Inclusion at the Museum

The Belvedere is a place of engagement. 
We have established guiding principles to ensure an inclusive museum experience for all. They help us put inclusion into action.

Our inclusive programs are created through collaboration with focus groups and industry experts to shape the museum and offer an engaging exhibition experience.
 

Tastmodell Messerschmidt "Zweiten Schnabelkopf "
Foto: Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Wien

Program

Book private guided tours for your group.

 

Options for a Self-guided Visit

Your Visit

 

Upper Belvedere

 

Reduced Tickets
Visitors with a Disability Card
Menschen mit Behindertenpass
€ 8,00
Companion (Need noted on Disability Card)
Begleitperson (Bedarf im Behindertenpass vermerkt)
€ 0,00

 

Parking

The parking area for people with disabilities is located next to the entrance of the Upper Belvedere at Prinz Eugen-Straße 27.

 

Entrance

Ground level access through the main entrance: two single-leaf, heavy doors with a clearance width of 102 cm.

 

Lower Belvedere

 

Reduced Tickets
Visitors with a Disability Card
Menschen mit Behindertenpass
€ 8,00
Companion (Need noted on Disability Card)
Begleitperson (Bedarf im Behindertenpass vermerkt)
€ 0,00

 

Parking

Ground level access through the main entrance: two single-leaf, heavy doors with a clearance width of 102 cm.

 

Entrance

A ramp next to the main entrance in the courtyard of Rennweg 6, 1030 Vienna, provides barrier-free access.

 

Belvedere 21

 

Reduced Tickets
Visitors with a Disability Card
Menschen mit Behindertenpass
€ 5,00
Companion (Need noted on Disability Card)
Begleitperson (Bedarf im Behindertenpass vermerkt)
€ 0,00

 

Parking

One designated parking space for people with disabilities, accessible via Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Vienna.

 

Entrance

Ground level access through the main entrance: automatic double swing doors. The sculpture garden offers barrier-free access.

 

General Information for all Venues

 

Elevator

All areas are accessible by elevator.

 

Service Dogs

Service dogs must be certified in Austria and listed in the Disability Card to be allowed at all locations.

 

Belvedere Gardens

The pathway through the park connecting the Upper and Lower Belvedere is not barrier-free.

 

Toilets

Accessible toilets for wheelchair users are provided.

Visitor Seating

Seating accommodations are available in the exhibition galleries.

 

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs for visitors with disabilities are readily available at all cloakrooms and the Belvedere 21 ticket office.

 

Shop & Café

The shop and café are accessible for wheelchair users. Access to the Upper Belvedere is through the IN-SiGHT special exhibition galleries.

Kulturpass

The Kulturpass entitles you to free museum admission and a complimentary audio guide.

People at risk of poverty in Austria, asylum seekers and refugees holding a displaced person's ID are entitled to a so-called Kulturpass from the Aktion Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur. Click here to download the Kulturpass mobile app.

You can pick up your free ticket at one of our offices.

A Museum for All of Us!

What do we mean by an inclusive museum, and how can art education play a role? How can we foster a better understanding of diversity? Can a museum be more inclusive than society at large? What steps can we take to address the need for inclusion in art education? 

 

 

Mediating for greater inclusion

  1. Inclusion is essential to democracy – inclusion is essential to museums.
  2. We want our programs to be made for and by people with disabilities.
  3. We want to work in teams that are inclusive.
  4. Accessibility is a legal requirement and makes life easier for everyone.
  5. When people with and without disabilities come together, guided tours are inclusive.
  6. All projects where self-advocates and experts work with us on their own behalf are paid a fair wage.
  7. The Art Education Department is constantly expanding its range of inclusive services, including tactile models, Braille, plain language, and sign language translation.
  8. We want to raise awareness. Understanding inclusion is necessary to put it into practice.
  9. Equal participation and the integration of different perspectives require commitment and dedication. We are enthusiastic about taking this on!

Thoughts on Inclusion

 

„Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”

– Article 27 (The right to freely participate in cultural life) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

“To me, emotions aren’t just an addition to information; they are an essential component of the information.” 

– Franz M., a participant in an “Anders Sehen” tour.

 

„Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.“ 

– Verna Myers

 

Contact

© Belvedere, Wien

 

Getting there

Upper Belvedere

Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna

Lower Belvedere

Rennweg 6, 1030 Vienna

Belvedere 21

Arsenalstraße 1, 1030 Vienna