\/?page_id=9119"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:53:57","slug":"accessibility-persons-with-specific-needs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/en\/visits\/accessibility-persons-with-specific-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility \/ Persons with specific needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A museum space for everyone!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mundaneum aims to be a place open to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In-depth reflexion and lasting dialogue are conducted with partners specialised in disability in order to allow the Mundaneum to improve its reception policy and facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The institution is therefore committed to a &#8220;universal accessibility&#8221; approach by offering, as far as possible, spaces, activities, and mediation tools accessible to all audiences in order to experience the museum with its differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the accessibility policy: <a href=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Universal-accessibility-policy-Mundaneum.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion has-icon-left\" data-active-element=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong><strong>Visitors with reduced mobility<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\" class=\"wp-image-10248\" style=\"width: 65px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite.png 512w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Logo-personne-a-mobilite-reduite-460x460.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 65px) 100vw, 65px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outside the Mundaneum, there is a multi-sensory welcome terminal where you can request appropriate assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the entrance, visitors can access the reception via a gentle slope ramp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reception counter is accessible and adapted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entire building is accessible to people with specific needs: permanent and temporary exhibitions, blue garden, Utopia space, and educational space.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The upper levels are served by an elevator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The site has an accessible toilet on the 1st floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seating is distributed in the spaces to allow for rest and improve visitor comfort.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To make the visit less tiring, seat canes and a wheelchair are available in the spaces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitor assistance tools are available at the reception and during the visit (digital tablets with exhibition content, FALC and enlarged paper versions of photos).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An assistance button is available on each floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guided tours, conferences or activities that take place at the Mundaneum are accessible to people with reduced mobility.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Groups wishing to benefit from assistance must book their guided tour in advance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parking spaces for people with reduced mobility are available in the immediate vicinity of the museum, on Rue de Nimy and Rue des Passages. Click on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mons.be\/vivre-a-mons\/mobilite\/stationnement\/situation-de-handicap\">this link<\/a> to access the interactive map of parking spaces for people with reduced mobility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entrance fee applied is a preferential rate and the accompanying person enters for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong><strong>Visually impaired and blind visitors<\/strong><\/strong>                                                                              <\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"wp-image-10229\" style=\"width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deficients-visuels-cmjn_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deficients-visuels-cmjn_medium.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deficients-visuels-cmjn_medium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/deficients-visuels-cmjn_medium-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outside the Mundaneum, there is a multi-sensory welcome terminal where you can request appropriate assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide dogs are allowed in the museum. Feel free to ask at the reception for the necessary equipment to ensure a comfortable visit for your companion (water bowl, food bowls&#8230;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The reception is equipped with an adapted (non-touch) card terminal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The elevators are equipped with buttons with raised and braille indications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The site is equipped with tactile paving on the ground and window stickers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The stairs are equipped with a continuous double handrail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The route includes areas of low light. Indeed, the preservation of artworks and archives requires a brightness not exceeding 50 lux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Velcro strips are placed on the ground to announce encountered obstacles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An assistance button is available on each floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applied entrance fee is a preferential rate and the accompanying person enters for free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitor aids are available at the reception and during the tour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>On request at the reception<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Braille guidebook for the exhibition &#8220;The Mundaneum: Machine for Thinking the World&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio-described tour of the exhibition &#8220;The Mundaneum: Machine for Thinking the World&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thermoinflations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D printed objects to manipulate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy to read and understand (FALC).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital tablets equipped with audio headsets containing adapted exhibition content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enlarged paper photo prints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contrasted silhouettes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magnifying glasses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flashlights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Binoculars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunglasses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glasses for people with colour blindness (protanopia and deuteranopia).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong>Deaf and hard of hearing visitors<\/strong><\/strong>                                                                          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"78\" class=\"wp-image-10226\" style=\"width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-3-e1719932019667.png\" alt=\"\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outside the Mundaneum, there is a multi-sensory welcome terminal where you can request appropriate assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The welcome area is equipped with a magnetic induction loop, allowing people with compatible hearing aids (T position) to better perceive sounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The welcome area is also equipped with a microphone and a sound amplifier to facilitate communication with people with hearing impairments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A touchscreen tablet with a magnetic necklace is available at the welcome area upon request. Therefore, the listening comfort is optimal for everyone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The elevator has visual floor announcements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An assistance button is available on each floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multimedia accompanies the visitor throughout their journey. Video content is subtitled and available in LSFB version through QR codes or on the touchscreen tablet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mundaneum facilities have a visual alarm in case of evacuation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitors can communicate with the welcome area through an SMS system using the following number: +32 (0)472\/99.56.23.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applied entrance fee is a preferential rate and the accompanying person enters for free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong><strong>Visitors with intellectual, psychological, and cognitive <strong>disabilities<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"wp-image-10223\" style=\"width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique.png 1000w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-630x630.png 630w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/picto-handicap-psychique-460x460.png 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outside the Mundaneum, there is a multi-sensory welcome terminal where you can request appropriate assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun mediation tools (games, activities) and an easy-to-read and understand guide accompany the visitor throughout their journey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An assistance button is available on each floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entrance fee applied is a preferential rate and the accompanying person enters for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong><strong>Visitors in a state of stress, anxiety or with specific pathologies<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sensory bags (adult and child versions) are available upon request at the reception. In this bag, you will find various objects to facilitate or soothe your visit so that you can discover the Mundaneum under the best conditions. These bags contain: 1 hourglass, 1 pair of sunglasses, 1 noise-cancelling headset, stress balls, 1 pair of binoculars, 1 magnifying glass, 1 flashlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-wrapper\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__header-title\"><strong><strong>Visitors with young children<\/strong><\/strong>                                                                         <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"wp-image-10220\" style=\"width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-4.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-4.png 225w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/images-4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-active\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__icon is-passive\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outside the Mundaneum, there is a multi-sensory welcome terminal where you can request appropriate assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the entrance, visitors with strollers can access the welcome area via a gentle ramp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A stroller parking area is available inside the museum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An assistance button is available on each floor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The upper levels are served by an elevator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The site has &#8220;family&#8221; toilets on the 1st floor. These include baby equipment, a changing table, an adapted toilet seat, and a step stool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The museum space has observation towers for young children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Utopia area is equipped with a catering corner where you will find a water fountain and a microwave for heating bottles and baby meals. A nursing chair is also available, as well as a high chair for babies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Utopia area has a play area, reading corner, and baby park.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mundaneum is certified as <a href=\"https:\/\/mom-art.org\/signataires\/belgique\/\">Mus\u00e9e Joyeux<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/museozoom.be\/marmaille-co\/\">Marmaille&amp;co<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-small-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10264\" style=\"width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/mundaneum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/chien-aveugles.png 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Access to the museum is allowed for assistance dogs only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>A team at your service<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire Mundaneum team is at your disposal to ensure a warm and quality welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have specific questions about accessibility, do not hesitate to contact us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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