Musée Kéramis

Kéramis is a museum, art and creation space dedicated to ceramics, built on the site of the former Boch earthenware factory in La Louvière. Its contemporary and audacious architecture encompasses an old listed building that contains three giant bottle kilns, the last examples of their kind in Belgium.

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Strong points

Staff

An reference person is available upon prior request.

Parking

It is possible to drop a person off near the entrance.

Identification

The building is easy to find.

Points of attention

Safety

There is no specific map available (indicating the accessible pathways and equipment).

Field of analysis

The building’s park has not been analysed.

Strong points

Parking

There is at least 1 reserved parking space less than 100 metres from the entrance.
The reserved parking spaces are properly indicated.
The reserved parking spaces are sufficiently big and horizontal.

Access road from the car park

All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
There is no step to negotiate.
The floor is regular and free of obstacles.
The floor is hard.

Access road from the street

All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
There is no step to negotiate.
The floor is regular and free of obstacles.
The floor is hard.

Entrance

The building is easy to identify.
The main entrance is accessible.
There is no step in the entrance.
The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.

Home

The payment device is easy to use.
The free space in front of the counter is sufficiently big.
The counter is at the correct height.
Some tables allow a correct positioning in a wheelchair.
An reference person is available upon prior request.

Horizontal circulation

There is no step to negotiate.
The floor is hard.
The floor is regular and free of obstacles.
The width of the hallways is sufficient.
The width of the pathways is sufficient.
All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
All the ramps are easy to negotiate.

Vertical circulation

There is a lift.
A sufficiently large lift serves all the floors open to the public.
The lift can be used in autonomy.

Adapted sanitary

An adapted toilet is available, well signalled and easy to use.
There is an accessible sink in the adapted toilet.
The sink is accessible and it is easy to use.

Exposition

All the content of the exhibition is accessible and visible.
The majority of the content of the exhibition is accessible and visible.

Dining room

All the tables allow a correct positioning in a wheelchair.
The width of circulations is sufficient.
Service is provided at the table by the staff.
The staff is available to help people sit at a table, choose, serve themselves, pay...

Strong points

Parking

There is at least 1 reserved parking space less than 100 metres from the entrance.
The reserved parking spaces are properly indicated.
The reserved parking spaces are sufficiently big and horizontal.
It is possible to drop a person off near the entrance.

Access road from the car park

There are seats along the pathway.
All the transit areas are sufficiently large.
There is no step to negotiate.
The floor is hard.

Entrance

The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
The building is easy to identify.
The main entrance is accessible.
There is no step in the entrance.

Home

Wheelchairs are available.

Horizontal circulation

The steps can be bypassed by a well-indicated alternative pathway.
Circulation is easy everywhere.
The floor is hard.
The floor is regular and free of obstacles.

Vertical circulation

The staircases are equipped with handrails on both sides.
There is a lift.
A lift serves all the floors open to the public.

Adapted sanitary

There is a sink in the adapted toilet.

Exposition

All the content of the exhibition is accessible.
Wheelchairs are available.

Dining room

The staff is available to help people sit at a table, choose, serve themselves, pay...
Service is provided at the table by the staff.

Points of attention

Home

The reception is hard to find.

Horizontal circulation

There are no seats along the pathway.

Adapted sanitary

There are no grab bars in the toilet.

Exposition

There are not enough seats.

Strong points

Access road from the street

Guide-lines facilitate circulation .

Entrance

The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance .

Home

The reception is located in front of the entrance.
The staff sees the persons coming into the building and can assist them.
The reception is located in the logical continuation of the pathway.
The location is structured in a simple and intuitive way.
A reference person is present to welcome and accompany the persons with special needs.

Horizontal circulation

Guide-lines facilitate circulation.
Circulation is free from obstacles.
The location is structured in a simple and intuitive way.

Vertical circulation

A lift serves all the floors open to the public.
The staircases are secured by warning tiles.

Exposition

A significant part of the exhibition content is adapted (touch, smell, hearing).
It is possible to touch reproductions of works.
It is possible to touch exhibits.

Dining room

The staff is available to help people : sit at a table, choose, serve themselves, pay...

Points of attention

Entrance

There is no device allowing the identification of the entrance.

Exposition

No adapted tours are planned.
No adapted didactic support is available.

Strong points

Entrance

The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.

Home

A reference person is present to welcome the persons with special needs.
The staff sees the persons coming into the building and can assist them.
The reception is located in front of the entrance.
The reception is located in the logical continuation of the pathway.

Vertical circulation

A lift serves all the floors.
The lift can be used in autonomy or staff is available to help.
The lighting is sufficient and continuous in the staircases.
The stair steps are contrasting.
The staircases are equipped with at least one secure handrail.

Dining room

The staff is available to help people sit at a table, choose from the menu, serve themselves, pay...
The service is at the table.

Points of attention

Entrance

The entrance is hard to find.
There is at least one non secure glass door.
The doors do not contrast with their environment.

Home

Reflections or backlighting can impair vision.

Horizontal circulation

Some glass walls in the pathway are not secured by a contrasting visual marking.
The lack of contrast between the floor and the walls makes it difficult to circulate.
The floor covering is blinding in a part of the pathway.
The location is complex and the signage is insufficient for orientation.

Exposition

The written explanations are hard to read.
There is no visitor guide in large characters.
The majority of works are displayed in display cases.
No adapted tours are planned.
The lighting is not sufficient.

Strong points

Entrance

The entrance is easy to find.
The building is easy to find.
The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
The opening hours are displayed next to the door.
The rates are displayed next to the door.

Home

The reception is open, well lit and allows lip reading.
The reception is easy to find and close to the entrance.
The institution can be contacted by email.

Wireless

It is possible to connect to the mobile networks, 3G or 4G.

Adapted sanitary

It is possible to see whether a toilet is occupied or free.

Exposition

The displayed content is mainly visual.
A significant part of the exhibition content is adapted (touch, smell, sight).

Dining room

The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.

Points of attention

Home

There is no information available in sign language.

Exposition

There are no organised guided tours in sign language.
The films are not subtitled.
There is no adapted fire alarm system (light or vibration).

Strong points

Entrance

The entrance is easy to find.
The building is easy to find.
The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
The opening hours are displayed next to the door.
The rates are displayed next to the door.

Home

The reception is open, well lit and allows lip reading.
The reception is easy to find and close to the entrance.
The institution can be contacted by email.

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 displayed content is mainly visual.
The lighting is sufficient and continuous all through the visit.

Dining room

The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.

Points of attention

Home

Depending on attendance, the reception can be very noisy.

Exposition

The environment is noisy.
The films are not subtitled.

Dining room

Depending on attendance, there can be a lot of noise.

Strong points

Entrance

The entrance is easy to find.
The building is easy to find.
The staff sees the persons who arrive and can offer assistance.
The opening hours are displayed next to the door.
The rates are displayed next to the door.

Home

The reception is easy to find and close to the entrance.
It is possible to pay in cash (coins and notes).

Vertical circulation

The lift is easy to use or staff is available to help.
There is an visual announcement in the lift.
The lighting is sufficient and continuous in the staircases.
The stair steps are contrasting.
The staircases are equipped with at least one secure handrail.

Exposition

Guided visits adapted to children are organised.
There is no need to by a ticket in advance.
The exhibition is varied (touch, smell, sight, hearing).

Dining room

The lighting is sufficient and allows lip reading.
It is possible to pay in cash (coins and notes).
The staff is available to help people: sit at a table, choose in the menu, serve themselves, pay...