Architectural accessibility

Underground car park (poziom –1)

• entry in ul. Nowomiejska: access from ul. Jana z Kolna or ul. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki
• 287 parking spaces
• 8 designated disabled spaces
• important: entrance to the lifts or staircase through a heavy double-leaf door, no door sill
• bicycle parking spaces to the left of the vehicle entrance

Entry to the building

main entrance / pedestrian access from pl. Solidarności through the historic Gdańsk Shipyard Gate No. 2 and from ul. Jerzego Popiełuszki / automatic door, entrance with no door sill / open all year round
side entrance / in ul. Nowomiejska / double-leaf door, entrance with a door sill (4 cm) / open all year round
Important! The access to the main entrance of the ECS is cobbled.

What is where
6 / observation deck / important! access to the deck through a leaf door with a low door sill
5 / technical section / no entry
4 / offices of the European Solidarity Centre
3 / workshop rooms, Solidarity Every Day space
2 / permanent exhibition, archive
1 / entrance to the permanent exhibition, library, media library, bar
0 / main entrance to the building, ticket office, audioguide station, temporary exhibitions, Play Department, auditorium, museum store, coffee shop, restaurant
–1 / underground car park

Permanent Exhibition

• Located on levels 1 & 2.
• Touring the exhibition: doors and passages with no door sills, levels are connected by stairs and lifts.
• You can use mobile seats (stools) in the exhibition space. They are provided by the exhibition staff.
• The exhibition features multimedia (video and audio recordings), the exhibition halls have a variable intensity of light and sounds.
• Room E (level 2) features an MT3D (Multilayer Touch Deep) piece based on convex layered graphics, an innovative method of adapting visual arts to the needs of the blind. It presents a photograph by Chris Niedenthal which depicts Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki raising his hand in a gesture of V for victory, in 1989, after his government was sworn in.
• Room F (level 2), within an installation entitled The Labyrinth, has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Braille at hand height among 68 other translations.

Tickets

• the ticket office is on level 0 / important! the ticket office counters are 120cm tall and covered with a glass pane
• discount tickets at PLN 25 apply to:
  – people with disabilities (a document is required to confirm entitlement) and an assistant to the disabled person
  – the price includes the audioguide fee per each visitor

Audio guide

• makes the tour easier and more complete; the audio guide hire cost is included in the ticket price
• available with audio description (in Polish and English)
• available in Polish Sign Language

Induction loop for hearing aid users

• stationary / available at the ticket office, at the information desk, at the audioguide station, at the information points of the Play Department and the library, and in the auditorium (first two rows)
• neck-worn, mobile / for hire with an audioguide at the audioguide station

Wheelchairs for people with mobility impairments
Adult wheelchairs (2) are available free of charge without prior reservation; ask at the ticket office.

Cloakroom / self-service lockers
You can use self-service lockers on level 0.

Toilets
The building has designated, free toilets and disabled-accessible toilets (levels 0, 1, 2, 3).

Family room / Silence room

• Available on level 0, next to the toilets.
• The room is equipped with a chair, a washbasin and a changing table.

Lifts

• There are three panoramic lifts in the building. The lifts get to every floor of the building.
• The buttons in the lifts are raised and Braille labelled.
• The lifts have a voice information system in Polish and English.

If you need further support or information, please contact us before your visit.

Contact
• ECS Accessibility Team
e-mail: dostepnosc@ecs.gda.pl
• Natalia Grzywacz-Leszowska
tel.: +48 517 368 130 / e-mail: n.grzywacz@ecs.gda.pl