Accessibility Statement

Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst is committed to making its website, weserburg.de, accessible and usable for as many people as possible. This statement explains how we intend to improve the accessibility of our website, which areas are currently not yet fully accessible, and how you can report accessibility barriers to us.

This statement applies to the website of Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst published at weserburg.de.

Scope of this statement

The weserburg.de website primarily provides information about the museum, exhibitions, events, the collection, education and engagement programs, visiting the museum, and other services offered by Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst.

The website also includes a Shop section featuring publications, exhibition catalogs, posters, editions, and other products. Individual products can be ordered by email. There is currently no automated online store with a shopping cart, customer accounts, an immediate online checkout process, or direct online payment. Because products can be ordered by email, the Shop section is considered particularly relevant in terms of digital accessibility.

In some cases, our event pages contain links to external ticket services operated by third parties. These external services are not part of weserburg.de and are operated technically by the respective providers. Information about and responsibility for the accessibility of these external systems lie with the respective providers.

Please contact us directly if you require assistance in connection with attending an event, placing an order, or using our website.

How accessible is the website?

The weserburg.de website is currently partially accessible. This assessment is based on an internal self-evaluation and an automated sample test conducted using the online evaluation tool WAVE. A comprehensive external accessibility audit has not yet been carried out.

Automated evaluation tools cannot assess every digital accessibility requirement. Further barriers may therefore exist that have not yet been fully identified or documented.

Which areas are currently not fully accessible?

Based on our current knowledge, accessibility limitations exist in the following areas in particular:

Page structure and orientation
The structure of the website is not consistently marked up in an accessible manner. Some pages may not have a clearly identifiable main heading or clearly defined structural, navigation, and content areas. This may make orientation more difficult for people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, or other assistive technologies.
Links and controls
Some links and buttons may not have sufficiently descriptive or technically identifiable labels. As a result, it may not always be clear where a link leads or which function a button performs.
Keyboard navigation and assistive technologies
The website’s usability with a keyboard, screen readers, and other assistive technologies has not yet been fully tested. Limitations may therefore occur in relation to navigation, focus order, controls, or embedded content.
Magnification, mobile use, and display
The website has not yet been fully tested for accessibility when used at high magnification, on mobile devices, or with assistive technologies. There are indications that zoom and scaling functions or the display of individual content elements may be limited.
Images, media, and embedded content
Some images, embedded media, videos, or external content may not currently be fully accessible. Possible barriers include missing or insufficiently descriptive alternative text, missing captions, embedded content with limited accessibility, or external content that cannot be operated fully.
PDF documents and downloads
Some PDF documents and downloads on the website may not be structured accessibly or may not provide sufficient accessibility. Possible barriers include missing tags, headings that are not marked up correctly, missing alternative text, or limited usability with screen readers.
External content and links
Some pages may contain or link to content and functions provided by external service providers, such as ticket services, newsletter services, maps, videos, or social media platforms. This content is not entirely within our technical control. We make every effort to identify external services as transparently as possible.
Easy German and German Sign Language
Information in Easy German and German Sign Language is not currently available for the website’s content. We intend to review this as part of our ongoing efforts to improve digital accessibility and to provide such information where possible.

Shop section and ordering by email

The Shop section of the website may not currently be fully accessible. Some product information, links, or controls may not be sufficiently clear or usable for people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, or other assistive technologies.

As orders are currently placed by email, we are happy to provide assistance when needed. Please contact us directly at shop@weserburg.de if you have any questions about a product or an order.

Why do these barriers exist?

The current website was developed several years ago. Within the existing system, extensive technical changes to its structure, navigation, semantic markup, usability, responsive design, and technical accessibility can only be implemented to a limited extent in the short term.

Improving digital accessibility will therefore be taken into account as part of the planned website relaunch. Particular consideration will be given to improved usability with assistive technologies, a clearer page structure, more understandable controls, and an improved presentation of the Shop section.

Until then, we will make every effort to gradually reduce editorial barriers as part of our ongoing work, within the limits of our existing technical and staffing resources. This includes using clearer link text, providing alternative text for new images, offering more understandable information in the Shop section, and making new documents as accessible as possible.

Reporting accessibility barriers

Have you encountered an accessibility barrier on weserburg.de? We welcome your feedback. Please describe as precisely as possible the page or function where you encountered the barrier. It is helpful if you include a link to the relevant page.

You can contact us at:

Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst
PR and Marketing
Teerhof 20
28199 Bremen
Germany

Email: presse@weserburg.de
Phone: +49 (0) 421 59839-26

We will make every effort to respond to your inquiry promptly and, wherever possible, provide you with an accessible alternative.

Contacting the Central Office for Accessible Information Technology

If you do not receive a satisfactory response to your accessibility-related message or inquiry, you can contact the Zentralstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik, the Central Office for Accessible Information Technology at the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

Zentralstelle für barrierefreie Informationstechnik
beim Landesbehindertenbeauftragten der Freien Hansestadt Bremen
Am Markt 20
28195 Bremen
Germany

Phone: +49 421 361-18187
Email: office@lbb.bremen.de

Competent market surveillance authority under the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz

For barriers relating to products or services covered by the German Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz, or Accessibility Strengthening Act, consumers may contact the Market Surveillance Authority of the Federal States for the Accessibility of Products and Services. This authority is responsible for monitoring compliance with the Act for certain products and services.

Marktüberwachungsstelle der Länder für die Barrierefreiheit von Produkten und Dienstleistungen
Anstalt öffentlichen Rechts
Carl-Miller-Straße 6
39112 Magdeburg
Germany

The Market Surveillance Authority provides contact forms for consumers and businesses on its website. It monitors compliance with the Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz for certain products and services.

Preparation and update of this statement

This statement was prepared on July 6, 2026. The assessment is based on an internal self-evaluation and an automated sample test conducted using an online evaluation tool. A comprehensive external accessibility audit has not yet been carried out.

This statement will be updated following significant changes to the website or after further evaluations have been conducted.