ACCESSIBILITY
The Kulturama Museum of Human Evolution is accessible to all people. If you have any questions about accessibility, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Admission prices and reduced prices
Persons with a disability card receive a reduced admission price of CHF 11. With the «KulturLegi» of the Canton of Zurich, you receive a 50% discount on the regular admission price.
Mobility and accessibility
Entrance to the museum is via a few steps or with a lift. Please ring the bell outside the lift for service. All floors of the main building are accessible by lift. All exhibition rooms in the main building are barrier-free. There are steps in the rooms on the 1st floor, but a wheelchair lift is available. In the adventure trail on the 2nd floor, exhibits can also be discovered tactilely. Most of the exhibits are easy to grasp from a wheelchair. The exhibition «How we learn», which is located in the adjacent building and is open at weekends and on public holidays, is not wheelchair-accessible (steps).
Seating facilities
There are tables with chairs in the foyer of the museum. Seating options are also available in the exhibitions. Folding stools can be borrowed – please contact reception.
Toilets
Assistance dogs
Officially designated assistance dogs are permitted in the museum.
Contact person
Raymond Grob will be happy to answer any questions about accessibility: raymond.grob@kulturama.ch or call +41 44 260 60 44
Inclusivity offers in the exhibitions
At the Kulturama, knowledge is imparted via several senses. Faithful reproductions of bones and organs are available in the permanent exhibition and enable tactile exploration. They are labelled on the corresponding tables. In addition to tangible objects, there are also listening stations with various sounds (heart sounds, lung sounds) in the «Discovery Trail».
Inclusivity offers for private groups
The «Kulturama Inclusivity» offer, which can be booked with a guided tour for private individuals, is flexible and can be customized to suit the needs of the group. We will be happy to advise you by phone and discuss the possible content together.
Inclusivity offer for school classes
Information for people with hearing impairments
Pictograms in the museum show the way to the exhibition rooms, the cafeteria and the toilets. The videos in the exhibitions are not subtitled.
Information for people with visual impairments
There are tactile elements in the exhibitions. In the «Discovery Trail» on the 2nd floor, objects can be touched and there are also audio stations.
By car
There is a free car park for people with a physical disability in front of the Kulturama. The space is signposted with a wheelchair sign and is located directly next to the main entrance.
By train
Information on barrier-free train travel is available from SBB and ZVV. We recommend people in wheelchairs travelling to the Kulturama from the Zurich main station ). From Zurich main station, take tram 3 to the «Hottingerplatz» stop. Kulturama is around 100 metres from the tram station.
Directions for people with a visual impairment
From Zurich main station, take tram 3 to the «Hottingerplatz» stop, from Zurich Stadelhofen take the tram to the «Englischviertelstrasse» stop. The stops are indicated acoustically and visually during the journey. Kulturama is just a few minutes' walk from both tram stops.
Getting here
By public transportation
- Tram 3, direction Klusplatz, to tram stop «Hottingerplatz»
- Tram 8, direction Klusplatz, to Tram stop «Englischviertelstrasse»
By car
Parking spaces
– Two parking spaces available in front of the main entrance.
– Multi-storey car park «Hohe Promenade», about 10 minutes walk from the museum.
– Parking spaces in the neighbouring streets «blue zone».
Site plan
Here you will find a map for your orientation
KULTURAMA
Museum of Human Evolution
Englischviertelstr. 9
CH-8032 Zürich