Culture is a right: designing multisensory experiences for an accessible cultural heritage beyond the museum’s walls

The concept of sensory museology is growing in recent years to promote new ways of experiencing the cultural heritage through multisensory stimulation, taking advantage of innovative technologies and new interaction modalities. This engagement strategy is pivotal to make the cultural heritage accessible for people with onset or age-related disabilities, in light of the fundamental right of all to access the heritage and participate in the cultural life of the community. In this chapter we investigate the potential of the multisensory exploration of the cultural heritage by analysing some innovative experimentations documented in the scientific literature, and by discussing the case study of the project BeauCoup. The project aims at developing new services through the integration of digital technologies and multisensory stimuli, to enable accessible cultural experiences for older adults with age-related impairments, in nursing homes and day-care centres.