How can experimental audio technologies make art and museum spaces more accessible to visitors with different sensory abilities? As part of the research project Inclusive Technologies for Museums, CARADT researchers and design partners are exploring new possibilities for sensory-inclusive museum experiences through a series of experimental interventions.
Following the first pilot at Museum de Fundatie in September, the research team continued testing experimental audio interventions at Stedelijk Museum Breda.
Developed by Rnul Interactive and Simon Dogger, the same two interventions were explored in a different museum setting, with new exhibitions and artworks. Blind, partially sighted and sighted visitors participated in the research, sharing their experiences through interviews conducted by CARADT researchers.
By testing the interventions in different museum contexts, the project continues to explore how experimental audio technologies might contribute to more inclusive ways of experiencing art. The interviews will provide further insights into visitors’ experiences and the possibilities and challenges of sensory-inclusive exhibition design.
Credits
Project team: Eva Fotiadi, Professor Michel van Dartel, and Associate Professor Alwin de Rooij
Special thanks to Jenny van den Broeke
About the pilot at Museum de Fundatie
