Accessibility

Macerata Musei promotes accessibility to museums and cultural sites at all levels. It supports inclusiveness and breaks down any physical, cultural and social barriers. Education about the historical-artistic heritage of the city and getting access to knowledge for all visitors are among its purposes.

Palazzo Buonaccorsi

It cooperates with individuals, non-profit organisations and associations; it develops dedicated routes and provides all information for easy access to museum spaces.

Getting here

• The museum is connected by public transport services: train, city bus, suburban bus. The connecting lines and hubs are equipped with wheelchair ramps.
• The museum is located 20 metres from the city bus stop. The route from the bus stop to the museum is on the tarmac.
• Reserved parking spaces are available within the building, subject to prior notice. from the museum.

Hospitality and services

• The museum is fully accessible.
• There are no stairs to the entrance.
• The route extends on three floors connected by stairs with handrails, stairlifts, and a lift.
• There are accessible toilets.
• The Box Office and Bookshop are located on the ground floor.

The museum route

• The route is signposted and there are no obstacles to mobility in the halls.
• A selection of relevant objects can be enjoyed tactilely, partly with bare hands and partly with gloves.
• Tactile objects are provided with Braille captions.

Our activities

• Educational activities for schools and families are accessible to people having hearing, visual, psychic, hearing and visual impairments.
• The Civic Museums provide a guided tour service by qualified personnel upon request.
• There are texts in Braille as an aid for teaching activities to encourage blind people to participate.

The Earth Houses of Villa Ficana Ecomuseum

• The Earth Houses of Villa Ficana Ecomuseum is located in Macerata at Borgo Santa Croce. The hamlet is a pedestrian area that can be reached by car or public transport (Line 1 Urban Transport – Macerata).
• Outside the neighbourhood, there are free parking spaces (not reserved parking spaces) on the side of the street facing the main entrance.
• The museum is not fully accessible for wheelchairs: there are stairs to reach the Visitor Centre and access the upper floors of the buildings; there is also a step on the lower floors.
• Part of the material heritage kept at the Visitor Centre is accessible tactilely and through audio guides in different languages, available via the free app ‘izi.
• There are informative texts in Braille.
• There are no wheelchair-accessible toilets.

Archaeological site Helvia Recina

• There are PVA 3D prints of the theatre and funerary monuments.
• The route has special visitor cards in Braille.

Website

We have tried to use our experience and knowledge of the various ways of accessing the Internet to develop a website that is clear and easy for everyone to use.

We used HTML5 and CSS compliant with the W3C specifications, because we believe that usability and accessibility must be built on a solid foundation.

We have also tried to achieve the AA level of accessibility according to the yardstick established by version 2.1 of the WCAG. However, we are aware of the fact that some points established by the WCAG are subjective: while we are sure we have respected them, we know that there may be particular cases in which their interpretation could be different.

If you find any part of the site that does not meet accessibility standards, please report it to the following address: staff@musei.macerata.it