“Tactual Museum: Please do Touch”

“Tactual Museum: Please do Touch”

“A museum different from the others, waiting for you to see it and… touch it, in Athens. It is one of the five of its kind worldwide. It is the Tactual Museum…

Its characteristic that makes it unique in the world is that, unlike other “common” museums, you are given the opportunity to touch the exhibits.
Exact copies of original ancient Greek statues exhibited in other museums are exhibited in this museum.

The museum was created in order to enable the visually impaired to come into contact with our cultural heritage. However, it is a good opportunity for everyone to have different experiences and to better understand the special conditions that our fellow people with vision problems are faced with…”

  • Published on the website: enikos.gr
  • Date of publication: 14/11/12