Description

The Turin Institute for the Deaf has always had a well-stocked library specializing in deafness, established already in the Foundation's early years, primarily as a resource for the teaching staff of the Institute's own schools.

The library has always been kept up to date, as shown by several cataloguing efforts carried out in the past; in this way its collection gradually grew richer with documents, including course handouts, special-education manuals, audiology essays, and every kind of publication concerning deafness.

In 1999, a first reorganization of the volumes and journals began, also bringing together in a single room the books that had been kept scattered around various parts of the Institute. An initial review of the preserved materials immediately revealed the great richness and importance of the collection, particularly with regard to its older holdings.

Materials Preserved

• Essays and manuals on the pedagogy and rehabilitation of deaf people
• Specialized journals and periodicals, both discontinued and still published, totaling over one hundred titles
• Specific articles from non-specialized magazines and newspapers
• Degree and specialization theses on deafness
• Sign language dictionaries, including many from other countries
• Laws, regulations, and circulars concerning disability
• Various printed materials such as flyers, course announcements, conference notices, and hearing-aid advertisements
• Historical archive

Contacts

Contact person: Cinzia Anastasia

Contact: biblioteca@istitutosorditorino.org

Identification code: IT-T01002

Description

The Turin Institute for the Deaf, headquartered in Pianezza (Viale San Pancrazio, no. 65), houses a small historical museum, with objects coming mostly from the Institute's former historic site on Via Assarotti in Turin.

This space brings together busts, furnishings, books and prints, photographs, archival documents, equipment, and teaching tools used until the 1970s for educating deaf children, documenting the learning techniques used in the past and offering a glimpse into more than two centuries of deaf education in Europe and around the world.

Dedication

The Museum is dedicated to Paolo Basso, a celebrated deaf educator and teacher who lived in the 19th century, whose marble bust is preserved here along with a commemorative plaque honoring his teaching work at the Institute.

Hours and Visits

MUBA is open every day from 9 AM to 1 PM; visits are possible by appointment, including in LIS and International Sign.

Contacts

Contact persons: Enrico Dolza and Nicola Della Maggiora

Contact: direzione@istitutosorditorino.org and academy@istitutosorditorino.org