Identificación de las barreras de acceso a la información, a la participación y al aprendizaje en el Museo Es Baluard

Abstract

The paper presents a collaborative research between GREID (Research Group on Inclusive Education and Diversity, UIB) and the AEAC (Area of Education of Es Baluard, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Palma). This is a pioneering study that applies the principles of Universal Design to assess the accessibility that presents the museum. Specifically, the study suggests two basic objectives: The first one is to identify the barriers to undestand the information and content that the museum offers any visitor. The second one is to evaluate the accessibility of visits and workshops for schools. Through various data collection instruments (direct observation, analysis and video recordings of meetings, document analysis and focus groups), we identify significant barriers that reflect an homogeneus concepto f visitor, still predominant in the Museum and also that is shared with a lot of schools.