muZIEum

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muZIEum, Nijmegen

The muZIEum ( German  mu-SEH-um ) is a museum in Nijmegen , the Netherlands , in which visitors are informed about life with visual impairments. The museum profiles itself as a museum of experience about seeing and not seeing. With the help of various experiences and activities, visitors learn something about the world of blind and visually impaired people. The muZIEum offers three different guided tours, all of which illuminate a different aspect of seeing and not-seeing.

history

The muZIEum opened in 2005. In 2010 the museum ran into financial problems, so the museum had to close its doors on May 31, 2010. In July 2010 the muZIEum received support from the Nijmegen municipality. The muZIEum reopened at the end of August 2012. It could now be found in the Stadsschouwburg Nijmegen . In 2015 the muZIEum received a record number of visitors. This year, 37,500 visitors were shown around by guides with impaired vision. The muZIEum received its 100,000th visitor in 2015. On September 1, 2017, the muZIEum moved to the center of Nijmegen in Ziekerstraat 6B, where it now has its own location. Here, too, visitors can experience blindness with the help of two different guided tours in the dark, walk through the city center of Nijmegen with impaired vision and learn more about all the senses in the museum section.

Exhibition subdivision

Guided tour in the dark

During the guided tour in the dark, the visitor walks through pitch-dark rooms. These guides are geared towards blindness. You can experience everyday life and vacation life, only that you don't see anything. The tours are accompanied by a blind or visually impaired guide.

Guided tour through downtown Nijmegen

During the tour through the city center of Nijmegen, you can experience what it is like to be visually impaired with the help of VR glasses. During the tour, the guide tells from his own experiences how challenging life with impaired eyesight can be.

Activity center

In the interactive activity center, visitors can learn something about the world of the blind and visually impaired. There you can learn Braille and write yourself or you can play games without seeing anything.

Exhibition subdivision old location

Practicum

In the Practicum the visitor can learn something about the world of the blind and visually impaired, learn Braille and write or play games blindly .

Opticum

In the Opticum the visitor can learn more about sight. You gain insight into the eye and brain and learn more about optical illusions.

Discovery tour through the darkness

The most famous part of the muZIEum is the discovery tour through the darkness. During the tour, you are accompanied by a blind or visually impaired guide, whereby things are not visible, but can be experienced by touching, smelling or tasting.

Eating in the dark

Once a month there is a 3-course menu. This takes place in absolute darkness, so that you can also get an insight into life with reduced eyesight.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 50 '49.9 "  N , 5 ° 51' 17.4"  E