Gewerbemuseum Winterthur
In the historic heart of Winterthur, the Gewerbemuseum mounts exhibitions which explore the points at which design, art and everyday life intersect. The museum shows the familiar in unfamiliar ways, asks pertinent questions, provides startling, multisensory insights into current topics and phenomena of the time, and offers easy access to the world of materials. In recent years, temporary exhibitions have enabled the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur to establish itself as a key player in the Swiss museum landscape and attract a wide audience. At the same time, the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur’s permanent MATERIAL LAB exhibition offers interested members of the public, professional experts, students at vocational colleges and universities, as well as school pupils of all ages an interactive laboratory for studying materials.
Access preferences
- Free entrance (Special Assistance)
Entrance to the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur is free for the disabled person and their companion
- MATERIAL LAB (Multisensory Experiences)
The Gewerbemuseum offers much more than accessibility.
In the MATERIAL LAB you can explore the world of materials not just with your eyes, but also with your hands, ears and even nose. Visitors are encouraged to handle some 1000 specimens, listen to descriptions of the specific properties of materials at audio stations, and smell the aromas of all kinds of substances.- Parking (Parking)
There is no parking space in the immediate vicinity of the museum, but you can use the Technikum-Nord car park.
- Private tours in sign language (Group and Tours)
Would your group like a private tour of the exhibition in sign language? We will be happy to arrange this.
- Public Transport (Getting there)
The museum offers an online description how come by public transport, elaborated together with a blind person, and a link to the Railway and bus timetables.
- Sign language tours (Sign language)
Would your group like a private tour of the exhibition in sign language? We will be happy to arrange this.
- Wheelchair and physical access (Accessible restrooms)
The museum building is fully wheelchair accessible, including the toilet facilities.
- Workshops for the blind and visually impaired (Workshops)
The museum will shortly be offering a module for the blind and visually impaired in the MATERIAL LAB, as part of the "Workshops for everyone" series. Interested? Please contact us and we will keep you informed.
Contact info
Gewerbemuseum Winterthur,
Kirchpl. 14,
8400 Winterthur, Switzerland.
+41522675136
gewerbemuseum@win.ch
https://www.gewerbemuseum.ch/