A few days after my presentation about accessible coin exhibits, I got a call from the Bank of Canada Museum, which was previously called the Currency Museum, to enquire about my presentation, and it turned into an on-site visit. I spent a day with the museum’s employees where we discussed my ideas about accessible exhibits, …
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Really BIG Money at the Smithsonian
Recently I learned that the Smithsonian has a new accessible exhibit, called Really BIG Money. And you know me, I just need to check things like that, so I used the excuse that flying home from Cincinnati there was no direct flight and I had to switch flights in Washington DC. Layovers are where good …
Tactile coin exhibits
Last month I attended the Leadership Exchange in Disability and the Arts conference in Boston. I was very interested in the conference, so when I decided to attend, I thought it would be great to contribute something interesting. Given that not too many accessible and tactile coin exhibits exist, I submitted a short proposal about …
The New Orleans Mint, when things don’t go well
I spent the last week in New Orleans, and as soon as I found out about my trip, I started to prepare to visit the Mint museum. However, things didn’t turn out too well. Previously I was writing about fun travels and museum visits, and maybe a few years ago I wouldn’t have admitted what …
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The Bank of England describes their collection for visually impaired people
The Bank of England started an interesting initiative, describing their collection. As they claim on their site, it is suitable for visually impaired adults. There is no information about the initiative, but it speaks for itself.
Should coin museums be accessible for the blind?
Throughout my travels, I have visited several coin museums and coin exhibits. Thanks to all the people who made this experience enjoyable, a new world of understanding numismatics opened up to me. As I visited more and more numismatic collections, I was always thinking if this experience could be replicated for other blind people to …
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Coin petting zoo at the Lawrence University
I read an article in the October 27, 2019 E-Sylum about an annual coin petting zoo organized by the Lawrence University classics department and the Wriston Art Center Galleries in Appleton, Wisconsin. The idea fascinated me, because it was a hands-on experience with coins, and had absolutely nothing to do with blind people. When I …
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Visiting the Hungarian National Museum’s numismatic collection
Another numismatic bucket list was checked off when we visited the Hungarian National Museum’s numismatic collection. This time, again, we traveled with the family. I kept putting it off, as I was traveling to Hungary quite often and I thought I’ll always have time for it. I wish I have started with this museum. Before …
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Back to India
I had a feeling that I would need to get back to India for more work, but I didn’t think it was going to be that soon. Though last year I spent almost three weeks in India, there was so much more I wanted to learn about, I was delighted to find out that I …
Collecting in Brazil
I got fascinated with Brazil early in my life. I was about 10 when I have come across a book by Gabor Molnar, adventures in the Amazonas. It was about a Hungarian young man, who went to Brazil at the end of the 1920’s to hunt and collect animals to send to the Hungarian National …