Beschreibung

The Tactile State Museum Omero, a museum to love with the eyes and the hands.

The first and only State Tactile Museum at an international level, the Omero Museum is an innovative museum and a great attraction for all those who want to approach and learn about art.

A unique space, without barriers, a model of excellence in the scenario of cultural opportunities for the blind and visually impaired people that intends to export their experience and their philosophy by promoting the multi-sensory use of cultural heritage. Housed in the eighteenth-century halls of the Mole Vanvitelliana of Ancona, it is proposed as a three-dimensional encyclopedia of the history of art.

Accessibility

The museum has two entrances, both of which are in the courtyard of the Mole: the main one can be reached via a monumental staircase, the other is equipped with a lift. The Design Collection is a new space in our museum, located inside the Mole, just beside the Mandracchio entrance (identifiable by the large metal gate and Mimmo Paladino’s Red Horse statue). All the museum rooms are accessible as there are lifts. The bathrooms, accessible and fitted with changing tables, are adjacent to the exhibition rooms. There are other bathrooms in the courtyard. Seating is available throughout the exhibition, there is a refreshment area with vending machines for coffee and water, a meeting room for welcoming groups. Dogs: only guide dogs will be admitted.

Reception and services
Before your visit: the social history of the museum, in easy-to-read language. At the entrance to the museum you will find: information about the museum in various languages and in Braille, accessible audio guides, in Italian, a model of the Mole Vanvitelliana and a map of the museum layout in relief, a special exhibition for families with neurodiverse children (aged 3 – 6), two manual wheelchairs available on request. In the rooms: all our exhibits – copies, originals, models, Designer objects – can be explored by touch, information in Braille (panels, captions, labels) and in high contrast, movable platforms with steps for tactile exploration of taller works, three works accompanied by accessible videos in ISL and with subtitles.