Blind visitor experiences at art museums

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Through case studies and findings from participant observations in classes and touch tours for blind and visually impaired people at the Met, Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums explores both passive and active social exclusion from the museum's facilities giving readers an understanding on how to provide the best services and experience.

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Full title :Blind visitor experiences at art museums / Simon Hayhoe.

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Publication Date:2017.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield
Place of Publication:Lanham, Maryland
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781442272064, 1442272066
oclc:ocn971021010
LC Classification:N435
Dewey Decimal:704.087

Theories on blindness, disability and art. Why do we think that people who are blind cannot understand the visual arts? -- The earliest art education of people who are blind -- Case study -- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art : a New York icon -- Experiences of verbal imaging -- Experiences of teaching and independent visits -- The two questions.

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ART -- Subjects & Themes Art museum visitors Art museums -- Educational aspects Art museums and people with disabilities Electronic books Musées d'art -- Aspect éducatif Musées et personnes handicapées Musées et personnes handicapées visuell… Museums and people with visual disabili… People with visual disabilities and the… Personnes handicapées visuelles et arts Visiteurs de musée d'art