Industrial Salon Schöneweide
Discover Berlin's industrial culture in Schöneweide
The museum displays objects from the neighboring factory for television electronics ("Werk für Fernsehelektronik" - WF) - with around 9,000 employees it was the former largest production plant in East Berlin. The exhibition offers an overview of the factory's wide product range with a focus on electron tubes and their application - from the first electronic organ to the jamming transmitter in the Cold War. The visitor center is the starting point for exploring the "industrial city of Schöneweide". Guided tours are offered to make industrial history an experience: From the authentic places of the historic "AEG City" to the combined enterprises of the GDR - up to the present location in upheaval - in the field of tension between the heritage protected as a historical monument and the demands on the future "Smart City". Exhibitions and events in the Industrial Salon invite you to make new discoveries about local and Berlin industrial culture.
Certified in the period
February 2022 - January 2025
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility tested - partially barrier-free for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- There are two parking spaces for people with disabilities (space size: 350 cm x 500 cm).
- The parking space is 10 m away from the entrance.
- The path between the parking space and the entrance is at least 200 cm wide and the surface condition is not low-vibration and not easy to walk and drive on.
- Access to the industrial salon is possible via a 2.5 cm high threshold.
- All raised rooms and facilities usable by guests are accessible without steps or via a feeder ramp with a longitudinal slope of 11 % over 1 m.
- The cash counter is 86 cm high at the lowest point. There are alternative ways of communicating while seated.
- Doors and passageways are at least 90 cm wide.
- The exhibits and related information are predominantly perceptible, recognisable and legible while seated.
- Audio and film stations are available to convey information.
Public toilet for people with disabilities
- The maneuvering spaces are as follows:
in front of the washbasin 97 cm x 140 cm;
in front of the toilet 130 cm x 127 cm;
to the left of the toilet 90 cm x 70 cm;
to the right of the toilet 83 cm x 70 cm. - There are grabrails which can be flipped-up are on both sides of the toilet.
- The washbasin is wheelchair accessible and the mirror can be seen while standing or sitting.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- There is no audio induction loop.
- Information in the exhibitions is provided in written form, but not in German Sign Language (DGS).
- The following technical options for conveying information are available: Audio guide and films
- Guided tours with FM equipment are made possible for people with hearing disabilities (e.g. headphones, neck ring loops). Pre-registration for the guided tour is necessary.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- Assistance dogs are allowed.
- The entrance is visually contrasted with the surroundings and can be recognized by a tactile change of the floor covering.
- Steps and thresholds are rich in contrast.
- Information is available in well legible and visually contrasting fonts.
- Operating elements can be captured tactilely almost everywhere, but are rarely visually rich in contrast.
- Indoors and outdoors there is no guidance system with floor indicators.
- The paths in corridors are partially visually contrasted to the surroundings.
- The walls can only occasionally be used for orientation.
- The evaluated areas usable for the guest are predominantly partially bright and glare-free illuminated.
- Information consisting of numbers, letters (up to 4 characters) or pictograms cannot be tactilely detected (e.g. relief or prismatic writing).
- An audio guide is available to provide information. There are audio stations.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report at the end of the text.
- Name and logo of the company are clearly visible from the outside.
- The checkout counter is directly visible from the entrance.
- There is no uninterrupted colored or pictorial guidance system.
- There is no information in easy language.
- The destinations of the routes are usually within sight.
- An audio guide and films are available to provide information.
- There are guided tours offered for guests with cognitive impairments. Pre-registration for the guided tour is necessary.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
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Industrial Salon Schöneweide
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Industrial Salon Schöneweide
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Industrial Salon Schöneweide
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Industrial Salon Schöneweide
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