"Support for Discrimination-Free Appreciation" National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Provides Audio and Sign Language Interpretation for Visually and Hearing Impaired Visitors

Exhibition Audio Guide, Braille Materials, and Sign Language Interpretation Videos Available On and Offline
Contributing to Enhancing Cultural Enjoyment for Both Disabled and Non-Disabled Citizens Beyond Boundaries

Praise of Life_Sign Language Interpretation for the Hearing Impaired. Photo by National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art announced on the 11th that it will operate programs of 'audio description for the visually impaired' and 'sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired' for each exhibition to enhance the cultural enjoyment rights of people with visual and hearing disabilities.

This program was prepared as part of a project to realize social values. It is designed to help people with visual and hearing impairments, who have difficulty freely viewing exhibitions, to more easily access exhibitions and understand modern art when visiting the museum or viewing exhibitions online from home.

The exhibition viewing program for the visually and hearing impaired has been in operation since the special Korean color painting exhibition "Praise of Life" at the Gwacheon branch, which opened last month. It is planned to be provided for 4 to 6 exhibitions until the end of the year, including the "MMCA Lee Kun-hee Collection Special Exhibition: Lee Jung-seop" and the "Moon Shin 100th Anniversary Exhibition."

Audio descriptions and screen descriptions for the visually impaired can be accessed on personal mobile phones via QR codes attached at the entrance of the exhibition hall and in front of individual artworks, and Braille materials available at the entrance can also be used. Sign language interpretation videos for the hearing impaired can also be accessed through QR codes attached at the exhibition entrance and can be viewed on the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art's official website and YouTube channel.

Yoon Bum-mo, director of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, said, "We have been continuously developing barrier-free exhibition viewing content in various ways to allow everyone, beyond the boundaries of disabled and non-disabled people, to enjoy art together," and added, "We will actively carry out diverse cultural sharing programs so that no citizen is excluded from culture and the arts."

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