173 - Biennale Arteinsieme, Museo Tattile Omero, Italy
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ONTACT
Museo Tattile Statale Omero
Ms. Cristiana Carlini
Italy
www.museoomero.it+39 335 649 5971
cristiana.carlini@museoomero.itO
VERALL GOAL
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MISSION
1.
Foster the education and social inclusion of people with disability and disadvantaged people through contemporary
and artistic expression;
2.
Promote initiatives to facilitate accessibility to cultural heritage and museums to people with disabilities and
particularly those with visual impairments;
3.
The Biennial event is specifically dedicated to schools and museums with some specific activities such as museum
guided visits for people with disabilities, exhibitions, concerts, conferences, etc. The solution that has been
developed.
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HE SOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED
Through initiatives at a national level:
Visual Arts Competition:
where students from art high schools created art works that are sensed through touch.
Music Competition:
Students from art high schools launched a theatrical performance for a public with hearing or visual
impairments.
Arteinsieme Museums:
contemporary art museums are invited to organize and activities and events aimed at people
with disabilities and to promote any existing activity aimed at overcoming barriers and discriminations.
Fragments of Humanity:
Exhibition of selected artworks by an acclaimed artist and of some artefacts made by local high
school students on the occasion of the competitions stated above.
Through initiatives at a regional level
Marche:
Art exhibition dedicated to local artists and students selected from art academies with the purpose of exposing
works of art produced in the local region.
Concert for Diversity and Peace
, using the music as a way to overcome barriers and give a message for intercultural
dialogue.