An inclusive workshop of preparing tactile books took place with a group of children at RED OAK's community center in Bourj Hammoud. The children had the opportunity to unleash their creativity and experience innovative methods to express themselves through art.The aim of the project "Doors. Please Touch" in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, Instituto Di Cultura, Omero Museum, MACAM is to make art accessible to all types of
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RedOak team received a training facilitated by Andrea Scorati the responsible for accessibility at the Omero Museum on how to compose tactile books. Through this workshop the team discovered new ways of representing objects and concepts in a universally accessible tool that can be enjoyed by everyone. Stay tuned to discover more about the art inclusion activities of the project "Doors. Please Touch" in partnership with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, Instituto Di Cultura, Omero Museum, MACAM
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Students from both the Lebanese School for the Blind and Deaf and Lycee Nahr Ibrahim discovered the modern and contemporary sculptures at the MACAM museum in a unique way. Every student entered in a deep dialogue with the piece through touch and feel using their hands and other senses as they were blindfolded. The aim was to form a representation of the piece using a multisensory approach. From memory, students then recreated the artworks with clay using the multisensory information they were able to collect before. MACAM, thank you for believing in our mission and hosting
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