Kaunas Museum for the Blind
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The Kaunas Museum for the Blind in Kaunas
, Lithuania
opened in 2005. It was the first museum for the blind in the Baltic States
and one of the first in Eastern Europe.
The museum, located in the catacombs underneath St. Michael the Archangel Church, was created during the course of an international exchange project, "Catacombs of the 21st Century", organized by students at the Kaunas University of Technology
, under the supervision of the sculptor Robertas Antinis
. Students from Greece, Turkey, and Italy also participated in the process. The exhibits can be perceived through sound, smells, and touch.
Due to its sole reliance on the parish for access, the museum was frequently inaccessible during the late 2000s.
Kaunas
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the center of a powiat in Trakai Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. During Russian Empire occupation...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
opened in 2005. It was the first museum for the blind in the Baltic States
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
and one of the first in Eastern Europe.
The museum, located in the catacombs underneath St. Michael the Archangel Church, was created during the course of an international exchange project, "Catacombs of the 21st Century", organized by students at the Kaunas University of Technology
Kaunas University of Technology
- KTU :Kaunas University of Technology is one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States.In Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2010 KTU took the highest ratings among Lithuanian higher education institutions as having the web of best presence, visibility and accessibility...
, under the supervision of the sculptor Robertas Antinis
Robertas Antinis
Robertas Antinis is a Lithuanian painter, and sculptor.He is a winner of the National Culture and Art Prize.-Life:He graduated from the Applied Arts School in Riga in 1965, and the Latvian State Art Academy in 1970....
. Students from Greece, Turkey, and Italy also participated in the process. The exhibits can be perceived through sound, smells, and touch.
Due to its sole reliance on the parish for access, the museum was frequently inaccessible during the late 2000s.