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The “BeauCoup” project – cultural participation without barriers

Older people are often excluded from cultural offerings – be it due to limited mobility, lack of barrier-free access or social barriers.

The second edition of the MuseumsGuide inclusive was presented

During the presentation of the new MuseumsGuide inclusive on January 9, 2025 at the MQ with a high-profile panel, the importance and uniqueness of this project was reaffirmed.

Eine kleine Gruppe älterer Menschen bei einer inklusiven Führung im Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten

Good to know: What does accessibility and inclusion mean in museums

The author and editor of the MuseumsGuide inclusive, Doris Rothauer, talks about the importance, opportunities and challenges of an inclusive museum as well as the different approaches to dealing with the topic.

Führung im Belvedere in Gebärdensprache, Foto Ouriel Morgensztern

Come on everyone, it’s not enough

“Open to the public, barrier-free and inclusive, museums promote diversity and sustainability” – this is a central premise of the new ICOM museum definition.

Das Wangemälde "Woman with Dove" der australischen Künstlerin Fintan Magee in der Wiener UNO-City

Street Art Art for All

Zero Project also aims to make public art accessible to everyone. In 2024, additional important landmarks were created.

Der White Hand Chorus Nippon bei der Auftaktveranstaltung zur Zero Project Conference 2024 im österreichischen Parlament

For a culture of inclusion

The Essl Foundation supports inclusive art projects and, with the Zero Project, is searching worldwide for innovations that enable people with disabilities to create and experience art.

Old art retold

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna offers a low-threshold look beneath the surface of works of art and behind the scenes of the museum with its own app.

When elevators become works of art

The fact that elevators are not just a means of transportation, but can also be unusual design objects with an experiential character, is impressively demonstrated in Hanover.

Energy for inclusion

Art is diverse. People are diverse. Work is diverse. VERBUND is diverse.

Foto eines weitgehend in Grau- und Rosatönen gehaltenen Graffitis am Karl-Farkas-Platz im 7. Wiener Gemeinebezirk. Abgebildet sind das Gesicht und die Hände einer jungen Frau, die ein hirschartiges Tier mit einer Beere füttert.

Art for all people (Easy Language)

(This article was translated into easy language by capito.) The Essl Foundation is an organization.

Bettina Leidl (ICOM Österreich Vizepräsidentin und Direktorin des MuseumsQuartier Wien), Doris Rothauer (Herausgeberin und Autorin) und Martin Essl (Gründer der Essl Foundation und Zero Project) bei der Präsentation des Museum Guide inklusiv

The Museums Guide inclusive provides for the first time an overview of accessibility and inclusion in Austria's museums

If you were previously looking for offers on accessibility and inclusion in museums, you had to do laborious research on the web or call the museum directly.

Ein Mann ertastet ein Tastrelief, das neben dem ausgestellten Originalgemälde hängt.

Good to know (Easy Language)

(This article by Doris Rothauer was translated into easy-to-understand language by capito.) The World Health Organization.