Access by car for people with disabilities
After entering the Dreispitz via Gate 13, take the access road directly to the left via Florenz-Strasse in the direction of the HGK Basel high-rise building. To lower the bollard system, please press the bell of the HGK Basel (Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW). You will be connected to the reception. If the reception is not attended, please dial the service number 0041 / 61 335 40 46. The route then leads via Freilager-Platz. There is one parking lot for people with disabilities right next to the HEK.
Access to the buildings / barriers
- Access to the HEK is via a staircase with 8 steps or a wheelchair-accessible ramp to the left of the entrance. The entrance to the foyer is through two double glass doors. To the left is an unattended checkroom with lockers and straight ahead to the right is the museum ticket office and the staffed museum café. To the left of the ticket office, a double door without a threshold leads into the exhibition area.
- Access to the Kunsthaus Baselland is via a staircase with 7 steps (entrance from Freilager-Platz) or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp (entrance Helsinki-Strasse). The entrance to the premises is barrier-free..
- Access to the HGK Basel auditorium, CIVIC and the cinema as well as all the rooms on the upper floors are barrier-free via the main entrance on the ground floor and a wheelchair-accessible elevator.
- der TANK is accessible without thresholds on the ground floor.
- Access to the TransBona-Halle via several staircases with 6 steps each or a lifting plattform. (requires assistance from supervisory staff)
- iart and Fluxdock are accessible via several staircases, each with 9 steps, or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
- Ausstellungsraum SfG is accessible via several staircases, each with 9 steps, or via a wheelchair-accessible ramp..
Toilets
- HEK has a gender-neutral, public wheelchair toilet. The door opens inwards and there is a door closer. The area is 250 cm by 220 cm, there is an L-handle on the wall and a folding handle on the open side. An alarm button is not installed, the washbasin can be wheeled under. The key is available at the museum ticket office.
The wheelchair toilet is located in the basement of the HEK. The basement is accessible by stairs or public elevator. A concrete staircase with 23 steps, 3 intermediate landings and a handrail on one side leads to the basement. The door of the elevator is 90 cm wide, the area is 120 cm by 150 cm. - Further wheelchair-accessible toilets are located in the HGK Basel and the Kunsthaus Baselland. For access to the public wheelchair toilet at the HGK Basel, please report to reception at the CIVIC.
- For access to the Kunsthaus Baselland public wheelchair toilet, please contact the reception.
Visual handicap
Guide and assistance dogs are also welcome in the exhibition rooms.
Language
Most of the panel discussions, films, performances and workshops are in English.
In some cases, German or English subtitles or translation aids are available. This applies in particular to the Talks&Panels.
Retreat
A rest and retreat area (HGK D3.102 Quiet Space) will be available on the festival site. If you feel uncomfortable, you can contact the Welcome Desk at the CIVIC of the HGK Basel at any time.
Parents & children
Nappy-changing facilities are available in the toilets in the HEK, Kunsthaus Baselland and HGK Basel.
For the youngest visitors, there is an unsupervised play and painting corner in the CIVIC.