The offices of ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen are located in the historic building at Charlottenplatz 17 in the heart of Stuttgart. They are easy to reach by public transport.
The "Charlottenplatz” stop with the underground lines U5, U6, U7, U12 and U15 as well as the bus stops for lines 42, 43 and 44 is nearby.
The VVS provides information on barrier-free routing.
ifa Gallery is at ground level to the sidewalk and is equipped with a ramp that allows barrier-free access to the exhibition rooms.
Please ring the doorbell at Dorotheenstraße 2 during opening hours. Library staff will come and assist people with reduced mobility.
Library contact and opening hours
Telephone: +49.711.2225.147
Email: bibliothek@ifa.de
Tuesday: 13:00 - 18:00
Thursday: 10:00 - 18:00
Friday: 10:00 - 17:00
The entrance and reception of the ifa are located in the inner courtyard of the listed building at Charlottenplatz 17 and are reached via a staircase. There is no elevator or ramp, so wheelchair users cannot pass inside.
Limited barrier-free access to these rooms is possible via a passenger lift in the library at Dorotheenstraße 2. This requires advance notification to the relevant staff or contacting the telephone numbers +49.152 28045695 (24-hour emergency contact) or +49.152 28045017.
On the way there are several corridors with heavy and non-automatic fire doors, which are often locked. It is therefore difficult for people with reduced mobility to reach the ifa General Secretariat and other rooms on their own. However, ifa employees are happy to help.
All floors are carpeted and the corridors and doors are wide enough for wheelchairs, walking frames or pushchairs to pass through comfortably. There are no accessible toilets.
Underground: U6, stop: Oranienburger Tor - 3 minutes walk (240m)
S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25, S26, stop: Oranienburger Straße - 6 minutes on foot (450m)
By tram and bus: Tram 12, M1, M5, M10 - 3 minutes (230m)
Turn into the entrance no. 139-140 from Linienstraße. Entrance A is on the right-hand side, entrance C across the courtyard.
The exhibition rooms of ifa Gallery Berlin are located on the ground floor, the street entrance is accessible via two steps. Wheelchair access is available via the rear entrance in the inner courtyard. In the gallery, the gallery supervisor provides barrier-free access for visitors with limited mobility; an extra-low bell can be used for this purpose.
Entrance A - Reception (shorter route, stairs and lift)
There is a doorbell with intercom on the right-hand side of the entrance. To reach the entrance door, you have to climb two steps. You then pass through a non-automatic door. Once inside, you can take the lift on the left behind the stairs to reach the reception on the first floor or the offices on floors 1 to 4. There are some non-automatic doors and stairs to negotiate on the floors; ifa staff will meet guests at the doors and assist them.
Entrance C - the office building and polygon with gallery can be reached here with limited accessibility (at ground level and lift).
Straight ahead in the courtyard at Entrance C is a doorbell with intercom. The offices on floors 1 to 4 can be reached by elevator on the left-hand side via the corridors of the "Calma" hotel. The doors do not open automatically. The reception on the second floor is at the end of the corridor on the right. Offices on the 3rd floor can also only be reached via stairs.
The offices, corridors and kitchens are spacious and offer space for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The floor is covered with parquet.