Educating the masses is one of the key benefits of exhibitions. Exhibitions are often based on visual perception, which leads to lesser engagement of other senses, making them more difficult to access for people with visual impairments. In Slovenian museums and galleries, attention is often concentrated on making adaptations related to the independent movement of these people through the exhibition spaces, which reduces the possibility for the development of adaptations of content. The latter are most often the result of student projects and are not part of a unified system. An in-depth review and research of existing solutions, along with interviews with blind and visually impaired individuals, and discussions with experts, highlight the need for a simple, cost-effective, and technologically accessible solution which would not interfere with the existing exhibition layout. A possible response to such a need is a multisensory experience – a service that enables museums and galleries to design auditory and tactile adaptation systems in collaboration with the community. In this way, both permanent and temporary exhibitions can address visitors not only through sight, but also through hearing and touch.
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