The Typhological Museum, one of the oldest Croatian special museums, is a public state institution that collects, preserves, studies, documents and communicates tangible and intangible objects related to people with disabilities, with an emphasis on visually impaired people. Vinko Bek, a teacher and typhologist, fighter for the rights of blind people, founder of the National Institute for the Education of Blind Children in Zagreb and editor of the first typhological magazines, was the first person to encourage the idea of establishing a museum. In 1888, he began collecting items for his private collection, the Croatian Blind Museum. The typhological museum was opened in Zagreb in 1953, 18 years after Bek's death. The museum has 6 units of permanent exhibition, and one of them is a collection of art works. The largest part of this collection consists of the works of self-taught blind sculptors. By collecting these works, exhibiting them in the museum's permanent exhibition, and in the Tactile Gallery exhibition, museum visitors are shown the creative achievements of blind people in art. The Tactile Gallery is a unique gallery activity of the Typhological Museum, where blind amateur sculptors and professional academic authors exhibit their works equally. Her uniqueness, as well as the importance for blind and partially sighted people, lies in the fact that her exhibited works can be experienced through touch. The first exhibition from the Tactile Gallery cycle was held in 1961, and since then 44 exhibitions have been held.