Naples museum to allow visually impaired visitors to experience art through touch
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The Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples will host a tactile experience for visually impaired visitors on March 17th. Organized in partnership with the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Naples, the event, titled "Wonder within reach," will allow approximately 80 participants to touch the museum's marble masterpieces. Protective barriers will be temporarily removed, and visitors wearing gloves will be guided by visually impaired guides to explore sculptures like the Veiled Christ, La Pudicizia, and Il Disinganno. The initiative aims to create a more inclusive and accessible cultural space, allowing those with visual impairments to experience the art through touch. The museum hopes to provide a unique sensory encounter with these renowned works.
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AI-ExtractedArt must not be a privilege reserved for sight.
The initiative forms part of our wider programme to create a cultural space that is inclusive and accessible.
About 80 blind and partially sighted visitors will have a chance to encounter the marble masterpieces.
On 17 March, the museum will host an initiative called La meraviglia a portata di mano.
The Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples will allow visually impaired visitors to touch celebrated works of art.
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