[nfbmi-talk] Accessible Art at Broad Museum at MSU

[Lydia Anne Schuck]

Message from Mike Hudson about Art Event at Broad Museum

Dear leaders in the mid-Michigan blindness community,
I invite you to join members of the MSU community on Friday, November 10 at 5:00PM at the shiny new Broad Art Museum on Grand River Avenue in East Lansing. You know first-hand how often museums have policies that prevent blind and visually impaired individuals from fully enjoying the art experience (no touch). This event, Accessible Art at Broad event, “Sense of Self”, changes that as it is a fully hands and ears-on event hosted by the museum and created by MSU students intent on ensuring blind and visually impaired community members are fully engaged at the museum. The exhibit will involve Braille, sound, touch and technology. Bring your iPhone either running the latest iOS 11 or a QR code reader app installed and you’ll be audio linked to each exhibit as well.

I’m going to be there and I hope you can join me as well. Additionally, please share this in your networks, the price is right (it is free) and our presence at these sorts of events let’s museum leaders know we are here and interested in accessing museums.

Here is how the more formal info reads. Can you help share this in your networks?

On Friday, November 10 from 5-8 p.m., a one-night interactive exhibit at the Eli
and Edythe Broad Art Museum will feature student-generated art that
bridges painting and poetry. The special installation is designed to
engage viewers across the visual ability spectrum. Blind and sighted
guests are invited to experience the artwork with their eyes and their
hands, as each art piece contains tactile elements inspired by Braille
poems.

The event is hosted by Exceptions, an MSU-based literary journal that
features interviews and creative works by individuals in the visually
impaired community.

Mike