Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz – Museum of Natural History
The former department store palace accommodates an impressing Museum of Natural History including the 290 million-year-old "Petrified Forrest" in the roof-covered atrium of the Tietz-House. It is part of one of the scientifically most valuable collections of fossil plants in the world. The museum shows about 7.000 petrified woods from the transparent cut to the extremely heavy trunk.
Good to know
Accessibility
- Saxony Barrier-Free
Additional access information for wheelchair users and persons with reduced mobility:
- The whole exhibition is easily accessible for wheelchair users
- Guided tours for wheelchair users
- Natural history seminars for guests with learning difficulties
- Creative design with natural materials
- Seminars for blind and visually impaired guests
- Exhibits that can be touched, smelled, heard, tasted, looked at
Parkingindicated disabled parking space available
Entrance to the facility / paths within the facilityDoor width min. 90 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
LiftDoor width min. 90 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Floor area of lift min. 110x140 cm
Accessible toiletDoor width min. 90 cm
Stepless access (max. 3 cm) or ramp
Movement area in front of toilet bowl min. 150x150 cm
Area left or right of the toilet bowl min. 90 cm
Hinged hand rails at the side of the toilet bowl provided
Additional aids / offersAids / offers for blind and visually impaired persons
Additional aids / offersAids / offers for persons with learning and mental disabilities
- The whole exhibition is easily accessible for wheelchair users
Author
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/4701099 DresdenOrganization
Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH