Based in the former offices of the Weilin&Göös publishing house, WeeGee is a museum, exhibition and event hub in Espoo.
The Exhibition Centre WeeGee is a versatile centre of museums, exhibitions and events. WeeGee is located in Espoo's Tapiola, in a building designed by Professor Aarno Ruusuvuori. The building was formerly used by the Weilin&Göös printing house. The Exhibition Centre includes EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, KAMU Espoo City Museum and Mauri Kunnas Exhibition. WeeGee also includes the museum shop EMMA Shop and restaurant Delicatessen WeeGee. In WeeGee's yard, you can find the Futuro house designed by architect Matti Suuronen.
The route to the main entrance
The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated and it uses movement-guiding surface material.
The passage has at least 4 steps with handrails on both sides.
The route has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on one side.
The main entrance
The entrance is located in a recess and is illuminated.
The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly and the glass doors have contrast markings. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens automatically with a motion sensor.
In the facility
The customer service point has three floors.
For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
The doors in the facility stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.