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TheTactual Museum of Athens is a museum for the visually impaired inKallithea,Athens,Greece. It was founded in 1984 by the Kallithea-based associationLighthouse for the Blind of Greece to allow visually impaired people to become familiarised with the cultural heritage of Greece.[1][2]
The museum exhibits copies of original artifacts displayed in other Greek museums that may be touched by all visitors. These include exhibits of theMycenaean,Geometric,Archaic,Classical,Hellenistic andRoman periods. There are also exhibits from theByzantine era and works of art from visually impaired people.
The museum is open on weekdays from 08:00 to 16:00, and on weekends after making the necessary arrangements with the museum's management.
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