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Dialogue in the dark - an exhibit in Hamburg

Blind guides lead you through darkened rooms

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Following this Genießen im Dunkeln and Genießen im Dunkeln - Dining in the Dark discussion, I would like to know if any of you have been to the tour/exhibition:

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The concept is simple: Visitors are lead by blind guides in small groups through specially constructed darkened rooms, in which scents, sounds, wind, temperatures and textures conveys the characteristics of daily environments, for example a park, a city or a bar. In the dark, the daily routine becomes a new experience. A reversion of roles is created: sighted people are torn out of their familiar environments; blind people provide them with security and a sense of orientation transmitting a world without pictures. The impact is remarkable: "Dialog in the Dark" have been presented in the last years in 17 countries throughout Europe, Asia and America. "Dialog in the Dark", in Hamburg, opened its doors in April 2000, over 370.000 visitors confirmed that as a long term exhibition "Dialog in the Dark" finds an acceptance and creates a commitment. This figure also achieves a 90% work capacity which has gained us the support of the Office for Social and Family until 2008.

Description copied from the website http://www.dialog-im-dunkeln.de/home_en.htm#Ausstellung

I just want to know how it felt like; if the tour is in German only, would it be difficult to follow the tour??
PayolaDL
My husband and I just took the tour last week with another couple. We are all english speakers, so they offered us a bi-lingual guide. The other people in our group were German, so the guide just said everything twice. Once in German, then in English.

We all thought the exibit was incredible. When you first walk in you can feel your heart racing because your eyes are freaking out in the pitch black environment. But slowly your other sences kick in and you become very aware of your environment. Smells, sounds, even things like temperature changes become apparent to you. I highly recommend it.

For 3 euro extra you can have the "extended tour" which is 90 min versus the standard 60. It's worth it, because time will fly by when you are in there.
Enjoy!
Jun
wow! great, i will fly to Hamburg just to see this. good to know they do it in english too, otherwise i fear i could not get the whole experience. wow. ganz toll! thanks for sharing the info!
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