Experience
How only a good experience can become a return.
Sensory, cognitive, emotional approaches, mediation, engagement.
Every person, with their own complexity, has a very personal cognitive experience of a cultural place, but even before that a sensory one, and why not, also an emotional one.
This section explores some of the multiple approaches to cultural experience, capturing tones and nuances useful for making every experience an opportunity for a return. It talks about communication, mediation, engagement.
Glossary
The words of experience (accessible) in cultural venues.
Activism
Museums, and the narratives they propose, can be neither objective nor neutral: it is from this awareness that we must rethink the way heritage is exhibited, interpreted, and communicated. We hope that in the design of exhibitions, museums, and generally in shared living spaces, non-conforming minds and bodies will be considered, dismantling the idea of a ‘norm’ by which environments and events are still organized.
We believe that museums, exhibition spaces, and cultural institutions can be essential promoters of a change towards a more equitable society.
[Gruppo di Lavoro Accessibilità, ICOM Italia, 10 parole, 2024, edited by Irene Balzani, Sofia Bilotta, Rosa Di Lecce, Irene Innocente, Federica Pascotto]
Activism
Well-being
The contribution of culture and museums to the improvement of individual and collective well-being and health is now widely recognized. Museums can have a positive impact on people’s psychological well-being and mental health by helping to reduce stress, stimulate creativity, critical thinking, and social interaction.
Ensuring broad accessibility (creating conditions that promote the physical, mental, and emotional comfort of visitors) therefore also means contributing to improving health as a fundamental right of the individual and the community.
[Gruppo di Lavoro Accessibilità, ICOM Italia, 10 parole, 2024, edited by Irene Balzani, Sofia Bilotta, Rosa Di Lecce, Irene Innocente, Federica Pascotto]
Well-being
Download Area
Selection of resources for consultation and download on the theme of "participation and cultural co-design".
