People First

The Kodály Centre was built in 2010 during the year of Pécs European Capital of Culture in the Balokány district. The venue is a world-famous concert hall and a conference centre, home to the Pannon Philharmonic and the Cultural Centre of Pécs.

The centre is exemplary accessible in several ways.

There are two ways to get in: from the main entrance to the information desk, ticket office and cloakroom, or in the west of the building via a ramp that takes you up to the first level. From both entrances there are tactile signs to guide the visually impaired, from the first floor to the elevator, from the main entrance to the ticket office, to the concert hall and the accessible restroom. For some reason there is no such sign to the wardrobe. The tactile signs are difficult to detect in some places because of the wear.

The concert hall has seats at the edge of each row for wheelchair users.
The room is equipped with induction loop for hearing impaired people.
A panoramic lift leads up to the lodges, which has Braille written but unfortunately none of the lifts have a beep between the levels.

Getting there:
by bus from the main train station by 4,4Y, 14, and 14Y buses, from the Árkád mall 2, 2Y, 60 and 60A to the Zsolnay district bus stop. From here you can walk accessible to Kodály Centre it takes 5 minutes walk.

by car there are 4 accessible parking spaces in the center's south car park and one for disabled artists.