Visually impaired visitors will soon be able to touch and feel exhibits at The Imperial War Museum's Holocaust Exhibition.

A series of artefacts normally encased in glass including ammunition, and personal items such as an Auschwitz identity card, clockwork teddy bear and Jewish armband have been replicated to allow the visually impaired to get a better experience from the exhibition.

The 20 different exhibits, which form part of a visually impaired audio tour developed by the museum's education department, will be on show in time for 27 January 2002, which is Holocaust Memorial Day.

Our exhibits create an informative display for the visually impaired visitors, a sector of the museum's audience that until now have not been specifically catered for, said Ray Harris, director of HarrisBlyth, who design and build exhibitions and interactive displays.

The exhibits will form part of a permanent display area that tells the story of Nazi persecution of the Jews during the Second World War.