Inclusive artistic

Experiences of Looking Room at the Ingá Museum, a case report

Abstract

This article is an experience report that serves to think about the relationship between institutions that work with people with disabilities and the initiatives proposed by museums for this public. The text proposes a further reading about the meetings and actions that resulted in the proposal of the Sala Experiências do Olhar, by the Ingá Museum, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2019, as a pilot project. This reading is based on assumptions from the field of Cultural Accessibility and the most current discussions in the field of Museology so that it encourages participatory and collaborative actions and practices, involving access and the welcoming of human diversity in museums. It also intends to question the prevalence of strictly visual exhibitions, considering multisensoriality as a way to enrich the museological experience and aesthetic fruition, capable of expanding access in museum spaces. The process relied on intersectoral articulations between museum professionals and health professionals from the rehabilitation area. Extra-mural cultural activities were carried out with people with visual impairment, and discussion meetings about the challenges and possibilities of expanding cultural capital and fostering social participation of people in vulnerability, based on the recognition of the right to culture for all.