{"product_id":"blind-visitor-experiences-at-art-simon-j-hayhoe-9781442272057","title":"Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums","description":"Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums seeks to answer two questions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiven the guiding principle of visual art being understood only by sight, what do people understand when sight is diminished or not there?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoreover, given the experience of blindness, what are the effects of vision loss or no vision on a cultural identity in art?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt does this by exploring seven in-depth case studies of visitors to the education department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the experiences of leading groups by two teachers. In addition, this book includes findings from participant observations in classes and touch tours for blind and visually impaired people at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter reading this book, readers will understand both passive and active social exclusion from the museum's facilities (active exclusion is defined as a deliberate act of exclusion based on the belief that blind people are incapable of understanding visual art, whereas passive exclusion is defined as exclusion resulting from an aspect of miseducation, such as inappropriate building design or learning materials, or a lack of training, knowledge, resources, access materials or buildings).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon J. Hayhoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442272058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442272057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Simon J. Hayhoe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44169844982015,"sku":"9781442272057","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3c6fb1e-2bfe-4312-9271-a5ba258246e6.jpg?v=1689655254","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blind-visitor-experiences-at-art-simon-j-hayhoe-9781442272057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}