How can blind and visually impaired people experience art? What steps have already been successfully taken—and what challenges still lie ahead? These questions are the focus of the panel discussion at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig.
Experts from various fields, from Leipzig and France, discuss how art and culture can be made inclusive—from innovative approaches to accessibility to their implementation in concrete projects that redefine access and opportunities for perception.
Which institutions are pioneers in this field? How rocky has the road been so far? What structural hurdles exist? What active role do people with disabilities play in implementation?
Participants include Stefan Wilhelm from Inclusive Gaming Leipzig, Sebastian Schulze from the Runder Tisch Leipzig, Noëllie Aulas from the Laville Impressions Braille & D’Histoires en Patrimoine association in Paris, author and artist Hélène Jousse, and a representative from the Service Center for Inclusion in the Cultural Sector of the Saxony State Association for Socio-Culture. The discussion will be moderated by Franciska Zólyom, director and curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig.
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The series of events entitled “Auf den Punkt gebracht” (To the point) marking the 200th anniversary of Braille is organized by the German-French Society Leipzig, the French Honorary Consulate Leipzig, and the Institut français Leipzig.
In cooperation with: German Center for Accessible Reading – dzb lesen, Leipzig University of Music and Theater, Schaubühne Lindenfels, Inclusive Gaming GmbH Leipzig, Gallery for Contemporary Art Leipzig, Service Center for Inclusion in the Cultural Sector of the Saxony State Association for Socio-Culture, and Sparkasse Leipzig.
This project is funded by the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony.
This measure is co-financed by tax revenue based on the budget approved by the members of the Saxon State Parliament.