The European Solidarity Centre is a cultural institution accessible to all, including disabled visitors. Welcome inside!
What is where
–1 / underground car park
0 / main and side entrances to the building, multifunctional room, ticket office, audioguide station, THE SHIPYARD exhibitions, Play Department, auditorium, museum store, coffee shop
1 / entrance to the permanent exhibition, library, media library, bar
2 / permanent exhibition, archive
3 / workshop rooms, Solidarity Every Day space
4 / offices of the European Solidarity Centre
5 / technical section / no entry
6 / observation deck
Underground car park (level –1)
/ entry in ul. Nowomiejska: access from ul. Jana z Kolna or ul. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki
/ 280 parking spaces
/ 8 designated disabled spaces
/ bicycle parking spaces to the left of the vehicle entrance
/ important: entrance to the lifts or staircase through a heavy double-leaf door, no door sill
Entry to the building (level 0)
▪ main entrance
/ pedestrian access from pl. Solidarności through the historic Gdańsk Shipyard Gate No. 2 and from ul. Jerzego Popiełuszki
/ automatic door, open all year round, entrance with no door sill
/ Important! The access to the main entrance of the ECS is cobbled.
▪ side entrance
/ in ul. Nowomiejska
/ double-leaf door, open all year round, entrance with a door sill (4 cm)
Tickets
/ the ticket office is on level 0
/ important! the ticket office counters are 120cm tall and covered with a glass pane
/ discount tickets 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
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.
THE SHIPYARD Exhibition
/ Located on levels 0.
/ The exhibition features multimedia (video and audio recordings), the exhibition halls have a variable intensity of light and sounds.
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.
Contact
If you need further support or information, please contact us before your visit.
Natalia Grzywacz-Leszkowska
tel.: +48 517 368 130
e-mail: n.grzywacz@ecs.gda.pl