Informative Toilet Visits

Most people prefer to avoid toilets facilities at train stations. On the 19th of November 2008, however, most toilet users at Berlin’s main train station spent an unusually long time in the “WC-Center”.

It was World Toilet Day and we (German Toilet Organization) used the occasion to create public awareness. Along with the “Where Would You Hide?” exhibition figures, we used the event to test our newly developed information panels, challenging the viewer to imagine the consequences he or she would be faced with if no toilets were to be found anywhere.

The event was made possible with the support of Hering-Bau, who also assisted the event’s outreach by making access to the facilities free of charge and by collecting visitor feedback in sanitation-surveys.

We thank Hering-Bau and all toilet users on this day!