Visionary Museum

In a bid to reach out to visually-impaired individuals, New Delhi’s National Museum has revamped its facilities, and installed monograms and Braille inscriptions so that the blind can experience the exhibits by touching them.

In a bid to reach out to visually-impaired individuals, New Delhi’s National Museum has revamped its facilities, and installed monograms and Braille inscriptions so that the blind can experience the exhibits by touching them. Changes have been made to accommodate the mentally handicapped as well, and passages, ramps and galleries have been made barrier free. Earlier, blind people had to depend on guides and narrators to take them around the museum. With the addition of these facilities, the museum becomes the first in the country that is blind-friendly, and will have replicas of masterpieces that will be supported by bilingual braille text, self guided floor paths and audio guides as well. The museum intends to make these facilities available by next month.

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