The Blind Museum, Madrid

The Blind Museum in Madrid is beautifully designed for visually impaired and blind people. All the exhibits here are accessible to touch and the visitors are encouraged to touch articles on display. Run by the Spanish National Organization for the Blind, this Museum is among the few of its kind around the world. Audio tapes help in guiding the visitor's hands over the exhibits, and the building is constructed in a manner to overcome the architectural barriers. The Blind Museum also prints pamphlets in large type as wells in Braille both in Spanish and English.

The exhibits are basically divided into three sections namely -
  -   One section showcases scale models of worlds greatest monuments, such as Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower etc,
  -   It museum displays sculptures, tapestries and paintings made by famous blind artists namely - Miguel Detrel and Jose Antonio Brana.
  -   The last section includes an overview of all the technological developments which led to the invention of Brail.

Timings of The Blind Museum, Madrid:

  -   The Blind Museum in Madrid is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon and it reopens after a break at five in the evening to eight at night.

  -   The museum remains closed for two days i.e. Sundays and Mondays.

How to go to the Blind Museum, Madrid:

You can reach the Blind Museum, Madrid, by road or rail. Board bus number- 3, 42, 43, 64, 124, 125, 127 and this will take you directly to the Blind Museum, Madrid. You can also take the metro to reach the Blind Museum.

Contact details of The Blind Museum, Madrid:

Address of the Blind Museum, Madrid:
The Blind Museum
18 Calle La Coruna
E- 28020 Madrid
Spain

You can contact the Blind Museum, Madrid at the following telephone numbers:
571-1236
+34 91 589 42 00
+34 91 589 42 19

For further information on the Blind Museum, Madrid you can look up the following Website: museo.once.es

You can contact the Blind Museum, Madrid at the following Email:
museo@once.es

On your visit to Madrid you should plan a trip to the famous Blind Museum, one of its kinds in Madrid.