Sensory HAPTIC Station
This is a Sensory Haptic Station exploring touch, perception and embodied experience.
Designed by visual artist and art therapist Lenia Georgiou, the Sensory Haptic Station offers an inclusive, multisensory experience created for visitors with sensory, physical and other disabilities, while remaining inclusive and accessible for everyone.
The station is constructed from natural wooden materials with smooth, rounded edges and carefully considered ergonomic details, creating a welcoming and safe environment for users of different ages, abilities and physical needs. Developed in accordance with European accessibility standards, its height, width and configuration can be adapted to accommodate wheelchair users, children and adults, allowing as many users as possible to access and engage with the station.
The station incorporates a variety of sensory and tactile materials that guide visitors through the different stages of the creative process. Each material is differentiated according to the different stages of the creative process, facilitating a clearer understanding of each stage.Through touch, movement, texture and direct interaction, visitors are invited to explore and experience the creative process in different ways, encouraging hands-on participation, sensory exploration and a deeper multisensory understanding of an artistic process that can change from time to time.
Rather than simply observing the creative process, visitors are encouraged to experience, interpret and understand it through their senses. The station offers alternative ways of engaging with art and making, supporting different forms of learning, perception and expression.
The Sensory Haptic Station expands the museum experience by creating opportunities for equal participation, accessibility and multisensory engagement. The initiative forms part of the wider multisensory museum programme “Senses” - More Senses – Fewer Barriers – A Better Society of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, which aims to promote greater accessibility and inclusion in culture and museums.
The station is also on display at the Pierides Museum in Larnaca, contributing to the development of more inclusive, accessible and multisensory cultural experiences for all visitors.
This is a Sensory Haptic Station exploring touch, perception and embodied experience.
Designed by visual artist and art therapist Lenia Georgiou, the Sensory Haptic Station offers an inclusive, multisensory experience created for visitors with sensory, physical and other disabilities, while remaining inclusive and accessible for everyone.
The station is constructed from natural wooden materials with smooth, rounded edges and carefully considered ergonomic details, creating a welcoming and safe environment for users of different ages, abilities and physical needs. Developed in accordance with European accessibility standards, its height, width and configuration can be adapted to accommodate wheelchair users, children and adults, allowing as many users as possible to access and engage with the station.
The station incorporates a variety of sensory and tactile materials that guide visitors through the different stages of the creative process. Each material is differentiated according to the different stages of the creative process, facilitating a clearer understanding of each stage.Through touch, movement, texture and direct interaction, visitors are invited to explore and experience the creative process in different ways, encouraging hands-on participation, sensory exploration and a deeper multisensory understanding of an artistic process that can change from time to time.
Rather than simply observing the creative process, visitors are encouraged to experience, interpret and understand it through their senses. The station offers alternative ways of engaging with art and making, supporting different forms of learning, perception and expression.
The Sensory Haptic Station expands the museum experience by creating opportunities for equal participation, accessibility and multisensory engagement. The initiative forms part of the wider multisensory museum programme “Senses” - More Senses – Fewer Barriers – A Better Society of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, which aims to promote greater accessibility and inclusion in culture and museums.
The station is also on display at the Pierides Museum in Larnaca, contributing to the development of more inclusive, accessible and multisensory cultural experiences for all visitors.
