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Musée de la Lessive

This museum is unique in Belgium, and there are few in Europe, because it is entirely devoted to the evolution of laundry techniques in relation to the status of women. The museum is astonishing because of the extent of its collections and the unexpected objects that were used to do the laundry.

You can admire the first wooden washing machines or discover the products used before the invention of soap. And you will see some amazing machines in operation.

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Strong points

Staff
  • An reference person is available upon prior request.
  • There is staff available to help negotiate obstacles.
Safety
  • The structure of the location is simple and makes it possible to find the way and orient oneself easily.
Parking
  • It is possible to drop a person off near the entrance.
Identification
  • The building is easy to find.

Points of attention

Safety
  • It is difficult to distinguish the doors one from the other.

Strong points

Parking
  • There is at least 1 parking space less than 100 metres from the entrance.
Access road from the car park
  • All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
Entrance
  • The building is easy to identify.
  • The entrance is easy to identify.
Horizontal circulation
  • There is no step to negotiate.
  • The width of the hallways is sufficient.
Exposition
  • All the content of the exhibition is accessible and visible.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • There is a step in the entrance.
  • There is at least one ramp that is difficult to negotiate.
Adapted sanitary
  • There is no adapted toilet.

Strong points

Parking
  • There is at least 1 parking space less than 50 metres from the entrance.
Access road from the car park
  • All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
  • There is no step to negotiate.
Entrance
  • The building is easy to identify.
  • There is a step lower than 18 cm in the entrance.
Home
  • Seats are available near the reception.
Horizontal circulation
  • Circulation is easy everywhere.
  • The width of the hallways is sufficient.
  • All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
  • There are seats along the pathway.
Exposition
  • All the content of the exhibition is accessible.
  • There are seats in every space of the exhibition.

Strong points

Access road from the car park
  • Circulation is free from obstacles.
Guide dog
  • Assistance dogs are accepted.
Entrance
  • The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance .
Home
  • The reception is in a quiet environment.
  • The reception has no glass partition.
  • The staff sees the persons coming into the building and can assist them.
  • The reception is located in the logical continuation of the pathway.
Horizontal circulation
  • Circulation is free from obstacles.
Exposition
  • Adapted guided tours are organised upon reservation.
  • It is possible to touch reproductions of works.
  • It is possible to touch exhibits.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • There is no device allowing the identification of the entrance.

Strong points

Entrance
  • The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
Home
  • A reference person is present to accompany the persons with special needs.
  • The reception is in a quiet environment.
Horizontal circulation
  • Circulation is free from obstacles.
  • The furniture contrasts with its environment.
Exposition
  • Adapted guided tours are organised upon reservation.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • There is no device allowing the identification of the entrance.

Strong points

Parking
  • The car park is freely accessible.
Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to find.
  • The building is easy to find.
Home
  • The institution can be contacted by email.
  • The premises are easy to understand.
Wireless
  • It is possible to connect to the mobile networks, 3G or 4G.
Light
  • The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.
Adapted sanitary
  • It is possible to see whether a toilet is occupied or free.
  • The toilets are easy to find.

Points of attention

Home
  • There is no staff member practicing sign language.
Wireless
  • There is no Wi-Fi.
Exposition
  • The exhibition is not adapted to deaf persons, as the content is mainly acoustic.
  • There are no organised guided tours in sign language.

Strong points

Parking
  • The car park is freely accessible.
Entrance
  • The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
Home
  • The reception is located in a quiet environment.
Light
  • The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.
Adapted sanitary
  • It is possible to see whether a toilet is occupied or free.
Exposition
  • The environment is calm.
  • The presented works are explained in an simple and easily understandable way.

Points of attention

Entrance
  • The entrance is hard to find.
Home
  • The auditory information is not backed up visually.
Magnetic induction loop
  • There is no mobile induction loop.

Strong points

Entrance
  • The entrance is easy to find.
  • The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
Home
  • The reception is calm.
  • The reception is easy to find and close to the entrance.
  • It is possible to pay in cash (coins and notes).
Horizontal circulation
  • The location is calm and well lit.
Adapted sanitary
  • The toilets are easy to find.
Exposition
  • Adapted guided visits can be reserved by going directly to the reception.
  • The adapted guided visits can be reserved by phone.
  • Guided visits adapted to children are organised.
  • An adapted visit is available upon prior request.
  • A significant part of the exhibition is varied (touch, smell, sight, hearing).
  • The exhibition is varied (touch, smell, sight, hearing).
  • The presented works are explained in an simple and easily understandable way.
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