Use of Digital Modeling and 3D Printing for the Inclusive Valorisation of Cultural Heritage

The Design discipline approaches the enhancement of Heritage using visual-centric methods, while end-users with visual disabilities are excluded from the visit all Cultural and Natural Sites. A new design framework, here presented, connects Digital Modeling and 3D Printing to helps Designers in the achievement of haptic communicative solutions for the valorization of Heritage. The framework is tested in some real Case Studies of Italian Cultural Heritage to prove the validity of research findings and to open new design perspectives.