{"id":8529,"date":"2026-03-02T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=8529"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:02:15","slug":"members-at-state-museum-make-mushrooms-exhibit-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-2\/members-at-state-museum-make-mushrooms-exhibit-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><b>Tactile panels on display through April 6<\/b>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8530 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mushroom-header.jpg\" alt=\"Mushroom Exhibit\" width=\"1200\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mushroom-header.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mushroom-header-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mushroom-header-1024x294.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mushroom-header-768x221.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>March 13, 2026 &#8212;<\/em> For most museum visitors, experiencing an exhibit means looking at it. But what if you are visually impaired, blind, or view the world in a different way?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PEF members at the Office of Cultural Education collaborated to bring mycologist Mary Banning\u2019s world of mushrooms to life for visitors who might not otherwise be able to enjoy it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A \u2018view\u2019 for all<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8534 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Shawn-demonstrating-braille.jpg\" alt=\"Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible\u00a0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Shawn-demonstrating-braille.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Shawn-demonstrating-braille-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Their work is part of the exhibit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nysm.nysed.gov\/exhibitions\/outcasts-mary-bannings-world-of-mushrooms\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Outcasts: Mary Banning&#8217;s World of Mushrooms,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> where a series of tactile panels with braille text and raised elements allow visitors to feel the shapes and textures of mushrooms and experience the information in a new way. The panels complement the exhibit\u2019s vibrant prints and flowing script.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt was pretty clear that there was no reason for someone with low vision to be at the museum, so we wanted to make sure we offered a lot of fun things to explore,\u201d said Shawn Lemieux, director of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysl.nysed.gov\/tbbl\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Talking Book and Braille Library<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201cIt was an opportunity to provide accessibility for people who may not always have accessibility, especially in museums where everything is so visual.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/PEF-Communicator-Feb2020-1.pdf#page=26\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">RELATED: PEF librarians help blind and readers with disabilities access thousands of books<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lemieux, who has low vision, said museum visits can sometimes feel underwhelming.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA lot of times when I\u2019m at an exhibit with somebody, they\u2019re walking through it very fast because they\u2019re looking at everything \u2013 and I\u2019m bored because I\u2019m not looking at everything,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visitors with low vision fall across a spectrum, she explained, from those who are completely blind to those with limited sight. While Banning\u2019s paintings are somewhat accessible up close, the tactile panels provide even more meaningful interaction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhat was really fascinating to me is that I know about script writing, but I don&#8217;t see it very often. Not because it&#8217;s not there, because I just don&#8217;t see it. It was really neat to feel it, because on these boards you can feel what Mary Banning&#8217;s script looked like, and that&#8217;s important,\u201d Lemieux said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her handwriting is part of the story of Banning\u2019s work, Lemieux said, and the raised panels allow visitors to feel the script, the outlines of the mushrooms, and their shapes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8532\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Group-shot-with-Mary-portrait.jpg\" alt=\"Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible\u00a0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Group-shot-with-Mary-portrait.jpg 400w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Group-shot-with-Mary-portrait-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\u201cIf you\u2019ve never had interactions with mushrooms, how would you know what one looks like if you\u2019ve never seen one before?\u201d she asked. \u201cIf you just look at a picture and you don\u2019thave three-dimensional vision, it still looks flat. But when you feel it, it\u2019s tactile \u2014 you can understand what it is.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">QR codes below each painting provide additional information online, including the full text connected to each image.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI love information, and having the option to access it is golden,\u201d Lemieux said. \u201cI can get on my phone and read about all this neat stuff. It\u2019s really an immersive experience, and I\u2019mso grateful to the team that did this.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The exhibit also features tactile and audio elements beyond the panels, including a wall where visitors can feel the textures of different mushrooms and listen to a calming nature soundscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-44-no-2\/pef-members-travel-to-d-c-for-museum-advocacy-day\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">RELATED: PEF members travel to D.C. to advocate for museums<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Museum planner Koren Lazarou said the project brought together PEF members and staff from across the Office of Cultural Education, including the New York State Archives, the Museum\u2019s history department and Research and Collections, and the Talking Book and Braille Library.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of excitement around making accessible components and features in all of our exhibits going forward,\u201d she said. \u201cEach exhibit is unique and kind of has a life unto itself. This one in particular had a lot of momentum. The content really allowed us to look into all the different ways that people could experience mushrooms.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While the tactile panels will be removed from the exhibit after April 5, they will remain part of the museum\u2019s teaching collection, and staff hope the project will continue the conversation around accessibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The world of mycology<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Curator of Mycology Patricia Kaishian said the exhibit also highlights a renewed interest in fungi and the museum\u2019s unique collection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere has been a surge of interest in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nysm.nysed.gov\/research-collections\/biology\/botany-mycology\/collections\/fungi\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">mycology<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> over the last few years,\u201d she said. \u201cThe museum is a great place to tell mycological stories because we have a very historic collection of fungi that even major natural history museums don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The exhibit centers on Mary Banning, who was born in 1822 and developed a fascination with mushrooms, nature, and drawing early in life. Despite falling into poverty after her father\u2019s death, Banning continued her studies, exploring forests on her own.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Banning created detailed illustrations and descriptions of the specimens she found, documenting their biology and colors at a time when few professional mycologists existed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of those professionals was Charles Peck, the mycologist at the New York State Museum. Banning corresponded with Peck for more than 20 years and eventually sent him a manuscript she had spent three decades developing. It included 175 watercolor illustrations documenting the mushrooms of Maryland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cShe\u2019s really funny and had these very lucid, charming descriptions of people that she met in the woods, people who thought she was crazy for doing what she was doing,\u201d Kaishiansaid. \u201cIt\u2019s very immersive, it\u2019s very charming, but also deeply serious. She was a really talented specialist, a technical scientist, but she can also move between technical description and very vivid prose.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tragically, the manuscript sat in a desk drawer for more than 80 years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMy predecessor uncovered the manuscript in the 1980s and immediately recognized its value,\u201d Kaishian said. \u201cHe helped bring her legacy to life and played a role in getting her inducted into the Maryland Women\u2019s Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When Kaishian joined the museum in 2023, she continued that work and sought publication for Banning\u2019s manuscript.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI am happy to say that it\u2019s being published by Princeton University Press,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m very excited about that. I think she deserves to be celebrated and acknowledged. I had a lot of fun putting this all together. I love that it brings together history, science, art, and the history of women in science.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8533\" src=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mush-footer.jpg\" alt=\"Members at State Museum make mushrooms exhibit accessible\u00a0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mush-footer.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mush-footer-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mush-footer-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/mush-footer-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tactile panels on display through April 6\u00a0 March 13, 2026 &#8212; For most museum visitors, experiencing an exhibit means looking at it. 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