El Alma en Las Manos or ‘The Soul in the Hands’, a tactile exhibition by contemporary Mexican sculptors opened on March 9, 2006 at Zerum museum at San Francisco, U.S.A.

The exhibition seek to bring blind children closer to the world of visual art had 22 pieces of tactile sculpture from Mexico.

The exhibition was organised in collaboration with Consulate General of Mexico, the Mexican National Council for Culture and Arts, ‘Zerum’- a multimedia arts and technology museum, and non-profit organisation ‘LightHouse for the blind and visually impaired people’, U.S.A.

As this exhibition was developed specifically for blind and visually impaired children, young visitors were provided with English and Spanish signage in Braille and audio description at the exhibition.

The exhibit featured works by contemporary Mexican sculptors and was held until April 2 2006.