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Experience colors in Braille – a Romanian innovation makes it possible

A Zero Project Awardee from Romania shows how innovation and standardization can break down barriers for blind and visually impaired people and make colors tangible.

Smart Cities: Inclusive Warsaw 2030 – an event organized by the Austrian Cultural Forum Warsaw

The Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw understands and implements accessibility as an integral component of contemporary cultural work – we have reported on this.

International Museum Conference on the Inclusive Museum 2026

Call for Papers: International Museum Conference on the Inclusive Museum

The 19th edition of the International Museum Conference on the Inclusive Museum will take place in September 2026 at the Chau Chak Wing Museum of the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.

Tastplatte des Glasflächendaches im Bundesversammlungssaal des Österreichischen Parlaments. Foto: Michael Buchner

Democracy up for grabs: tactile tours of the Austrian Parliament

As of June 2025, the Austrian Parliament has expanded its inclusive offering to include tactile tours.

Der Pinienzapfen aus der Archäologiesammlung des Salzburg Museum, eines der Objekte, die in der Online-Sammlung Museums aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven für alle Menschen barrierefrei zugänglich ist. Foto: Salzburg Museum

One object. Many perspectives! Including the online collection at the Salzburg Museum

Accessibility and inclusion are important focuses at the Salzburg Museum – now also in the online collection.

Accessibility at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw

Accessibility is also an issue for Austrian culture abroad.

Claudia Werneck, Gründerin der NGO Escola de Gente, hält ein Smartphone in die Kamera. Auf dem Display ist der Startbildschirm der inklusiven App VEM CA zu sehen.

Inclusion at a glance: The VEM CA app from Brazil

Cultural participation begins with information – this is demonstrated by the Brazilian NGO Escola de Gente with the app VEM CA, another Zero Project Awardee.

Ältere Menschen nehmen an einem Töpfer-Workshop im Museum von Tešanj teil. Copyright Foto: Balkan Museum Network

Inclusive museums in the Western Balkans: Accessibility through cross-border cooperation

The Balkan Museum Access Group (BMAG) is a permanent working group of 400 museums and museum staff from 13 Western Balkan countries that has been working to break down barriers in museums since 2011.

The Weeks of Inclusion in Graz

The annual Weeks of Inclusion will take place again in Graz until July 6, 2025.

Der MAK Guide ermöglicht es, das Museum für angewandte Kunst in Wien hörend zu erleben.

Digital accessibility by law from June 2025, also for art and culture

The Accessibility Act (BaFG) will come into force in Austria on 28 June 2025.

Eine Frau mit Hidschab erklärt einen Museumsbesucher den Ausstellungstext in einfacher Sprache.

Easy language as a key to the exhibition at the Salzburg Museum

Complex texts in museums can become a barrier – especially for people with learning difficulties.

Eine Besuchergruppe steht und sitzt vor einer Wand voller Bildern. Ihr Museumsführer mit Behinderung erklärt mehr über die Kunstwerke.

Art educators with disabilities at the State Museum Schwerin

Since 2017, capito Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, together with the State Museum Schwerin (Germany), has been training people with disabilities to become art educators.