An Inclusive Tourism Story | Final Conference

EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR PROJECT: An Inclusive Tourism Story | The Final Conference Wednesday 10 March, 2021 12:00 – 14:30

About this Event

EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR programme comes to an end soon after 24 months of intense activity! We will be celebrating all together the results but the challenges as well we tackled during the implementation of the action. Do not miss the chance to join us at the final conference on March 10 at 12:00 PM CET. The UNESCO4ALL TOUR key players and protagonists sincerely invite all who stand for our mission: opening the access to the stunning EU World Heritage sites to people with visual impairments, but ultimately, all those who are passionate about “design4all” to join us!

UNESCO4ALL TOUR combines cultural heritages and assistive disruptive technology by Tooteko Arte™, offering people with visual impairments the opportunity to explore and enjoy art and admire beauty like never before! By simply touching the replica of the work of art (a cathedral, but ultimately the details from the work of art), people will get an audio track specifically elaborated for ensuring a seamless, engaging, multi-sensorial experience. The project was instrumental to validate the innovative tourism product in 4 EU UNESCO WH sites: the Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia in Italy; the Alhambra Palace, Generalife and Albayzìn, Granada in Spain; the Cathedral of St James in Šibenik, in Croatia; the Rila Monastery, in Bulgaria. Visual impaired people were invited to travel and to discover the EU WH sites and the unparalleled experience of the EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR project through the combination of technology, storytelling and 3D printing.

The final event will guide you through the storytelling of the project implementation, offering you insights from the perspective of the partners, testimonials from our travelers and interactive dialogues thanks to the participations of speakers from the cultural and creative sector, such as: Danièle Wagener, Massimo Negri and Dirk Houtgraaf. Additionally, the Forum of Slavic Cultures will be also hosted during the event.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://bit.ly/2OcC5QI

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The project is coordinated by X23, The Innovation Bakery (Italy )and was implemented by the Camara Granada (Spain), Tooteko (Italy), 5-senses (Malta) Typhological museum (Croatia), Rakursi Gallery (Bulgaria) and the European Museum Academy (EMA; the Netherlands).

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PROGRAMME

12. 00- 12.05 Welcome speech from the Coordinator, X23 Srl

12.05- 12.10 EU Project Officer, Alan Vella (EASME, EU Commission)

12.10- 12:20 Consortium partners: this is us!

• Tooteko Srl- Fabio D’Agnano
• 5-senses- Nadia Theuma
• Typhlological Museum of Zagreb- Zeljka Bosnar
• Rakursi Art Gallery- Rumyana Yoneva
• Càmara Granada- Isabel Contreras
• European Museum Academy- Henrik Zipsane

12.20 -12.55 Session 1. Cultural heritage “accessible4All”

• Typhlological Museum of Zagreb- Zelika Bosnar
• Round-table: How to tackle the accessibility issue in museums- Massimo Negri; Danièle Wagener; Virgil Nitulescu (tbc); Dirk von Houtgraaf (tbc)

12.55 – 13.10 Session 2. Inclusive Tourism, assistive technology and creative industries

• Disruptive assistive technology applied to the EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR– Fabio D’Agnano – Tooteko Srl

13.10 – 13.30 Session 3. Once-in-a-lifetime experience: the EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR, designed for ALL

Testimonials from the EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR project:

Debora Tramentozzi (VI representative – Italy) – Travelling and the arts at the time of COVID-19

Rumyana Dimitrova (VI representative – Bulgaria)

Leticia Rodriguez (VI representative – Spain)

13.30- 13.50 Session 4. The making of the EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR project: the project behind the scenes! The video-documentary.

13.50 – 14.20: Session 5. What’s next? Exploiting the results and the synergies with EU co-funded project in the same call

– The Greenways project [Greenways Heritage has developed new tourism products combining greenways and UNESCO and other heritage sites located nearby to increase the added value and attractiveness of both resources. New technologies have been applied to greenways and UNESCO sites to better inform tourists and so enhance their experience by creating a Tourism web-GIS multi-platform, and a 360º virtual reality experience (UNESCO & greenway)].

– The MAPPAE project [MAPPAE project diversifies and increases the visibility of European transnational tourism offer by creating a thematic multisensory tourist and cultural Route that connects destinations related to medicinal and aromatic plants, scents and perfumes (MAPs) across six European countries: Croatia, Bosnia, Cyprus, Italy, France and Malta. The cultivation and the use of MAPs is a time-honoured tradition and integral part of European cultural heritage that contributes to shape the landscape and sustains local economies and identities.]

14.20 – 14.30 Closing remarks from the Coordinator, X23 Srl

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See you there!