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Energy for inclusion

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

Art for all people (Easy Language)

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

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.

Good to know (Easy Language)

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

This is how inclusive art education works

The art offerings for people with disabilities at the Museum of Modern Art, the MoMA in New York, date back to the 1940s.

“Inclusive art should not be an exclusive offer”

Museums Guide: Why do we need inclusive art education? Martin Essl: Because it's a legal right.

Art as a contribution to an inclusive world

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15 percent of the world’s population, or more than one billion people, live with a disability.

Elevators make museums accessible and inclusive

The primary goal of elevator operators is safety, whether in the Tyrolean State Museums, the Styrian Universal Museum Joanneum, the Vienna Belvedere or Ambras Castle in Innsbruck.

“It is not the disability that is the focus, but the needs”

Museum Guide: We are standing here in your research office. Before us are a series of reliefs of varying degrees of quality, which can be used to explain your research.

About the MuseumsGuide inclusive

Making art and culture accessible and tangible for everyone is a key objective for museums on the path to an inclusive society.