An Inclusive Touch Station in the X-D-E-P-O-T
An Inclusive Design Experience
By introducing a new, inclusive touch station, Die Neue Sammlung is making selected objects from the X-D-E-P-O-T accessible to all visitors. On two tables a total of seventeen specially chosen objects are available to touch.
Information on the relevant items from our collection can be accessed digitally via movable monitors, and users can choose from four options on how to experience the information:
– as a short text containing background information
– as a text in language that is easy to understand
– as an audio description
– as a video in German sign language
The content is also available in English. The audio with all the relevant information can be played back on a one-hand headset with an induction loop. An in-depth level with images, texts, audio recordings and videos invites the visitors to explore the context of the objects.
Not only do the touch objects represent the diversity of the museum’s collection, but they also enable design ideas, based on a modular principle as well as six different materials, to be experienced haptically. To ensure that the exhibits can be appreciated as authentically as possible, particular importance has been attached to making original design objects as well as different materials available at the touch stations. The modular design objects enable visitors to combine elements themselves with models that have been put together, allowing users playful access.
For the first time, Die Neue Sammlung is proud to be offering equal participation to people with hearing and visual impairments, mobility impairments, language comprehension difficulties and cognitive impairments. The project is aimed at a broad international spectrum of visitors, making digital access to one of the world’s most important collections of design history available to everyone.
Find out more about the project and the funding provided by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts as part of the “kultur.digital.vermittlung” programme:
Plan a visit
Where?
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Barer Straße 40, 80333 Munich
Opening hours:
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Daily 10:00 – 18:00
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Monday closed
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Thursday 10:00 – 20:00
If you need to use the lift, please allow a little more time. The walk from the museum entrance to the X-D-E-P-O-T is a little longer – our staff will be happy to assist you.
FAQs
A visit to the Pinakothek der Moderne costs
regular 10 Euro
reduced admission 7 Euro
Sunday admission 1 Euro
Children and young people under the age of 18 have free admission.
We cooperate with Kulturraum München.
You can buy a ticket at the ticket office on site or online. You can find more information on the Pinakothek der Moderne website.
You can find an overview of accessibility at the Pinakothek der Moderne on the Kultur barrierefrei München website.
The design museum also offers an inclusive touch station in the X-D-E-P-O-T, which everyone can explore independently.
We provide an overview of what is going on at Die Neue Sammlung under programme. You can find out everything about guided tours and group bookings on the Pinakothek der Moderne website.
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Team „An inclusive Design Experience“
Frauke Maria Petry, Project Manager for “An inclusive Design Experience”
Prof. Dr. Angelika Nollert, Director
Dr. Caroline Fuchs, Curator
Dr. Jörg Haller, capito München, External Advisor on Accessibility
Touch Station
Development: Tactile Studio & Atelier WAM
Design of the table: Kuehn Malvezzi -
Sponsored by
Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts &
PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.