Let a place be explored by touch.
San Marino’s Tactilia brings tactile models and audio interpretation to a historic setting, opening another route into its architecture and heritage.
SM San MarinoIn practice. Five outdoor tactile works in the City of San Marino are paired with QR-linked audio interpretation.
What to keep in view
Tactile exhibits do not make the historic centre universally step-free. Check the official accessibility guide for slopes, surfaces and approach conditions. Individual sensory needs also differ.
The landmark at the scale of a hand
Tactilia is an outdoor collection of five tactile works in the City of San Marino. Visitors can explore forms through touch and use QR-linked audio to learn about the objects and the place they represent.
For someone unable to inspect a distant façade visually, a tactile model changes the encounter. The shape becomes close enough to trace; audio can add the context a model cannot carry on its own.
Design the whole visit
The official tourism service lists free access to the installation. Its accessibility guide also records the conditions of the approach, including steep sections. Accessible interpretation and an accessible journey are related but separate tasks.
Our reading: the transferable idea is to offer more than one way into the same cultural subject. Models, sound, clear directions and staff information work best as a coordinated visitor experience, developed with the people expected to use them.
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