Are you passionate about art, have a strong cultural background and want to put your enthusiasm at the service of others to make culture accessible to everyone?
In association with SOUFFLEURS DE SENS, a French association dedicated to facilitating access to culture and artistic practice for people with disabilities, we are organising two training courses at the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Crescent on 31 October 2024 for anyone wishing to become a Souffleur d'Images volunteer.
What is the Souffleurs d'Images service?
The Souffleurs d'Images service develops a human and personalised form of art mediation. A volunteer (art student, experienced public, professional from the cultural sector, artist, guide, etc.) is trained by the association in guiding and blowing images. Then, during a show or exhibition, he or she describes the elements invisible to blind or partially-sighted people. The Souffleurs d'Images service aims to help them to live independently by giving an access to the cultural event of their choice whenever they want.
Training to become a Souffleur d'Images volunteer
This training programme will help you to make an active contribution to making culture more accessible to everyone. The SOUFFLEURS DE SENS association will teach you the guiding and image-blowing techniques that are essential for effectively accompanying a visually impaired person, in order to make you a volunteer specialising in image-blowing.
The training lasts half a day. On 31 October, we will be running one in the morning (9.30am to 1pm) devoted to the living arts and one in the afternoon (2pm to 5.30pm) devoted to museum art.
Register now and join the movement for a more accessible culture!
- Register for the programme here
- If you have any questions or require further information about the project, please contact Annabel Bernardon, Head of Cultural Participation, at a.bernardon@redcrossmuseum.ch
- Courses only in French
- Download the free training programme for volunteers in PDF format
