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Small copies of Tsar Cannon, Tsar Bell and other iconic objects made using 3D printing will appear on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. The project is aimed at providing opportunities for sightseeing for the blind and visually impaired.
Miniature copies will be located on separate pedestals near-real monuments and will be provided with tactile plates with inscriptions in Braille. The height of the copies will be 25-40 centimeters. It is indicated that the models will be made of a bronze alloy according to the shapes made using 3D printing. In addition to the cannon and the bell, copies of the Archangel, Assumption and Annunciation Cathedrals, as well as the Ivan the Great Bell Tower will be presented.
“This size is enough for visually impaired people to be able to“ examine ”the building with all its elements in detail. All safety requirements will be met. Buildings, for example, should not have sharp corners, so that a blind visitor does not get injured while feeling the cathedral or the cannon, ”the representatives of the Kremlin museums clarify.
Of course, the new versions of the monuments will be available to everyone, and the tactile plates will be duplicated with the usual inscriptions made in Russian and English. The first exhibits of the new collection were shown in May at the Intermuseum festival as part of the Museum by Touch program.
The needs of people with disabilities have received increased attention in recent years. For example, tactile terminals have recently appeared at the cash desks of Kremlin museums, allowing blind visitors to familiarize themselves with the description of objects, and audio-tactile mnemonic maps, with which you can find buildings by touch. For people with hearing impairments, induction loops are installed that convert sound waves into radio signals transmitted to hearing aids.
Two weeks ago, the first trial excursion for the visually impaired with a specially trained guide was held. Visitors were provided with an audio reference book telling about the Kremlin museums and supporting the descriptions with relief images. Such excursions should become public by the end of the year. So far, ten consultants are working on the territory of the Kremlin, who can be called from the ticket offices to help with the purchase of a ticket and escort during a walk through the territory. Perhaps the most unusual example of new conveniences can be considered a relief icon for the blind, installed in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, with a description in Braille.
