Signs asking visitors to keep their hands off the art are everywhere in the Louvre Museum, Paris. But one special sculpture gallery invites art lovers to allow their hands to 16 the works. The Louvre’s Tactile Gallery, targeted at the blind and visually 17 , is the only space in the museum where visitors can touch the sculptures, with no guards or alarms to stop them. Its latest exhibit is a 18 of sculpted lions, snakes, horses and eagles. The 15 animals exhibited are reproductions of famous works found elsewhere in the Louvre. Called “Animals, Symbols of Power,” the exhibit 19 animals that were used by kings and emperors throughout history to symbolize the greatness of their reigns. The exhibit, opened in December 2008, 20 scheduled to run for about three years. During guided tours on the weekends, children can explore the art with blindfolds on.
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