Museums have long served not only as places to archive exhibits but also as gateways for the general public. They represent not just history, but increasingly also the present and future.
The Museum of Special Education in Levoča welcomes anyone interested in learning about special education and the upbringing of individuals who are blind, deaf, or have mental or physical disabilities. This topic is extensive and encompasses various health and learning disabilities. To address this, we have developed experiential educational programs that focus on specific disabilities.
Experiential-educational programs:
- Braille, as we don’t know it – understanding blindness
- Let’s cross the barrier of silence – understanding deafness
- Understanding the world of silence and darkness – exploring deafblindness
- Why don’t we hear and see? – investigating eyes and ears
- Human senses
- History of special education in Slovakia
These programs are primarily designed for school groups. We provide students and pupils with comprehensive information related to each topic within one hour. They also have the opportunity to try out special teaching aids and engage in experiential activities.
Our programs are versatile, allowing us to “tailor” them to any visitor who speaks Slovak. Currently, the experiential educational programs are available only in the Slovak language.