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 (Ended)

Impact / Outcomes

  • Developed 2 sets of 3D-Print touch art models (25 models per set) and created 25 audio description scripts
  • Conducted 25 hours of focus group reviews
  • Organised 5 workshops and 2 outreach workshops (315 minutes in total)
  • 28 visually impaired people participated in 2 workshops
  • 24 visually impaired students participated in 3 workshops

Milestones/Progress

(To be updated when available)

Website

www.instagram.com/museumsatfingertips/