Come and check out the Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht (Utrecht University Museum) and get to know your inner scientist. At the museum you will experience the differences between science now and in bygone days. Put on a lab coat and carry out experiments in the Youth Lab. The museum garden the Oude Hortus, with the greenhouses filled with exotic trees and plants, is an unexpected place in the middle of the city center, where every season is different!
Accessibility
In general the collection and exhibitions of the museum are well accessible for disabled visitors. However, we advise you to bring a carer to the museum. The doors are heavy and cannot be opened automatically. Access for your carer is free.
Less mobile visitors in the University Museum
Nearly all the exhibition rooms in the museum are easily accessible, but there are some exceptions. The collection of curiosities is not accessible when you are not able to climb the stairs (five steps). Also part of the Bleuland Cabinet is only accessible by stairs. In there it is possible to make use of the computers on which all information and images from the exhibition are available. For people in a wheelchair it is difficult to view the timeline of the history of the University of Utrecht in the Knowledge lab, because it is at eye level.
Less mobile visitors in the Oude Hortus
The main path in the Oude Hortus is suitable for wheelchairs and scooters, almost all of the garden is accessible via the paths. Only the small paths between the plants and gardens are not accessible by a wheelchair or scooter. The greenhouses and orangery are monumental buildings, the threshold has been removed as much as possible.
| Disabled bathroom: | there is a bathroom for disabled people on the first floor, which can be reached by elevator. The bathroom in the Gingko café is only reachable by stairs. |
| Wheelchair: | there is a wheelchair available |
| Parking for disabled: | there is one parking spot in front of the building reserved for disabled people |
| Parking card for disabled | not available |
| Assistance dogs | all assistance dogs are welcome in the museum and in the garden |
| Blind and visually impaired: | there are no facilities for the blind and visually impaired |
| Hearing impaired: | there are no facilities for the hearing impaired |
Parking rules for the disabled in Utrecht city centre
In the parking garages, parking for the disabled is free of charge, providing you display a blue badge. In front of the museum there is one disabled parking space. Disabled people can also park free of charge on the other spaces in front of the museum. Here you also have to display your blue badge.
Please note: this rule does not apply to designated permit holders areas.
P + R Utrecht: easy and affordable parking on the outskirts of Utrecht
Are you travelling to Utrecht by car? Park at P+R Utrecht and get your day off to a good start. The municipality of Utrecht has four P+R facilities located conveniently on the outskirts of the city near the A2, A12 and A28 motorways, where you can park your car easily and economically. From here, it is only minutes by bus, tram or public rental bike to the city centre. A combination ticket costs only € 5,-. This includes a full day of parking and public transport to and from the city centre for up to five persons. At present, there are four P+R facilities on the outskirts of Utrecht.
Latest Reviews
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Alyce Xiong
16 Feb 2018
3.0
Parking: 3.0
Accessibility: 3.0
Toilets: 4.0
Staff: 3.0
Read All ReviewsThe entrée for the career for disabled visitor is free and is recommended if you are wheelchair user as the doors are heavy and need to open them manually. Mostly museum is accessible leaving out few things which are only accessible through stairs. There is toilet for disabled visitor at first floor which can be accessed using lift. There is 1 parking spot in front of the building which is reserved for disabled, if you are lucky you will find it empty.