Sensorium is a guided experience in darkness at Galerija Centrs. Blind and partially sighted guides lead visitors through interactive spaces, while the social enterprise offers employment and educational activities.
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At Sensorium, a familiar room becomes a question: how do you find your way when the lights are out? In guided interactive spaces on the fourth floor of Galerija Centrs, visitors use touch, hearing and smell to explore an environment without visual cues. Blind and partially sighted guides lead the experience. The operator describes it as an experience rather than a conventional museum.
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- The project says it has operated as a social enterprise since 2019.
- It employs blind and partially sighted people as guides and assistants.
- Sensorium is on the fourth floor of Galerija Centrs at Audēju iela 16.
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