Architecture. Accessible

Date

Schedule

Saturdays, 16:00–18:00

Place

Garage Education Center

DESCRIPTION

Architecture. Accessibly is a special course designed for deaf-blind and vision-impaired visitors.

Architecture is a human’s constant companion. It shapes our attitude towards the city and influences our mood. We often take for granted the buildings that surround us. However, for the vision-impaired, and even more so for the deaf-blind person, architecture becomes inaccessible, eliminating the image of the city from his or her outlook.

During the five classes of the Architecture. Accessibly course, participants will get acquainted with the basics of architectural principles, as well as learn about the specific features of architectural genres from different eras. Experiencing architecture through the use of tactile models will allow participants to better understand building descriptions in future, when provided by audio describers.

Each class includes a practical part, which will help participants absorb what they have learned and give them a chance to feel the logic of the architectural process.

This course has been developed in collaboration with Deaf-blind Support Fund So-edinenie (Connection).

ABOUT THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Anastasia Golovina is an architect, restorer, teacher, artist, and specialist in pre-university architectural studies. Golovina graduated from Moscow Institute of Architecture in 2002 and has worked as an architect at the Central Research and Restoration Project Workshop. She took an active part in the restoration of Kuzminki Manor in Moscow. In 2008–2009 Golovina was a faculty member at the Moscow Institute of Architecture’s School of Architectural Development. Golovina is a regular course instructor of the Architecture: The Art of Seeing courses for adults and families in Garage Museum of Contemporary Art.

ABOUT THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION COMMENTATOR

Vera Fevralskih is an audio description commentator. She studied at the Reakomp Institute and has worked as an audio description commentator since 2011. In collaboration with Art, Science and Sport Foundation, she conducts direct audio description commentary in Moscow’s theaters, including Sovremennik, Helikon-Opera, Moscow Pushkin Drama Theater, and Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Having created audio descriptions for over thirty Russian films, Fevralskih  also collaborates with museum institutions.

HOW TO TAKE PART

This course is designed for a group of up to seven people.

Duration: 120 minutes

Free for disabled visitors (with proof of disability) and one accompanying person.

Advance registration is required, please call +7 495 645 05 20 or e-mail openmuseum@garagemca.org

Schedule

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Date
Saturday, March 16
Time
16:00–18:00
Place
Garage Education Center

Architecture of Ancient Civilizations

Date
Saturday, March 23
Place
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Architecture of Ancient Greece

Date
Saturday, March 30
Time
16:00–18:00
Place
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Renaissance Architecture

Date
Saturday, April 6
Time
16:00–18:00
Place
Garage Education Center

Modernist Architecture

Date
Saturday, April 13
Time
16:00–18:00
Place
Garage Education Center