Abstract
Alberto Jiménez-Arellano Alonso Foundation was created in 2004 as a non-profit organisation attached to the University of Valladolid (UVa). One of its main objectives is to promote knowledge and research on contemporary art, African art and culture. The Foundation manages its various collections through the UVa’s Arellano Alonso Museum of African Art, which are exhibited in three rooms located in the Santa Cruz Palace in Valladolid, not being all of them easily accessible to people with physical disabilities. In February 2023, the Foundation signed an agreement with Uva’s LAB/PAP research group, which is currently developing a research project entitled ‘Accessibility and Inclusive Design in Heritage Landscapes: analysis, action strategies and information design models’ to develop a virtual tour for the museum. The tool was therefore conceived as an opportunity to make the museum more inclusive. Firstly, it was important to provide information in both English and Spanish, with other languages to be implemented soon; and secondly, to cater for people with cognitive disabilities, including easy-to-read information in Spanish. Both the application and the information were tested in various sessions by the ‘Asociación de Lectura Fácil de Castilla y León’. Therefore, although the experience of a visit in situ is irreplaceable, the tour has been developed as an intuitive tool that can complement the on-site visit and make it more accessible to people who cannot physically visit the museum and walk through it, or who may need a supporting explanation.
Presenters
Nieves Fernández VillalobosSenior Lecturer/ Profesor Titular, Department of Architectural Theory and Architectural Projects. Architectural Composition, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain Juan José Merillas Benito
PhD in Architecture student., University of Valladolid, Spain
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Intersectionality: Museums, Inclusion, and SDGs
KEYWORDS
Virtual Tour, Inclusive Design, Cognitive Disability, Easy-to-read, Accesibility, African Art
