From April 3 to April 30, 2024, the Seoul National University Library (Director Jang Deok-jin), in collaboration with the Seoul National University Social Responsibility (Chair Kim Taekyoon), will host the exhibition "Shifting Senses: From Eyes to Hands - A New Way to View Masterpieces" at the Gwanjeong Gallery on the first floor of the Gwanjeong Building, University Library. The exhibition is hosted by the Seoul National University Library and organized by the Barrier Free Team of the Seoul National University Social Responsibility Corps and the S Gallery of the Siloam Welfare Center for the Visually Impaired. 

The exhibition will feature six tactile artworks for visually impaired students to enjoy, as well as four barrier-free experience items such as tactile maps and simulators. Tactile artworks are reinterpretations of original works of art that are made tangible so that they can be appreciated by touching them. The tactile artworks include Paul Klee's "The Girl with a Hot Temper," Piet Mondrian's "Composition A," Edvard Munch's "The Evening Watch," Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers," and Henri Rousseau's "Dream." There are also audio commentaries and braille descriptions of the works on display. The six tactile artworks on display are from the collection of the S Gallery, a barrier-free art museum run by the Siloam Welfare Center for the Blind. 

The exhibition will provide a fresh experience for people with disabilities who are used to viewing artworks primarily through the sense of sight. We hope that this exhibition will serve as an opportunity to further spread awareness of barrier-free accessibility on and off campus.

The Seoul National University Library is promoting the "Seoul National University Knowledge-based Cultural Sharing" project to strengthen its role as a complex cultural space where knowledge information and cultural contents come together and to revitalize library use, and this exhibition is held as a part of the "Library Small Exhibition" event.

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