Museums at Fingertips (MaF)

education and learning, persons with disabilities, Impact Innovation Lab

Providing 3D touch art models and audio descriptions for the visually impaired to appreciate museum collections

 

 

Museums at Fingertips (MaF) is dedicated to nurturing inclusion, diversity and equity towards people with visual impairment (VI) through art education and building empathy in the community. MaF offers a wide array of workshops to raise awareness of accessibility services at/between museums and galleries. It selects museum collections from across the world and uses specific materials to print them as 3D-Print touch art models, with audio descriptions (AD) in Cantonese and English accompanied to enhance understanding by stimulating visitors’ different senses. MaF aims to improve people’s quality of life through art appreciation and connects museums and galleries to improve their inclusion and accessibility services.

Name of Organisation

Fine Art Void

Approved Funding Amount

HK$100,000

Funding Period (Status)

6 months (Active)

Expected Impact

  • Build 2 sets of 3D-Print touch art models (25 models per set)
  • Create 25 audio description scripts (150 to 200 words for each model)
  • Conduct 25 hours of focus group reviews
  • Deliver 5 workshops (45 minutes each) and a total of 225 minutes of workshop hours
  • Recruit 30 visually impaired people to participate in 3 workshops (10 persons per workshop)
  • Recruit 20 visually impaired students to participate in 2 workshops (10 students per workshop)

Milestones/Progress

(To be updated when available)

Website

www.instagram.com/museumsatfingertips/

 
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