From Access to Experience Rethinking Cultural Inclusion

Over the past few months, we’ve been reflecting on what it really means to make culture accessible.

Physical access is just one part of the equation: there are also cognitive, sensory, linguistic, and generational barriers.

What happens when content is too abstract for someone with comprehension difficulties?

What options are there for a person with mobility issues facing an inaccessible site?

How can a child or teenager connect with cultural heritage that was designed for adults?

We’re working with augmented reality and smart glasses to respond to these questions. Technology helps us make content more visual, more concrete, more explorable. It allows us to include sign language, subtitles, lip-reading support.
It helps create experiences that also speak to younger generations, using accessible and engaging formats.

This is not about innovation for its own sake. It’s about using the tools we have to build a broader, more inclusive, more human dialogue. Because culture is not truly a shared heritage until it can be experienced by everyone.