{"id":5437,"date":"2026-06-24T03:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/?p=5437"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:51:22","slug":"italien-der-ursprung-der-tastmuseen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/italien-der-ursprung-der-tastmuseen\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy \u2013 the origin of touch museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3c594ad4222&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3c594ad4222\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u00a9-Museo-Tattile-Statale-Omero-Archive-Foto-Maurizio-Bolognini-1024x684.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u00a9-Museo-Tattile-Statale-Omero-Archive-Foto-Maurizio-Bolognini-1024x684.avif 1024w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u00a9-Museo-Tattile-Statale-Omero-Archive-Foto-Maurizio-Bolognini-768x513.avif 768w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u00a9-Museo-Tattile-Statale-Omero-Archive-Foto-Maurizio-Bolognini-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u00a9-Museo-Tattile-Statale-Omero-Archive-Foto-Maurizio-Bolognini.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Museo Tattile Statale Omero in Ancona, \u00a9 Museo Tattile Statale Omero Archive, photo Maurizio Bolognini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The invention of tactile reliefs and objects can be traced back to sculpture in Italy and the tradition of the Italian &quot;Museo Tattile,&quot; which is closely linked to pioneering work in accessibility and inclusion from the mid-1980s onward. The most famous tactile museum in Italy is the Museo Tattile Statale Omero in Ancona. Other important tactile museums are located in Varese, Bologna, and Stresa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/museoomero.it\/en\/museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museo Tattile Statale Omero in Ancona<\/a><\/strong> It houses over 200 tactile models, including scaled-down architectural models of famous sites (e.g., St. Peter&#039;s Basilica, Parthenon), 1:1 replicas of the <em>Piet\u00e0<\/em> The exhibition features works by Michelangelo as well as original contemporary sculptures, all of which can and should be touched. It&#039;s also an intense experience for sighted visitors, offered with blindfolds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authentic plaster and resin casts of masterpieces of classical art, from ancient Greece to Neoclassicism, are displayed alongside architectural models. Famous examples include the Venus de Milo and the scale model of the Parthenon, the Capitoline Wolf, the cross-sectional model of the Pantheon, the tiles of Giotto&#039;s bell tower, and the model of the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One room is dedicated to original sculptures of contemporary art from the figurative and informal fields (including Giorgio De Chirico, Pietro Consagra, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini, Arnoldo Pomodoro).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1993 by the municipality of Ancona with the support of the Marche region and on the initiative of the Italian Union of the Blind, the museum was recognized as a state museum in 1999. Since then, it has become an international point of reference for the aesthetic education of blind and visually impaired people and has revitalized the use of art through multisensory experiences worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum also offers a wide range of services: training and further education on accessibility in dealing with cultural heritage, consulting for inclusive exhibitions, and the production of tactile objects. It has a documentation and research center specializing in the areas of pedagogy, aesthetics, and accessibility in cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.museotattilevarese.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museo Tattile di Varese<\/a> <\/strong>in the historic Villa Baragiola in Lombardy <strong>v<\/strong>It features a kind of three-dimensional encyclopedia with over sixty tactile models, mostly made of wood. The focus is on architecture, archaeological sites, and landscape models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavazza.it\/drupal\/it\/museoanteros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museo Tattile in Bologna<\/a><\/strong> is also a specialized art museum that exhibits three-dimensional replicas of paintings ranging from the Middle Ages to modern art. The collection includes approximately sixty bas-reliefs, allowing visitors to explore the works through touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum runs its own modeling lab where blind students create clay models of artworks they have studied. This hands-on craft allows participants to deepen their connection to art through the creative process itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.distrettolaghi.it\/en\/experiences\/art-culture-faith\/museums\/museo-tattile-di-scienze-naturali-del-lago-e-della-montagna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Museo Tattile di Scienze Naturali in Stresa<\/a>, <\/strong>In the lake region of northern Italy, not far from the Swiss border, is a tactile museum of natural sciences that conveys the flora and fauna of the local lake and mountain regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Erfindung von taktilen Reliefs und Objekten geht auf die Bildhauerei in Italien und die Tradition der italienischen \u201eMuseo Tattile\u201c zur\u00fcck, die eng mit der Pionierarbeit f\u00fcr Barrierefreiheit und Inklusion ab Mitte der 1980er Jahre verbunden ist. Das bekannteste taktile Museum Italiens ist das Museo Tattile Statale Omero in Ancona. Weitere wichtige taktile Museen gibt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"region":[54],"thema":[56,68],"class_list":["post-5437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","region-ausland","thema-angebote-fuer-sehbeeintraechtigte","thema-inklusion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5437"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5440,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5437\/revisions\/5440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5437"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=5437"},{"taxonomy":"thema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumsguide.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thema?post=5437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}