“Elephant in the Dark” is a blindfold walk performance in museums and public spaces by Nadine Abou Zaki. It engages participants in an exploration based on multi-sensory paths. They will come across strange shapes, sounds, smells, textures, tastes. What does it feel like? What does it smell like? What does it look like? Do we hear the space? How does listening, or not listening, have an influence on our perception? Is there only one valid way to understand and interpret the world and our experience? How does perceptual knowledge lead us to believe each
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Since its launching, up to 200 blind and visually impaired students have been participating to the "Doors. Please Touch" project and have enjoyed tactile guided tours at the National Museum of Beirut.Red Oak collaborates with the archaeologists of the Directorate General of Antiquities to make this experience a unique
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EDAN (Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network) visually impaired members coming from all accross the world visited for the first time the National Museum of Beirut and appreciated our cultural heritage. This visit took place in the framework of “Doors. Please Touch” that aims to facilitate the entrance of blind and visually impaired persons to museums in
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