A photo from open sources In Madrid Prado, which is one of the most significant and largest museums in Europe, an exhibition of paintings for blind people. Blind visitors had the opportunity to live sense of the word to touch the works of the famous classic painters. To do this, by order of the institution embossed reproductions of six famous paintings.
Among the exhibits were the “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, “Touchless” by Antonio Correggio, “Umbrella” by Francisco Goya, “Bodegon with sweets “Juan van der Amen,” Forge of the Volcano “Diego Velazquez and “Nobleman with a hand on his chest” El Greco. The exhibition is reportedly will be open until June twenty-eighth. She takes in the museum alone hall and allows visually impaired visitors to distinguish objects on canvases by touching the palm. And despite the fact that the colors thus it is impossible to see, blind connoisseurs of art remain very satisfied with the exposure.
Relief reproductions of paintings were performed on a special 3D printer by Estudios Durero, a Spanish printing company. Under the management of the Prado employees selected materials enhancing the tactile perception of the image. Main material became plastic. According to representatives of the museum, the cost of each reproductions amounted to about seven thousand US dollars.
If the new exhibition will be popular and will pay back yourself, in Prado will periodically arrange exhibitions of painting for the blind. In the meantime, this event is experimental and first of its kind.
