{"id":4140,"date":"2025-08-12T14:26:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:41:24","slug":"demokratie-zum-angreifen-tastfuehrungen-im-oesterreichischen-parlament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/demokratie-zum-angreifen-tastfuehrungen-im-oesterreichischen-parlament\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy up for grabs: tactile tours of the Austrian Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Touch panel of the glass roof in the Federal Assembly Hall of the Austrian Parliament. Photo: Michael Buchner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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As of June 2025, the Austrian Parliament expanded its inclusive offerings to include tactile tours. This tour format is aimed at blind and visually impaired visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tactile reliefs, tactile plans, and an architectural model of the Parliament building provide barrier-free access to the history, architecture, and symbolism of Parliament and the development of parliamentarism\u2014making democracy tangible in the truest sense of the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group tours
Groups of up to 10 people (excluding accompanying persons) can request a free tactile tour by email or telephone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone: +43 1 401 10 2300
Email: gruppenbuchungen@parlament.gv.at<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Touch panel with the different capital types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Touch plate with eagle model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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