Accessibility in The Craft Museum of Finland

The Craft Museum of Finland in the heart of Jyväskylä is easy to reach by walking, car or public transportation. It's comfortable sized and there's a lot of fun for the whole family. 

If you want, you can preview the exhibition spaces with a PDF map:

Every user of the museum is treated equally regardless of their cultural background, and user feedback is taken into account.

We are part of the EU Disability Card support teams and we want to serve our clients with special needs in the best possible way. We are therefore an official Disability Card Venue. Personal assistants arriving with the Disability Card holder will have access to the museum free of charge. The museum also has a wheelchair that can be borrowed. 

The need for changing diapers for babies has been taken into account, and for example, there is a quieter spot in the open workshop where you can breastfeed in peace.

The local bus transportation center is located on Vapaudenkatu, about 200 meters away from the museum. The nearest taxi stand is located on Kauppakatu, in front of the Jyväskylä Art Museum, about 50 meters away from the museum. For more information on bus parking in Jyväskylä, please visit the city's website (in Finnish). 

Our museum is accessible when assisted

There is a disabled parking space on Kauppakatu at the address Kauppakatu 23, in front of the bank. At the location of the parking space, Kauppakatu is a courtyard street that starts from the intersection of Kilpisenkatu and Kauppakatu towards the university. Towards the Craft Museum of Finland, Kauppakatu continues as a pedestrian street.

Wheelchair access is available at street level. Access to other floors is available via a stairlift that accommodates wheelchairs, and staff are available to assist with its use if necessary.  The stairlift is a platform lift with a floor size of 97 x 77 cm. This should be taken into account when using, for example, an electric wheelchair. From the first floor, a larger passenger elevator provides access to the basement and the second floor. An accessible restroom is located on the street level, and all museum restrooms are gender-neutral.

There are no handrails in the exhibition rooms, so visually impaired visitors are not recommended to explore the exhibitions without an assistant. Guide dogs are welcome in all areas of the museum, and a water bowl for dogs can be found in the accessible restroom.

Attention was paid to accessibility in the exhibitions

Visitors can touch different materials in the exhibition "A Journey in Time," which is part of the museum's permanent exhibition.

Some temporary exhibitions also include sound guides and interactive sections. 

Please note! Museums' permanent exhibitions in the basement have been closed from the public 2.9.2024. All renewed permanent exhibitions will open in June 2025.