DISSEMINATION OF THE “TOUCH THE UNIVERSE” TACTILE EXHIBITION

Abstract

We created a whole set of the "Touch the Universe" tactile exhibition, including 3D models of celestial bodies and telescopes that both blind and visually impaired (BVI) people and sighted people can understand and enjoy. Through the JAPAN Science Museum Association network, science museums in Japan can easily borrow it and hold their own tacile exhibition without using a 3D printer. The exhibition set consists of existing 3D models, additional tactile images, scale models of the Solar System. Each model has a concise description panel with both printed and braille letters. This easy-to-use set can be a breakthrough for science museum staff members to hold their own tactile exhibition and communicate with BVI people.