Inclusive cultural offerings - visually impaired people
Information about cultural events for visually impaired people.
With regard to accessible cultural offerings for blind and visually impaired people, the Wiesbaden Cultural Office maintains close contact with the Wiesbaden branch of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as well as with the local chapter of the Pro Retina e. V. association. Together, we are working to make Wiesbaden’s cultural offerings more accessible to visually impaired people. This applies both to the physical accessibility of our cultural facilities and to the accessibility of their content. For example, the Caligari Cinema is fully accessible and features films with audio description in its program. The European Youth Circus Festival will also be made accessible again in 2026 with live audio description for blind and visually impaired audiences.
Here we provide information about our offerings.
Offers on request
Including guided tours in the sam
At sam, the City Museum on the Market Square, you can explore the history of today’s capital of Hesse. Upon request, guided tours with audio descriptions or sign language interpretation are available. In addition to tours of the permanent exhibition, themed tours are also available upon request, such as “A City in the Middle Ages,” “Status Symbols,” “Favorite Pieces,” or tours of the current special exhibition.
If you are interested in a guided tour, please contact Lisa Sommer:
Guided tours, readings in the Mauritius media library
The Mauritius Media Library offers current magazines, books, audiobooks, online media, e-books, movie DVDs, and a music library. The library also provides NVDA screen readers and screen magnifiers for online use. Through "Onleihe," screen reader-compatible e-books can be borrowed from home. The reading café, seating areas, and visitor computers invite you to linger, browse, or conduct research.
During a guided tour of the Mauritius Media Library, interested visitors can explore and try out the diverse offerings. Upon request, guided tours or events such as readings and gaming meetups—including those with audio descriptions for the blind—are available. As of August 1, 2022, use of the Mauritius Media Library is free of charge.
If you are interested in a guided tour or assistance, please contact the staff:
Guided tours with reportage for the blind in the Kunsthaus
The Kunsthaus on Schulberg is a meeting place for art lovers and artists, featuring rotating exhibitions. It also houses the Artothek, part of the city’s art collection, which lends out artworks for a fee. Upon request, accessible guided tours of the current exhibition and a visit to the Artothek with audio descriptions are available.
If you are interested in a guided tour, please contact Christine Wagner-Hübinger at
