(PDF, 42 pages) Exhibit Planning and Design The paper explores the majority-minority future of America and issues a call to action for museums to better serve their rapidly diversifying communities.
The Center for the Future of Museums commissioned this study from the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago.
The site focuses on three elements, knowing your audience, aligning your organization, and reaching your audience.ĭemographic Transformation and the Future of Museums The Alliance and the Wallace Foundation provide a number of resources related to building arts and cultural audiences in this online feature. This resource from The Blind Guide offers tips on creating tactile solutions for any situation with a list of additional resources. Included in this resource are social narratives and visual checklists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) provides a number of resources for visitors on the autism spectrum specifically related to touring the museum. Resources for Visitors on the Autism Spectrum The National Park Service provides numerous Accessibility resources including guidelines for interpretive media. Programmatic Accessibility Guidelines for National Park Service Interpretive Media This article from the AASLH blog provides 3 quick and simple solutions to help small museums increase accessibility for visitors who are visually impaired. Increasing Accessibility for Visitors Who are Visually Impaired The Smithsonian Institution shares its Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design which offers information on lighting, color, typography, and circulation routes for exhibits and public programming space. Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design This worksheet can help museums determine the best course of action. Included are captioning standards and finding technical support for assistive-listening devices. The document shares information on different types of assistive listening devices, including visual elements such as closed captions, and in-person interpreters. Lintz offers this guide on how museums and other organizations can offer access to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. (PDF, 25 pages)Įffective Access for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing The UK Museums Association shares the Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery Dementia Toolkit based on a research project with the Alzheimer’s Society in West Kent, and Canterbury Christ Church University.
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Ethics, Standards, and Professional PracticesĮducation & Interpretation Education & Interpretation AccessibilityĪn Initiative of the American Council of the Blind, provides detailed instruction on how to develop a true audio description, or describing the actual object, rather than addressing its creator or history.
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