A textured version of Velázquez’s The Triumph of Bacchus (1628–29) for blind audiences; courtesy of Musee del Prado, Spain.
No longer can art museums ignore the breadth of their audiences. In recent decades we have seen the rise of specialist led tours and new technologies that assist the sight impaired to access artworks held in our collections. We have also seen, in some institutions, the introduction of Braille wall text and commissioned artworks designed for “hands-on” interaction.
