The painting “The Bird Thief” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder & the gesture-controlled multimedia guide with the accompanying tactile relief. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

The avatar in the ARCHES App speaks sign language. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES research group Vienna. The participant Stefan Musil leads the group through the Antique Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

ARCHES research group Vienna. The participant Sigrid Kundela (to the right) explains Benvenuto Cellini’s famous Saliera to the Consortium members. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

Developing and testing technology for tablets, and tactile maps, in the Vienna research group. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

Claudia Schweinzer (SignTime) shows how to sign ARCHES. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

A joint presentation of the ARCHES project to the general public, by disabled researchers and museum experts, in Madrid. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES Workshop at the Museo Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid. Disabled researchers lead a group of museum specialists through the collections. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES presentation at the KHM Vienna. Participants testing the tactile reliefs. Photo: Sabine Gruber / ARCHES

ARCHES Workshop at the Musei Capitolini in Rome. Moritz Neumüller presents the interactive multimedia guide. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES Workshop at the Musei Capitolini in Rome. Participants experience the tactile reliefs. Photo: ARCHES

Tactile relief of Noche fría y espesa. (ARCHES Workshop at the Musei Capitolini in Rome) Photo: ARCHES

Accessible games tested by workshop participants. Photo: ARCHES

Barry Ginley, Accessibility Officer at the V&A museum shows the games. “This is the first time I can play a game on a portable device since I lost my sight 25 years ago”. Photo: ARCHES

Accessible games testing. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES Workshop at the Musei Capitolini in Rome. Photo: ARCHES

ARCHES Workshop in Pula, Croatia. Photo: ARCHES

Testing of interactive multimedia guide at the KHM, Vienna. Photo: ARCHES

Developing the interactive multimedia guide at VRVis, Vienna. Photo: ARCHES

A participant writes down his wishes for museum accessibility. Photo: ARCHES

A group of ARCHES participants in London. Photo: ARCHES

Exploring the Museum. A participant and a volunteer at the KHM in Vienna. Photo: ARCHES

A participant of the London group tests the Museum App, assisted by the ARCHES research coordinator. Photo: ARCHES

Group photo of the Madrid workshop in June, at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum. ARCHES

The interactive multimedia guide with a tactile relief of Pieter Brueghel’s Bird Thief. Photo: ARCHES