OBJECTIVES
To enable cultural experiences for senior citizens via multisensory, inclusive technologies using digital and analogue tools.
Older adults and people with visual or hearing impairments are often excluded from cultural experiences in cultural institutions, for reasons such as lack of physical mobility, lack of accessibility solutions, institutionalization or health limitations.
BeauCoup has a solution for this problem. Older adults or people with visual and hearing impairments can explore and interact with cultural heritage inside and outside existing institutions, such as museums. A mix of analogue and digital artefacts, combined in the “The Travelling Backpack” and “The Magic Casket”, can be explored in interactive group settings, while a digital solution providing interactive guided tours will be delivered by “The Screen”. This way, BeauCoup – Building Active User Experiences to Bring Culture to the People is setting new standards in the democratization of cultural access and will connect people through shared experiences, in order to stimulate social interaction and an active life.