Accessibility


The Kunstmuseum Bern welcomes visitors with a disability. Our supervisory and security staff will be happy to help you at any time, for example with the operation of the stair lifts.

General information

    • Arrival by public transport: From Bern main station, you can take bus no. 20 in the direction of Wyler, no. 21 in the direction of Bremgarten or no. 11 in the direction of Neufeld. From the bus stop ‘Bollwerk’ it is 50 meters to the main entrance.
    • Access by car or disabled transportation: There is a marked disabled parking space next to the museum, behind the Metro Parking exit (50 m from the main entrance). Opposite the museum (on the opposite side of the road) there are 3 disabled parking spaces.
  • Visitors with a disability card and accompanying persons pay the reduced admission fee.

    • Wheelchairs: The Kunstmuseum Bern is wheelchair-accessible. There are stair lifts and a visitor lift. Wheelchairs can be rented at the museum for visitors with limited mobility.
    • Floor conditions: All exhibition and collection rooms at the Kunstmuseum have a stone or lava stone floor. They are easily accessible by wheelchair. There is a small threshold at some of the entrances to individual rooms, but they can be passed without much difficulty.
    • Access to the main entrance: There is a ramp for wheelchair users at the main entrance.
    • Access to the Café Kunstmuseum Bern: There are two stair lifts to the café for wheelchair users.
  • There are three wheelchair-accessible toilets. The door width is 79 cm and 90 cm respectively, the seat height 42 cm and 45 cm. Folding and grab rails are available. The washbasin is wheelchair-accessible and the mirror is low.

    • Guide dogs are welcome at the Kunstmuseum Bern.
    • Audio guide tours and exhibition texts can be accessed free of charge with your smartphone via our Digital Guide.

Wheelchair reservation

For people with limited mobility a wheelchair is available for rent at the Kunstmuseum Bern.

Reserve a wheelchair

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