###### Abstract  
Providing access to and the protection of cultural goods--intangible and tangible heritage--is carried out primarily by institutions such as museums, galleries or local cultural centres where temporary exhibitions are shown. The international community also attempts to protect architectural objects or entire urban layouts, raising their status by inscribing them on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Contemporary museums, however, are not properly prepared to make museum exhibits available to the blind and visually impaired, which is confirmed by both the literature studies on the subject and the occasional solutions that are put in place. The development of various computer graphics technologies allows for the digitisation of cultural heritage objects by 3D scanning. Such a record, after processing, can be used to create virtual museums accessible via computer networks, as well as to make copies of objects by 3D printing. This article presents an example of the use of scanning, modelling and 3D printing to prepare prototypes of copies of museum objects from the Silk Road area, dedicated to blind people and to be recognised by touch. The surface of an object has information about it written in Braille before the copy-making process is initiated. The results of the pilot studies carried out on a group of people with simulated visual impairment and on a person who is blind from birth indicate that 3D models printed on 3D replicators with the fused filament fabrication technology are useful for sharing cultural heritage objects. The models are light--thanks to which they can be freely manipulated, as well as having the appropriate smoothness--which enables the recognition of decorative details present on them, as well as reading texts in Braille. Integrating a copy of an exhibit with a description about it in Braille into one 3D object is an innovative solution that should contribute to a better access to cultural goods for the blind. 3D models; blind people; cultural heritage; 3D printing; recognition by touch; Braille alphabet 17 October 2022  
18 November 202  
limitations in everyday life as well as exclusion from social and cultural life. The vast majority of museums are not adapted to serve people with visual impairments. There is a lack of technical preparation, proper labelling of museum rooms, qualified personnel, proper form of information about events and, most importantly, the possibility of a kinaesthetic knowledge of objects. According to European Union (EU) law, public institutions are required to adapt their institutions to welcome disabled people. This applies to both people with physical disabilities and those with sight and hearing impairments. However, these regulations are not respected, which does not mobilise directors of institutions to introduce changes. The problem is not the financial issues, but the insufficient flow of information about the available technologies for creating displays for the blind [2]. A description of the various activities of museums in the EU and around the world that try to adapt their displays for blind and visually impaired people is presented in Chapter 2. Adapting museums for visually impaired people is relatively inexpensive. It does not require the construction of special driveways, the installation of elevators or any major architectural changes. For many people, a visit to a museum can make them feel left out. The traditional display of museum items in glass cases behind glass, despite the information written in Braille, is completely insufficient for the blind or visually impaired person (light reflections significantly impede the observation of the object). The authors encountered such examples in places inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, e.g., in the Shahrisabz Museum of History and Material Culture (Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan), or a museum created in the area of Greco-Roman excavations in Nea Paphos (Cyprus). A much better solution for exposing exhibits to the blind can be found in the museum of Registan (Samarkand, Uzbekistan).