Accessibility

Access to Futurium

The postal address of Futurium is Alexanderufer 2, which is best reached on foot via the street Kapelle Ufer. The barrier-free main entrance is opposite the street. Here a tactile floor guidance system will lead you into the building. Futurium is also accessible via Margarete-Steffin-Straße in the north. Here a railing leads into the building.

Arrival by public transport

• S-Bahn 3, 5, 7 or 9 to the main station, exit Washingtonplatz. There you will find elevators and a tactile guidance system.
• Tram M5, M8 and M10 to Hauptbahnhof. Getting on and off the tram is via platforms.
• Buses 120, 245, M41, TXL, M85, 147, 123 to main station. Get off at Europaplatz and cross the station building to Washingtonplatz.

It is about 350 meters from the main station building at the Washingtonplatz exit to the Futurium across the Hugo Preuss Bridge.

On the website of the BVG you can check your individual arrival for accessibility.

Parking spaces

For persons with disabilities, parking spaces are available on Alexanderufer. Please contact us via phone (+49 030 408 18 97 77) or mail (besuchsservice@futurium.de) if you wish to use them. Cars and buses can also stop at Alexanderufer. The Futurium entrance is only a few metres away.

+++ The disabled parking spaces on the forecourt cannot be used from 7 to 10 November 2024. During this time, they will move to the Futurium loading zone in Margarete-Steffin-Straße. The one-way street regulation will be cancelled for this period. +++

At Futurium

Foyer

In the foyer, a tactile paving system leads from the entrance to the information desk. Here you can borrow small chairs and wheelchairs. The lockers in the foyer have Braille lettering and are easily accessible for wheelchair users.

Exhibition

The exhibition of the future is accessible by lift on Level 1. The lift can be accessed on the ground floor next to the information desk.

Futurium Lab

The Futurium Lab in the basement is accessible by lift. The lift can be accessed on the ground floor opposite the entrance.

Event rooms

Our event rooms ‘Forum’ and ‘Studio’ are located on the ground floor and can also be reached via the easily accessible entrance. A wheelchair lift can be used to enable access to a stage platform. It is operated by trained Futurium staff, has a maximum lifting height of one meter and a maximum lifting weight of 300 kilograms. Prior registration is required in order to use the wheelchair lift. Our ‘Skywalk’ is located on the roof and is accessible by lift. It takes you once around the whole roof.

Lavatories

The lavatories are located on the ground floor of Futurium.

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs are allowed throughout the Futurium building.

Medication

You can keep your medication bag by your side throughout the building.

People with reduced mobility

The easily accessible main entrance is only a few metres away from the street Alexanderufer. Within Futurium, a lift leads from the foyer to the exhibition on the upper floor and to the lab on the basement floor.

The range of formats offered in the Futurium Lab –workshops, guided tours, Open Lab Evenings and Open Lab Weekends – are suitable for wheelchair users.

At many points in the exhibition, seats are available for visitors to take a break. Small chairs and wheelchairs are available to borrow at the information desk in the foyer.

Visually impaired people

Five copies of our portable tactile orientation plan are available at the information desk in the foyer.

Assistance dogs and white canes are allowed throughout the Futurium building. For events that require participants to move around, we can provide assistance.

Blind people and those with visual impairments can inform themselves about the topics and layout of the exhibition at a tactile overview table, and also by means of text in larger type and Braille. The blind and those with visual impairments need to be accompanied through the exhibition.

People with hearing impairments

On screens in the foyer, Futurium is presented in a short video in German sign language. At selected events, interpreters will translate language and music into sign language. You can find out for which events this service is provided on our events page and in the opening programme. For visitors with hearing impairments, permanently installed induction loops with audio and sound are available at every point in the exhibition and at events. They are signposted with the appropriate symbol. The configuration of the induction loops has been set at a fixed level. An appropriate hearing aid or headset with this function is required to adjust the volume. Please approach us directly at Futurium if you have any questions regarding the system. Registration is not required to use it.

People with learning difficulties

Our school workshops and drop-in formats at weekends are also suitable for people with learning difficulties. Information on the accessibility of our workshops can be found on the corresponding page listing what we have to offer.