Exhibiting for Multiple Senses: Art Curating for Sensory-Diverse Bodies

Synopsis

How can museums move beyond the dominance of sight to create richer, more inclusive experiences? Exhibiting for Multiple Senses brings together artists, curators, designers, researchers, and disability advocates to explore how exhibitions can engage touch, sound, smell, taste, movement, and other sensory experiences. Challenging traditional assumptions about how art should be encountered, the collection demonstrates how multisensory approaches can transform museums into more accessible, dynamic, and welcoming spaces.

Blending contemporary art, museum studies, neuroscience, disability activism, and curatorial practice, this thought-provoking volume examines innovative exhibitions from around the world while offering practical and theoretical insights into sensory diversity. Beautifully illustrated and deeply interdisciplinary, it is an essential resource for anyone interested in the future of museums, accessibility, and the evolving relationship between bodies, art, and public space.

About the Author

Edited by Eva Fotiadi, Exhibiting for Multiple Senses features contributions from an international group of artists, curators, scholars, and museum practitioners working at the intersection of contemporary art, accessibility, disability studies, and sensory experience. The volume is illustrated by Lotte Lara Schröder and is published as part of the PLURAL series.

Publisher

Valiz

Publication Date

January 13, 2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

256

Subjects

Art · Museum Studies · Curating · Accessibility · Disability Studies · Contemporary Art

ISBN

9789493246485