Muzeum na wyciągnięcie ręki

People with visual impairments have become regular guests of the National Museum in Warsaw in recent years. For us, museum professionals, this has been the time of discovering new ways to present works of art. This article discusses possibilities offered by art workshops that do not refer to participants’ visual perception. Without sight, which of the other senses becomes the transmitter of the aesthetic, emotional, and symbolic content of the works? What can you do when the original work of art cannot be touched? Are typhlographics, tactile drawings of paintings, always necessary? The text tries to provide answers to these questions. Its theses are based on the experience from the preparing and conducting of workshops for people with visual impairments. The study also shows the impact that meetings with the visually impaired audiences have on the Museum’s employees, building their awareness of visitors’ needs and expectations.