Accessibility to venues

Entrance

The accessible entrance to Bio Rex is not from the main entrance, but from the other side of the building, from the Lasipalatsi Square. The accessible entrance is at street level and is located at Lasipalatsin aukio, Helsinki. The sign on the door of the accessible entrance reads Amos Rex.

When the museum is closed, the accessible entrance is through the Amos Rex door on the Lasipalatsi Square side by calling the staff’s phone number which can be found on the door. There is a canopy in front of the barrier-free entrance to await the arrival of the taxi service.

Navigating indoors

The accessible entrance leads to the Amos Rex museum lobby and gift shop, located on the first floor. The Bio Rex foyer and auditorium are located on the second floor, which can be accessed using the elevators in the museum gift shop. These are found at the end of the hallway to the right. When arriving to the second floor, the foyer leading to the auditorium is located on the left. The entrance to the foyer has a doorstep that is 2,5 centimetres high. The entrances to the auditorium are located at both ends of the foyer. The auditorium has space for 2 wheelchairs, the spaces of which can be found on the right side of the auditorium at the end of row 9. The theatre does not have an induction loop.

Accessible toilets

Update 21.3.2024: Unfortunately, during Love & Anarchy Spring Break there is no accessible toilet in use.

Normally, an accessible toilet can be found in Lasipalatsi restaurant, located on the same floor as the foyer and the auditorium. This can be accessed using a ramp leading to the restaurant. The accessible toilets here are located on the right side of the stairway landing. The doors here are not electrically operated but are light and easy to use. The toilet has 80 centimetres of space to move around on the both sides of the seat. There is no space for assistance on the back of the seat. The toilet is in use even if the restaurant is closed.

Accessible toilet in Bio Rex Lasipalatsi.

Entrance

The entrance to Finnkino Maxim is located in Kluuvikatu 1. Kluuvikatu is a pedestrian street.
The entrance doors are manual and a little heavy to open. At the door there is a 3 cm threshold. Also the doors of the vestibule are manual and heavy.

Interior spaces and routes

Tickets can be purchased in the lobby from the counters, which are 140 cm high. The payment terminals are fixed and can’t be moved.

There are two movie theatres in use in Maxim. The Theatre 2 is located downstairs and Theatre 1 upstairs. Accessible routes to both rooms are through a staircase lift. The upstairs’ Theatre 1 wheelchair place is located on the first row. There is no accessible route to the upper level of the theatre.

The downstairs Theatre 2 wheelchair seat is located in the upper balcony of the room. The balcony is accessible from the landing between the first and second floors, which can be accessed by a stairlift. There are no significant thresholds at the doors to the theatres.
The staff will operate the staircase lift throughout its use.

The Maxim shop is located on the 2nd floor of the theatre and is not accessible. Maxim doesn’t have a movable payment terminal so the shop services are not accessible without an assistant.
Neither of the theatres have an induction loop.

Accessible toilet

The accessible toilet at Maxim is located on the landing in the staircase next to the entrance to theatre 2. The landing is accessed by a stair lift.