For visitors with disabilities At the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, a lot is provided to ensure that people with disabilities receive the same attention as the general public. The renovated museum, already at the design stage, provided for the needs of the disabled and other low-mobility groups of the population: the ways and means of movement of this category of visitors when examining the exposition were optimized, the museological requirements and psychophysical characteristics of the disabled were interconnected (lighting of the exposition, the arrangement of exhibits, the design of showcases and other museum and exhibition equipment) ... Orientation in space in the internal environment of the museum is maximally facilitated by all possible design means, visual and sound information. In the museum: - there is a parking lot in front of the museum, - there is no border at the entrance to the museum building, - the lobby door is wide, adapted for easy access. Museum lobby The lobby of the museum is an important communication hub, where sightseeing routes begin and end. From the lobby, disabled persons are provided with the possibility of unimpeded access to the exhibition halls, cinema, classrooms and other premises. The planning organization of the museum lobby takes into account the possibility of using it by all categories of visitors. This gathering place for individual visitors and excursion groups is large enough for convenient placement of disabled people in wheelchairs, the information zone takes into account the specifics of perception of all groups of disabled people, i.e. information of a visual, audiovisual and tactile nature is provided. Here you can get information on the location of the thematic rooms, as well as recommendations on the most convenient routes for viewing. For a better orientation in the museum space for the visually impaired, there are yellow explicators, as well as red beacons in the walls leading to the exit. Particular attention is paid to the organization of the environment of the exhibition halls: Showcases in exhibition halls visited by disabled people in wheelchairs, with the hinged version, are placed at a height accessible for visual perception from the wheelchair, and with horizontal placement, there is sufficient legroom when approaching the wheelchair closely. Some of the exhibits allow for the possibility of touching them, what is called “seeing through hands”. For example, the meteorites of the temporary exhibition, the descent vehicle of the spacecraft, trusses that astronauts assemble in outer space, the container of Belka and Strelka dogs, the globe of the Moon with a relief coating, the dog cabin Veterok. When moving around in the exhibition halls there is an elevator, ramps and solid railings that allow you to move freely. By the way, inclined passages are convenient not only for those using wheelchairs, but also for parents with children in wheelchairs and other persons who have difficulty walking. The two-level layout of the exposition areas provides for a top-down inspection, the inspection areas alternate with an inclined and horizontal movement surfaces. The looped route of movement along the exposition provides a clear schedule of movement with a return to the entrance. Screen displays on the gallery are visible from the height of a wheelchair, around the showcase there is room for wheelchair maneuvers, travel along corridors, in cafes, and in sanitary and hygienic areas. Visually impaired and blind people can use special labels - transparent information plates in Braille for horizontal reading. For visitors with hearing impairments, the movie "International Space Station" with captions is shown in the stereo cinema. Almost all halls of the new exposition are equipped with multimedia touch screens, double-sided backlight screens and plasma panels. The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (Russian Музей космонавтики, also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics (in English) or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration) is a museum in Moscow, Russia, dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in the north-east of the city. The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight; astronomy; space exploration; space technology; and space in the arts. According to the Russian tourist board, the museum's collection holds approximately 85,000 different items and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly. Though the space monument's tower was erected in 1964, the memorial museum did not exist for another seventeen years. Opening ceremonies took place on April 10, 1981, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the day Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in space. The museum primarily focuses on the Soviet space program with major themes like Gagarin, Sergey Korolev, Sputnik and Soyuz. On Cosmonautics Day, 2009, the museum was reopened after three years of reconstruction. It has virtually tripled its original size and has added new sections dedicated to space programs worldwide, including the USA, Europe, China and the International Space Station. The museum now features original interactive exhibits, as well as a refurbished promenade, the sculpture-lined Cosmonauts Alley which connects the museum to the Moscow metro. The museum is a favourite of students worldwide and a primary tourist attraction of the city.