Blindekuh

blindekuh are two restaurants where patrons are served in the dark. The restaurants are located in Basel and Z?rich, Switzerland. The name is derived from "Blinde Kuh" (blind cow), the German name for Blind man's bluff.

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No lights are allowed inside a blindekuh. Patrons are served by blind and visually impaired people. Both locations offer cultural events such as readings or concerts in the dark.

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The dark restaurants are a project of the Blind-Liecht (blind-light) foundation. The foundation works to create employment opportunities for blind and visually impaired people. Their first venture, the blindekuh in Z?rich, opened on September 17, 1999 and is claimed to be the world's first dark restaurant. The second location opened in Spring 2005 in Basel.

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blindekuh won several awards, among them the Social Innovations Award of the Institute for Social Innovations in London.

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