Access­ib­il­ity

mudac: a museum for everyone!
For people with or without disabilities! 

mudac is in Lausanne in the Canton of Vaud (VD).  It is the cantonal museum for contem­por­ary art and design.  Contem­por­ary art is art made today.

The museum is on a large square. This square is called ‘Plate­forme 10’.
There are other museums on this square, too. 

Culture should be for every­one.  For people with or without disab­il­it­ies.
That’s why these museums want to make culture access­ible.
So every­one can visit their exhib­i­tions. 

You can find useful inform­a­tion about visit­ing mudac here. 

How do you get to the museum? 

mudac is about 400 metres from Lausanne train station. 

The address: Place de la Gare 17 , 1003 Lausanne 

You can get to the museum: 

  • On foot 
  • By bike 
  • In a wheel­chair 
  • With a pram 

A taxi or compan­ion can also drop you off in front of the museum. 

But taxis and cars cannot park next to the entrance. 

Park­ing is avail­able at Mont­benon car park: Mont­benon car park  

The car park is just 5 minutes’ walk from the museum. 

Want an over­view of Plate­forme 10?  Click on this map. 

The map shows the museums and park­ing options, for example. 

Prices

Special prices in all Plate­forme 10 museums. 

  • Compan­ions of people with disab­il­it­ies: free entry.  
  • Adults with an OASI card or disab­il­ity insur­ance card:  reduced price  

Contact

  • Got a ques­tion?
  • Want inform­a­tion?
  • Want to give advance notice of your visit?   

Contact Ms Marie Jolliet. By email: marie.jolli­et@­plate­forme10.ch  or by phone: 079 / 232 44 58 

Ms Jolliet is respons­ible for access­ib­il­ity at mudac. 

Information for people with mobility difficulties 

The museum is around 400 metres from Lausanne train station. 

Warn­ing: the route to Plate­forme 10 is a relat­ively steep down­ward slope. 

You can move around the whole museum easily.  

Toilets 

Toilets for wheel­chair users on every floor. 

Stairs and lift  

Caution: the stairs are not clearly marked.  

It is better to take the lift. 

Need a break? 

Want to take a rest?   

There are fold­ing chairs in the galler­ies.   

There are also 2 wheel­chairs.  

Please ask at recep­tion.    

Park­ing for people with mobil­ity diffi­culties  

There are 2 park­ing spaces for people with mobil­ity diffi­culties. 

They are on Avenue Ruchon­net at the end of the road. 

 

You can use the lift from these park­ing spaces. 

This takes you straight to the big square with the museums. 

This is where mudac’s entrance is, too. 

 

For the map, click here: Google Maps 

Or use GPS coordin­ates 46°31’06.6″N 6°37’29.7″E 

Information for people with visual impairments

Guide dogs

Guide dogs are welcome through­out the museum! 

This means you can visit with your dog. 

Your dog can also enter the exhib­i­tions with you. 

Cultural activ­it­ies

The asso­ci­ation ‘L’art d’in­clure’ offers  

museum tours and other cultural activ­it­ies, for example. 

These activ­it­ies are for people with visual impair­ments 

or people with visual and hear­ing impair­ments. 

For more inform­a­tion, click here: www.lartdin­clure.ch 

This service and the website are only avail­able in French! 

Information  for people with hearing difficulties

Help if you have hear­ing diffi­culties 

 mudac has a special system for people with hear­ing diffi­culties. 

Got a hear­ing aid with T posi­tion? 

If so, you will be able to hear all the tours in the museum well. 

What kind of system is this? 

This system is called an induc­tion loop system.  

It works with hear­ing aids with a T posi­tion.  

The system makes voices louder. 

And there is no back­ground noise. 

 That’s why you can hear the explan­a­tions well.  

Even if you are far away from the speaker.  

The system is discreet and easy to use. 

Don’t have a hear­ing aid? 

Or does your hear­ing aid not have a T posi­tion? 

Ask for a device at recep­tion.   

 Want to take part in a tour using this system? 

Please contact Ms Sylvie Fussen:  

sylvie.fussen@­plate­forme10.ch 

 

Sign language inter­pret­ers   

Inter­pret­ers for sign language  

are welcome at public tours. 

They don’t have to pay an entry fee. 

Tours and workshops just for you 

Got a special request for your visit? 

mudac can organ­ise tours or work­shops for you.  

Then the activ­it­ies will be tailored to your needs.  

Inter­ested? 

Email marie.jolli­et@­plate­forme10.ch  

Marie Jolliet is respons­ible for access­ib­il­ity at mudac. 

Useful information from Pro Infirmis 

Pro Infirmis runs a useful website with access­ib­il­ity inform­a­tion on public places in Switzer­land. 

That includes mudac, for example. 

For the page about mudac, click on access­ib­il­ity at mudac.  

“Culture inclus­ive” label

Awar­ded by Pro Infirm­­is’ Inclus­ive Culture Service, the “Culture Inclus­ive” label is awar­ded to cultural insti­tu­­tions that make a long-term commit­­ment to cultural inclu­­sion and parti­­cip­a­­tion. As part of their mission to be open to all, the Plate­­forme 10 museums want to encour­age barrier-free parti­­cip­a­­tion to cultural life by people with and without disab­il­it­ies.

Label hold­­ers commit to the follow­ing five areas of activ­ity: cultural offer, access to content, archi­tec­tural access, job oppor­­tun­­it­ies, and commu­n­ic­a­­tion.