HANDS UP – Erlebnis Gebärdensprache

The most important things at a glance

  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible entrance
  • Accessible reception
  • Assistance dogs allowed
  • Reduced admission
  • for people with hearing impairments / in ÖGS
  • Special tours & offers

information

  • address
    Hollandstrasse 141020 ViennaVienna
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  • Opening hoursMon-Fri: 08.45-17.20, Sat: on request, Sundays and public holidays: closed
  • Entrance
    • 17,50 € Reduced
    • free entry for assistants
  • Guided toursAwareness workshops: On request

Contact

Description

HANDS UP is an interactive exhibition that gently and humorously introduces visitors to the world of sign language. Led by deaf guides, hearing people experience the everyday lives of deaf people and learn interesting facts about deaf history and culture. The goal is to raise awareness in the hearing world in an entertaining and playful way and to demonstrate the importance of sign language.

Physical accessibility

  • Entrance: Barrier-free entrance via stair lift (4 steps)
  • In the building: barrier-free toilet
  • In the exhibition: All elements of the exhibition are barrier-free accessible

Accessible information and content

All exhibition content is presented without spoken language and by deaf guides using facial expressions, body language, and nonverbal communication. The program is supplemented by interactive touchscreen PCs and written German and English.

Inclusive art and cultural education

Awareness workshops on request