Hamburger Kunsthalle: Start telephone tours for inclusion now!

Hamburger Kunsthalle: Start telephone tours for inclusion now!

Hamburger Kunsthalle, 20095 Hamburg, Deutschland - The Hamburger Kunsthalle has decided to open a new chapter in the cultural participation. As part of the “Call Culture” project, which was originally initiated by the Hamburg Blind and Visually Impaired Association during the Corona pandemic in 2021, telephone tours will be offered in the future. In the future, up to 15 people will be able to take a tour of about one hour on the phone, which is designed especially for people with mobility restrictions, visual impairments or financial hurdles to facilitate access to art and culture. The mopo reports of this future-oriented initiative.

The special thing about the telephone tours is that participants receive the visual content of the exhibition on the phone. This creates access to the works of art without being necessary. "With this service, we offer a free way to experience our collection," says the Hamburger Kunsthalle. The leadership addresses the perspective and working method of artists from different eras and not only enables the participants to ask questions, but also to communicate in a small group. The Hamburger Kunsthalle with these offers enlarges its portfolio of inclusive options.

growth in the area of ​​inclusion

The Hamburger Kunsthalle is proud to be the 100th partner of the project "when calling culture". This is part of a nationwide network that now comprises 111 cultural institutions that offer telephone tours. The financing is carried out by Aktion Mensch and the Cultural Authority of Hamburg, as well as donations. Due to the personnel mediation of art, the Kunsthalle has steadily expanded its inclusive offers in recent years and now offers an important alternative for all those who cannot participate in large groups.

inclusion is a multi -layered topic. experts inform that cultural institutions face many challenges when it comes to perception of culture through people with disabilities. The key to successful inclusive art and cultural work is creative and courageous ideas. Because inclusion does not mean that all people always have to be there everywhere, but the aim is that people with disabilities can choose how and where they want to participate.

To achieve this goal, courage, perseverance and a positive error culture are required. Errors are part of the inclusive process and important for learning and further development. It is of great importance to deliberately name barriers both physically and mentally and to seek dialogue with those affected. This is the only way to create real cooperation in the cultural participation.