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Wolfgang Ebert <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Dear colleagues,
>
>In the context of an assignment to found a new
>museum in France I'd like to suggest a subject,
>encourage a discussion, and I ask for your
>comments:
I would encourage all those concerned with the design of museums to
consider employing the principles of Universal Design. This approach
pays particular concern to the physical, sensory and intellectual
capacities of people. There was an introductory article to Universal
Design in (I think) volume 3 of _Barrier Free_, which is available,
(again, I think), from the website of the Museums and Galleries
Disability Association:
http://www.magda.org.uk/
The principle of this design philosophy is that if you design so that
people with mobility problems can get around, so that people with visual
impairments know where they are and how to get to where they want to be,
so that people with learning disabilities know what choices are
available to them, and are able to make their own choices .... then you
design so that human beings can use your environments - all human
beings, not just those 'with disabilities'.
Best wishes to all,
Pat
(who is just back from visiting a national museum in Belgium which might
have some important objects and interesting stories, but I doubt if
anyone is able to tolerate the museum long enough to find out!)
--
Pat Reynolds
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"It might look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years time"
(T. Pratchett)
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