The Museum Henry Dunant is accessible to people with disabilities.
How to reach us: Several times an hour by post bus from St. Gallen in 40' or hourly by rack railway from Rorschach in 17'.
There are plenty of parking spaces.
Opening Hours
Temporarily no regular opening hours due to repositioning.
Guided tours for groups and school classes are still possible at any time on request.
Current events can be found in our → agenda.
The museum has been extensively remodelled. The new core exhibition is currently being realised.
The museum will be open daily from 10 August 2024:
Mon-Sun 11am-4pm
23 December 2024 – 31 January 2025 closed
Accessibility
The Museum Henry Dunant is a museum for everyone and has designed its premises and services to be barrier-free. The exhibition also enables people with walking, visual and hearing impairments to explore the museum independently and entertainingly.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, our contact person Janine Hofstetter will be happy to hear from you:
→ janine.hofstetter@dunant-museum.ch
By car:
There are plenty of parking spaces directly at the rear entrance.
By public transport:
From St. Gallen railway station, the journey is possible every half hour by postbus B 121 (direct to the Dunant Museum stop) or B 120 (change in Heiden).
From Rorschach, you can take the S25 rack railway (change in Heiden) every hour.
From the Dunant Museum stop, either cross the road and then follow the road on the right-hand side or follow the road directly on the right-hand side.
The rear entrance to the museum is approx. 135m away and is accessible without barriers.
To get to the front entrance, simply follow the road on the right-hand side. At the car park entrance, continue on the pavement. After approx. 120m, the path continues to the right at the crossroads. The entrance to the museum is approx. 15m on the right.
Visitors with disabilities pay the reduced admission price.
One accompanying person is admitted free of charge.
The Kulturlegi is valid in the Museum Henry Dunant.
Assistance dogs and guide dogs for the blind are permitted in the exhibition.
The museum is on the ground floor and there are no stairs.
The Henry Dunant Museum is fully wheelchair accessible.
Lightweight folding chairs can be borrowed from reception.
There is seating in the exhibition.
The reception desk is accessible at a low level.
There are lockers at a low height.
The Procap access monitor (link) contains further information.
The toilet is fully wheelchair accessible and is located on the left at the rear entrance to the museum.
The exhibition texts are available in German and as German, French and English audio versions.
A printed brochure in plain language can be picked up at reception.
An easy-to-use audio guide can be borrowed from reception.
There are various audio stations in the exhibition.
Many objects can be touched.
There are room reliefs for orientation in the museum.
The films have subtitles in German and English.
All public events are translated into sign language.
The guided tours are also offered for people with disabilities. The programmes are adapted to the needs of the group in consultation with the cultural mediation team.
Admission
* Free admission for adolescents from the cantons of AR and SG
Schools
For school classes of all ages, the Museum Henry Dunant offers a wide range of educational activities, despite the renovations. The guided tours and workshops can be booked via → kklick, the cultural education platform of Eastern Switzerland, using the links opposite.
→ Stay up to date! The newsletter informs you about the latest offers for school classes.
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Free guided tours for school classes from the canton of AR
Guided tours for groups
Despite the renovation, the museum offers a wide range of guided tours and workshops for groups. Whether as a club, company or family outing, for further education, as a journey back in time or for dealing with current social issues - we will be happy to advise you on the choice of a guided tour or a tailor-made workshop. All offers can be followed by an aperitif on request.
Registration and further information:
From 10 August 2024
Discover the new museum and the new core exhibition on a guided tour. Accompany Henry Dunant (1828-1910) on his extraordinary life's journey to the formative moments of his childhood and youth in Geneva, through various stations in Europe and Algeria, to his key experience in Solferino and on to Heiden, where he spent the last 20 years of his life.
The initiator of the ICRC and winner of the first Nobel Peace Prize spent the last 20 years in Heiden. Why did a world-famous native of Geneva move to the picturesque neoclassical village, 400 metres above Lake Constance, in 1890? On the tour through Heiden, we go in search of clues and immerse ourselves in everyday life in Dunant's time with the help of stories, historical photos, squares and buildings - surprising detours included.
The tour combines a tour of the pocket exhibition ‘Flagge zeigen’ (until 8 August 2024) and the redesigned museum (from 10 August 2024) with a tour of the village: all of Henry Dunant's most important stations and more at a glance.
Max. 20-25 people per tour.
The guided tours are adapted to the needs of the group and are also available for people with disabilities.
All guided tours are usually held in German.
Larger groups and foreign languages on request.
Group visits and guided tours are also possible outside regular museum opening hours.
Shop
Until the reopening, you will find a colourful selection of books, objects and gift items → online.