The project

REACT stands for “Resources for European Accessible Cultural Tours”.

This project aims to improve the experience of cultural visits for all visitors, in particular those with special needs and/or adults, families and children who are distant from culture for various reasons (allophone public, disadvantaged environment, etc.).

The aim of this project is therefore to equip and train professionals in order to broaden the range of digital cultural mediation services by promoting the inclusion of cultural institutions, both on site and online, in order to meet the changes and challenges facing the museum sector.

Context

There is a lack of resources and training on digital accessibility issues in the museum and cultural sector.

As small and medium-sized museums do not have access to public services like the large museums, it is very difficult and costly to obtain such access, which is necessary and essential if everyone is to benefit from the cultural resources of all museums.

Goals

REACT aims to achieve the following objectives:

  • Equip cultural professionals with a reference tool that provides visibility and centralises all the information, initiatives, best practices, tools and resources available to build an eco-responsible and accessible digital cultural offering.
  • Training professionals in the museum sector in accessibility and digital restraint.
  • Expand the digital cultural mediation offer by promoting the inclusion of cultural institutions, both on site and online.

Target groups

The REACT project is aimed primarily at professionals in the museum sector, as well as the various stakeholders in the museum field: museums, museum service providers and cultural associations linked to museums.

REACT is also aimed at :

  • training organisations offering courses for current and future culture and tourism professionals.
  • stakeholders in the disability field: associations of people with disabilities or disorders.
  • visitors, whether adults, children or families, with special needs.

Resources

Educational tools

E-learning modules with webinars

Implementation guides

Inclusive visitor experiences with their creation guide

Les partenaires

ARTeria Foundation

Poland

The ARTeria Foundation implements a variety of projects and programmes supporting artists and the development of the cultural and creative sector around culture without borders, innovative education and multidimensional cooperation.

Complexul Muzeal Național Moldova Iași

Romania

Based at the Palace of Culture, the Complex comprises 4 museums of national importance, a research and conservation-restoration centre for the national cultural heritage and six museum sites located respectively in the city and county of Iași.

Logopsycom

Belgium

As a center for educational innovation, Logopsycom creates and uses alternative methods or tools (digital or not) to support schools, vocational training centers, educational organizations, youth and parents. The center is specialized in learning disorders in young people, especially in “dys” disorders (dyspraxia, dysphasia, dyslexia…).