ACCESSIBILITY
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Since the creation in 2005 of the law "For equal rights and chances, participation and citizenship of disabled people", universal accessibility is an obligation. Museum teams are committed to this, not only by bringing the buildings into compliance (currently underway) but also by designing mediation tools to optimize the comfort of disabled visitors (wether it is motor, mental, visual or auditory) during their visit.
Admission to the museum is free for holders of an inclusion mobility card (CMI) and the person they are with, if specified on the card. It is a priority access.
The museum, which aims to obtain the tourism and disability label in 2025, has been dedicating yearly and since 2023, three days to reflect and discuss about accessibility and to experiment with innovative tools. Have a look at our website to see which are the next dates for the Accessibility Days at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen.
The disabled access is located on the Porte des Champs. There is an elevator within the museum to access all 4 levels.
Visitors with a motor disability
Access to the entire museum and all the activities.
A wheelchair, canes and foldable seats are available upon request at the museum reception. Private elevator and toilets.
Blind and visually impaired visitors
Specially designed tours and workshops as well as descriptive tours.
The museum is accessible to assistance dogs.
A heat-sensitive model of Brueghel’s painting, The payment for the Thites is located within the museum, in front of the painting.
Heat-sensitive models and magnifying glasses are available at the museum reception.
A heat-sensitive model of Brueghel’s The payment for the Thites is located within the museum, in front of the painting, as well as sensory stations to touch, listen and smell...
Deaf and hard of hearing visitors
Specially designed tours and workshops.
The museum is equipped with a magnetic loop (sound amplifier) at reception.
Visitors with a mental disability
Tours and workshops with adapted tools.
Inovative tools
Pictures of the 2023 Accessibility Days
The Accessibility Days at the musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen stand as an experimental laboratory, with a choreographic workshop for professionals (Flora Pilet, company Noésis), a presentation by Muriel Molinier of her thesis for inclusion in the Fine Arts museums, the discovery of sensory devices, vibrating vests, heat-sensitive models and "Easy to read and understand" booklets. These days dedicated to the general public are an opportunity to invite volunteers to imagine new tools to take ownership of the museum by participating in a Museosprint and test a new signage, sensory stations, narrated visits, flash visits, descriptive visits and musical naps.
