“Reach what you cannot”
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– KETHEA Ariadni –
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Nikos Kazantzakis Museum and museum educator Chara Vavadaki welcomed the members of KETHEA ARIADNI Therapeutic Community who visited the Museum to participate in its experience-related educational program “Reach what you cannot”. This program aims to raise awareness among the participants about visual impairment and the access of people with visual impairment to museum spaces, as well as to enhance empathy.
After watching an 18-minute long documentary which is shown to Museum visitors in the screening room, they took a short tour in the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum. Following the tactile route, the participants discovered the exhibits which they could touch.
They understood in an experiential way what visual impairment is, as well as the ways by which people with visual impairment deal with the difficulties of everyday life. They were divided into pairs and, guided by their senses – except for the sight – they toured the Museum and they understood how visually impaired people “see” inside the museum spaces. They touched copies of the author’s personal items, they read books and letters in large print and Braille writing system and they watched the inclusive video excerpt from the theatrical performance “Kapodistrias”, a play by Nikos Kazantzakis, which was staged at the National Theater in 1976.
Finally, they shared their feelings and thoughts about what they learned and experienced at the Museum with the entire group, leading to a constructive discussion and reflection.
The visit was organized by the Education Department of KETHEA ARIADNI in agreement with the Museum’s Educational Activities Department.
