Muzeum Ziem Wschodnich Dawnej Rzeczypospolitej in Lublin (Museum of the Eastern Territories of the Former Commonwealth)
NOTE!
Museum of the Eastern Territories of the Former Commonwealth in Lublin, a branch of the National Museum in Lublin, is a newly established cultural institution, for which a historic building that had not been comprehensively renovated for a very long time, was handed over. Therefore, the architectural accessibility of the building at the moment is poor. The museum is still in the process of preparing for a major refurbishment to create a modern exhibition space that is also accessible to people with disabilities.
Architectural accessibility
The museum does not have a car park for visitors. The nearest public car park with parking spaces for people with disabilities is located at ul. Radziwiłłowska.
Museum accessibility for people with mobility impairments
The Museum of the Eastern Territories of the Former Commonwealth is partially accessible for people with mobility impairments. The main entrance to the Museum is located at the level of Plac Litewski. These are wooden, heavy doors of sufficient width through which - with the help of a porter or assistant - a person in a wheelchair can pass. For this reason, entering the building may cause some discomfort for a person with a mobility impairment.
The ground floor of the Museum houses a cloakroom, gatehouse, staff offices, including the 'From the Borderlands Saved' collection point (“Z kresów ocalone"), and toilets. Toilets are inaccessible for people with mobility impairments.
All exhibition and lecture theatres are located on the first floor. As the building does not have a lift, the facility on the upper floors is therefore inaccessible to visitors with mobility impairments.
Wheelchair users only have access to the administration and office area, which is located on the ground floor.
Museum accessibility for people with hearing disabilities
The museum is not equipped with induction loops, nor does it have information for visitors in Polish Sign Language.
Museum accessibility for people with visual disabilities
The museum does not have materials prepared for the blind and visually impaired. The tour route has not been specially marked, so we recommend visiting with an assistant or asking an exhibition guide/museum staff member for help.
Accessibility of the service for people with disabilities
An additional accessibility menu was used. It is located in the top right corner.
Although every effort has been made to ensure the availability of the www.ziemiewschodnie.pl website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Contact us if you notice a problem not listed below.
Known limitations of www.ziemiewschodnie.pl
We try to ensure that all images submitted have alternative content. However, it can sometimes be incorrect. If you notice one, please contact us. We will try to correct it as soon as possible.
● Some videos do not have subtitles for the hearing impaired and deaf people. All new videos added to our site already have such subtitles. We plan to add subtitles to videos from before 30 November 2022 by the end of 2024.
● Some published documents in pdf are not available digitally.
● Images of museum pieces in the catalogue made available digitally do not have alternative texts (we are in the process of completing the alternative content).
● There may be times when a table does not have a title or header.
Feedback and contact details.
Please contact us if there are any problems with the accessibility of the website.
The contact person is Maciej Dłużniewski, email: m.dluzniewski@mnwl.pl.
In the request, please provide:
● your name;
● your contact details (e.g. telephone number, e-mail);
● the exact address of the website where the item or content is unavailable;
● a description of what the problem is and how it would be most convenient for you to solve it.
Requests for missing information and complaints about failure to provide accessibility can be made through in the same way.
Everyone has the right to request that the digital accessibility of a website or some element of it be ensured. You can also request information through an alternative means of access, for example by reading a digitally inaccessible document, describing the content of a video without audio description. If the requesting person indicates a need to receive the information by means of an alternative means of access, they should also specify a convenient way of presenting the information.
Handling accessibility requests and complaints
We will respond to your request as soon as possible and no later than 7 days after receipt.
If it is not possible to meet this deadline, we will inform you. In this message, we will give you a new deadline by which we will correct the errors you have reported. This new term will not be longer than 2 months.
If we are unable to ensure the availability of the digital website or content from your submission, we will offer you access by an alternative means.
If the Museum of the Eastern Territories of the Former Commonwealth in Lublin refuses to comply with a request for accessibility or an alternative means of accessing information, the requester may lodge a complaint about the accessibility of the digital website or website element. Once the indicated procedure has been exhausted, an application may also be made to the Ombudsman. https://bip.brpo.gov.pl/content/jak-zglosic-sie-do-rzecznika-praw-obywatelskich.
Date of declaration: 26.10.2022
The declaration was drawn up on the basis of a self-assessment carried out by the public entity.