Abstract
A commitment to inclusion will contribute to the social responsibility a modern museum bears as an institution of public character regardless of the collection it holds. Inclusion in museums of art entails attempts and activities that will improve accessibility to a certain socially sensitive group in a physical, sensory, and cognitive manner. Improving accessibility will lead to a better understanding and approach to the museum’s contents, as well as to the general public. Implementation of the museum’s activities has multiple benefits: audience diversification, work democratization, and greater accessibility to the general public. There are a few groups or categories for which a museum can premediate and implement programs and contents to mediate social inclusion. Generally speaking, the categories may include social groups remote from the museums so it is of necessity to bring them to the museum by devising outreach programs. Other groups from a local community may include people with disabilities, the late elderly, people suffering from dementia, people in poverty, migrants, the LGBTQ population, etc. This study focuses on individuals with developmental disabilities through a case study of the Blue Artism program conducted with the art collection of the National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Aida Sarac BerbicMuseum pedagogue, Educational, National Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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ChildrenWithAutismSpectrumDisorder,ArtsMuseum,InformationAccessibility
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