Inclusive Museum Exhibition: The FCT-UNESP Regional Archaeological Museum, Presidente Prudente, SP

Abstract

This article seeks to reflect on accessibility in museums by analyzing the contribution of a tactile archaeological exhibition to learning about aspects of Guarani culture. To this end, it presents results of a practical experience lived by a monitor and blind visitors, developed during a monitored visit to the exhibition organized by the Regional Archeology Museum of FCT-UNESP, campus of Presidente Prudente, SP. The visit consisted of walking with mediation monitored by the museum's long-term exhibition area and tactile experience in an exhibition previously prepared by the museum's researchers with the participation of a blind academic. The experience with the academic took place over a period of six months, with activities for selecting materials, describing parts, making identification tags and training for monitoring. Visitors, also blind, had contact with the exhibition for a period of 2 hours, when they were able to learn about aspects of the Guarani culture through the tactile experience through the characteristics of making ceramic vessels. Experience has shown that it is possible to guarantee the accessibility of museum communication through exhibitions previously thought out and prepared for this purpose.