by Lilian Korner
Depending on which direction you arrive from by underground, the route starts differently. Both routes lead to the same escalator. From the escalator onwards, the route is the same.
Option 1: Arriving on the U71, U72, U73 or U83 from the direction of Heinrich-Heine-Allee / Rath / Ratingen / Gerresheim
Go up the stairs from the platform. The right-hand stair railing bears the inscription “Richtung Heinrich-Heine-Allee”, while the left-hand railing bears the inscription “Breite Straße”.
At the top, you will reach a tactile guidance system. Follow the guidance line to the first attention field and turn right.
Follow the guidance line to the next attention field and turn right again.
Continue following the guidance line. Along this section, you will first pass two attention fields without turning. At the third attention field, turn right.
Continue to the next attention field and turn left. The escalator going up is in front of you.
Option 2: Arriving on the U71, U72, U73 or U83 from the direction of Bilk / Universität / Benrath
Go up the stairs from the platform. The left-hand stair railing bears the inscription “Richtung Bilk”, while the right-hand railing bears the inscription “Breite Straße”.
At the top, you will come directly to a guidance line, followed shortly by an attention field. Turn left there.
Follow the guidance line to the next attention field. Here, the guidance line leads to the left. Turn left and continue following it.
At the next attention field, turn left again.
Continue straight ahead until you reach another attention field, then turn left again. The escalator going up is in front of you.
Common Route from the Escalator
Take the escalator up. At the top, turn right. After about two to three steps, you will reach a wall.
Turn left and use the wall on your right as a guide. You are now walking along Benrather Straße. The street runs to your left. On your right, there is a wall interrupted at regular intervals by shop entrances. Shortly before the first road crossing, you will come across a tactile guidance line. Do not follow it; continue straight ahead.
After a few steps, you will reach the intersection of Hohe Straße and Benrather Straße. Carlsplatz is on your right. Cross Hohe Straße straight ahead in your direction of travel and continue along Benrather Straße.
After crossing the road, continue using the buildings or boundary on your right as a guide. After a few metres, Carlsplatz opens up to your right.
Here, you can also use a change in the pavement as a guide: the main pavement consists of relatively smooth stones. Along its right-hand edge, the stones have a slightly rougher surface. You can use this edge for orientation. Please be aware that objects may be placed on or along this edge.
Continue straight ahead. Benrather Straße continues along your left-hand side and can also serve as an auditory point of reference.
You will cross another dotted tactile guidance line. Do not follow it. Continue for another two to three steps, then cross Bilker Straße straight ahead.
Caution: There is a café directly on the opposite side of the street. Its tables may extend well onto the pavement.
Continue straight ahead along the pavement. The pavement becomes slightly narrower here. There are also several street lamps along this stretch.
After a while, you will reach another side street. Do not cross it. The pavement curves to the right here. Follow the curve.
There is another wall on your right. Follow it. The wall contains several garage doors and driveways. The doors may be open or closed.
Continue following the wall or the path until you come to a wall directly ahead.
Turn left and continue following the wall on your right. There are garage doors here as well.
Continue along the wall until the street takes a sharp right turn.
At the corner, turn right and walk a few steps until you reach a large plant pot.
Use the plant pot as a reference point to orient yourself, then cross Hafenstraße as straight as possible. Hafenstraße is paved with cobblestones.
On the other side of the street, continue straight ahead for about five steps. You will either come directly to a wall or reach the corner of a building.
If you come directly to the wall, turn left, walk to the end of the wall, then turn right again.
If you reach the corner of the building instead, you can continue straight ahead.
In both cases, the building wall will then be on your right. Use it as a guide.
Continue following the wall. Further along, it forms part of the Ceramics Museum.
After a few metres, the entrance to the Ceramics Museum opens up on your right. Do not turn in there; continue straight ahead.
Shortly afterwards, you can once again use the wall on your right as a guide.
Further along, the wall has a protruding section. You can ignore it and continue straight ahead
When the wall ends for the second time, the entrance area of the Film Museum opens up on your right.
Continue following the wall on your right for a few more steps. Then turn left and move two to three steps away from the wall, as there may be bicycle racks and bicycles further along. Then turn right and walk straight ahead for a few steps until you reach a wall.
When you reach the wall in front of you, turn left. Once you come to a pillar directly ahead, you have reached the entrance to the Film Museum.
Once you have located the pillar, walk past it. The entrance to the Film Museum is immediately to your right, just beyond the pillar.
