Abellaneda Council House - Encartaciones Museum
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Description
The Museum of Las Encartaciones is a cultural center located in Bilbao that aims to conserve and promote the culture and history of the Las Encartaciones region, located in the north of the province of Bizkaia. It is located in the Casa de Juntas de Abellaneda, a historic building that was restored in 1989 to house the museum.
The museum has a wide variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions covering various aspects of the culture and history of Las Encartaciones, from prehistory to the present day. Among the exhibitions are a section dedicated to the siderurgy, the process of producing iron and steel that was one of the main economic activities of the region for centuries, and a collection of agricultural machinery, which illustrates the importance of agriculture in the lives of the region's inhabitants.
The museum also offers activities and workshops for children and adults, such as guided tours, craft workshops, and educational activities. Additionally, it has a library and archive specializing in the history and culture of Las Encartaciones.
Features and services
The commercial policy regarding people with functional diversity
- Is there a special rate for people with functional diversity and/or their companions?
- Yes
Accessibility policy
- Is there an accessibility certificate?
- No
- Is there a dedicated printed accessibility plan?
- No
Specialized support for people with functional diversity
- Has staff received specific training in dealing with people with functional diversity?
- Yes
- Is this staff easy to identify?
- No
Communicationo adaptation
- Is an internet point with a Jaws voice system available?
- No
- Are magnetic loop systems available?
- No
- Is information available regarding facilities and services in accessible text?
- No
- Is information available regarding facilities and services in Braille?
- No
- Does any staff know sign language?
- Yes
- Is there an audio guide service?
- Yes
- Is the work adapted for blind people?
- No
- Is adapted information available (simple text)
- No
- Is there any means of communication specifically designed for people with functional diversity?
- No
- Easy to read work information
- No
Personal Assistance and lending of technical aids
- There is a service for lending technical mobility aids
- Yes
- Required personal assistance services are available
- Yes
Environment accessibility
- Is the establishment in a location with significant urban barriers or where there are problems to get access to motor vehicles?
- No
Public transport
- Availability of public transport
- Yes
- Type of transport
- Bus journey with transfer.
- Better option: car
- Observations
There are two ways to get to Encartaciones Museum from Bilbao.
The quickest 4nd shortest way is Route 1.
Route 1. Take A-8 motorway 4nd leave that at Balmaseda’s exit getting to Cadagua´s passage (BI-636). After 17 km take Zalla exit 4nd go on at BI-6302 until Otxaran. Finally take BI-2701 getting to the museum.
Route 2. Take A-8 motorway to Gallarta, then go on following Muskiz’s direction. At Muskiz take BI-2701 highway (Balmaseda direction) getting in 12 km to the museum.
Parking
- Parking available inside
- No
- Parking available outside
- Yes
- Public parking available nearby
- No
- Parking spaces reserved for PRM in the public space
- No
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Own outdoor parking spaces
- Are there any appropriately marked reserved spaces?
- Yes
- Number of spaces
- 1
Entrance to the establishment
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Recommended main entrance
- Pavement type
- Tile
Emergency exit
- Does the establishment have evacuation plans in Braille and/or high relief?
- No
Information desk
- Is part of this 0.70 - 0.85 m high?
- Yes
WC
- There is at least 1 service that can be considered as PRM accessible
- Yes
- Number of adapted services
- 1 per gender
- Access door
- width: 0,80 - 0,89 m
- Outward opening sliding or swing door
- Yes
- You can make a 1.50 m circle inside
- Yes
- Washbasin without a base. 0.80M high
- Yes
- Adjustable height washbasin
- No
- Single lever or push button tap
- Yes
- Toilet height of 0.40 - 0.50 m
- Yes
- Side of the bar
- Right
- Distress call system
- No
- Call system in the entire WC
- No
Conference hall
- Access to the venue without barriers
- Yes
- Minimum width of the entrance door: 0.90 m
- Yes
- Aisle width > 1.80 m
- No
Observations
- Other aspects of interest
The museum is housed in two buildings. Access from the new building to the old one is via a lift and then a 1.5m wide ramp.