Accessibility

Reductions for Attendants

If you have a severe disability and require someone to escort you, this person will be admitted free of charge – such tickets can be arranged by telephone, at the daytime box office at Gropius Bau and at the evening box offices. Please present the appropriate ID (“B-Ausweis”) when you enter the event.

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

You can reach the Haus der Berliner Festspiele at Schaperstraße 24 barrier-free by public transport: The underground station Spichernstraße has two lifts on the platform of the U3 in the direction of Wittenbergplatz and in the direction of Krumme Lanke as well as a guide system for the blind on the two side platforms.

The Haus der Berliner Festspiele has barrier-free, with step-free access to the foyer and the auditorium on the ground floor. The upper foyers and the side stage can be reached via a lift. Due to construction work, paved access to the garden is not yet available.

A toilet for all genders and for people with reduced mobility is located on the ground floor.

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Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Berlin

The Chamber Music Hall is accessible for wheelchair users. Dedicated places/seats are provided for visitors in wheelchairs and the persons accompanying them. Other seating options are available by taking a few steps. Zimmer frames and walking aids may not be taken into the auditorium for security reasons. These may be left in the cloakrooms or outside the respective entrance to the auditorium. The Chamber Music Hall has an induction loop for hearing aids. A receiver for this system can be obtained free of charge from the information desk.

Accessible toilets are provided in the foyer.

The public parking facilities on the west side of the Philharmonie/Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße include a limited number of signposted disabled parking spaces. The underground car park below the Chamber Music Hall (entry via Scharoun-Straße) does not possess a lift to the foyer. In order to avoid a long walk, we recommend you travel by bus routes M48 and M85 (Kulturforum or Varian-Fry-Straße), line 200 (Philharmonie or Varian-Fry-Straße) and line 300 (Philharmonie or Varian-Fry-Straße).

Radialsystem

Freedom of movement to all of the rooms (with exception of the deck) is guaranteed. In the foyer there is a restroom for people with reduced mobility, and directly in front of the entrance of the building there are two parking spaces for the disabled. People with reduced mobility should contact us in advance by phone at +49 30 288 788 588 or by email at .

SAVVY Contemporary

Entry to SAVVY Contemporary can be accessed by persons with restricted mobility, in wheelchairs or with children’s buggies. This entrance is directly on the corner of Reinickendorfer Str. and Pankstraße. In order to visit the exhibition spaces on the lower floor, please speak to our on-site staff. The building is fitted with a lift that can be operated by the staff on request.

There is an accessible toilet located on the ground floor.

Unfortunately, the venue does not have its own parking spaces. If you are travelling by S- or U-Bahn, barrier-free access to Wedding station (S45/S46, U6) is located on Müllerstraße. The U-Bahn station Leopoldplatz (U6/U9) is also accessible to wheelchair users as it has lifts.

silent green

silent green has wheelchair accessible entrances for its visitors: the Kuppelhalle can be accessed using a ramp from the central internal courtyard. Entry to the Betonhalle is via a long ramp at the main entrance. If you would prefer to avoid a long ramp, please get in touch with our staff. Wheelchair access to the studios is available via a platform lift.

Accessible toilets are located in both the Betonhalle and close to the Kuppelhalle.

If you are travelling to the venue by car, it is possible to drop off or pick up passengers at the turning plate on Gerichtstraße, directly in front of the building’s main entrance. Unfortunately, there are no parking spaces there. If you are travelling to the venue by S- or U-Bahn, barrier-free access to Wedding station (S45/S46, U6) is located on Müllerstraße. The U-Bahn station Leopoldplatz (U6/U9) is also accessible to wheelchair users as it has lifts.

Universität der Künste

The Probensaal (rehearsal stage) at UdK Berlin (Bundesallee 1-12) is barrier-free accessible.

Villa Elisabeth and St. Elisabeth Church

The ground floor of Villa Elisabeth is barrier-free accessible and has an accessible toilet. The upper floors are not barrier-free accessible.

St. Elisabeth Church can be accessed by persons with restricted mobility, in wheelchairs or with children’s buggies using a ramp on the right-hand side. It has a barrier-free toilet.