Activating Texture Tour

Photograph of tactile map with hands feeling raised image.

Join exhibition curators Ellen Lupton and Andrea Lipps for a dynamic verbal description and touch tour of The Senses: Design Beyond Vision. Enjoy a hands-on tactile design and printing demonstration with BJ Epstein, Accessible Media Specialist, San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and Elia Life Technologies.

This program is free and for members of the blind and low-vision community. Pre-Registration Required. To register, email access@cooperhewitt.zendesk.com or call 917.809.6732.

The Senses Design beyond Vision is made possible by the generous support of Delta

Featured Image: Tactile Architectural Drawing, 2015; Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects with Chris Downey, for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco; Embossed digital print; Photo by Don Fogg