 | AUDIO DESCRIPTION IN SCOTLAND |
| AUDIO DESCRIPTION IN SCOTLAND |
February / March 2012.
All events have been designed for individuals with a visual impairment. For further information and booking,
please contact Susan at Artlink 0131 229 3555 option 1
or email susan@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk.
Wednesday 29 February 6.30-8pm: The Fruitmarket Gallery: Anna Barriball.
Wednesday 28 March 11am: Talbot Rice Gallery: Alison Turnbull.
The Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, (adjacent to south pedestrian exit of Waverley Station), Edinburgh EH1 1DF
0131 225 2383.
Click here for The Fruitmarket Gallery web site.
Anna Barriball makes work which moves between the languages of drawing and sculpture.
Barriball uses the practice of drawing to create something which might be understood as sculpture. Sheets of paper pressed insistently by her pencil up against windows, walls and doors become heavily material objects. Things in the world - windbreaks, found photographs, a fireplace - are redrawn as artworks through subtle alteration.
Artist Juliana Capes leads a tour of the exhibition, including detailed descriptions of Anna Barriball's work and
practice.
Wednesday 29 February 6.30 - 8pm.
A portable loop system will be available for visitors with a hearing impairment.
For further information and booking please contact Susan at Artlink susan@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
or phone 0131 229 3555 option 1.
Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL
0131 650 2210
Interested in the way we represent and make sense of the natural world, Alison Turnbull works to create meticulous paintings. While they initially seem abstract, they often derive from plans and charts and examine systems of classification.
You are invited to join a descriptive tour and discussion led by Zoe Fothergill.
Wednesday 28 March 11am.
A portable loop system will be available for visitors with a hearing impairment.
For further information and booking please contact Susan at Artlink susan@artlinkedinburgh.co.uk
or phone 0131 229 3555 option 1.
This is a sound installation of a poem written by Ken Cockburn describing the history, architecture and ambience of the gallery. Around the gallery there are three specially designed listening stations to listen to each part of the poem.
Click here for Talbot Rice Gallery web site.
The National Galleries offer an extensive programme for visually impaired gallery visitors. The regular programme includes touch tours, verbal description and practical workshops. They have recently started to offer verbal description prior to monthly public drawing classes.
For more information please contact Meg Faragher: 0131 624 6428
If you are interested in attending any of these events all bookings will be taken by the staff at
the Information Desk in the Weston Link/ Garden level of the National Gallery Complex, in person or by ringing
0131 624 6560.
For any additional information, please contact Meg Faragher on 0131 624 6428.
Tours and workshops consist of a 90 minute tour in the morning, followed by a lunch break, and a two and a half hour workshop in the afternoon.
If you have any additional support needs, such as travel assistance, allergies or are hard of hearing, please let us know in advance so we can help you.
Wednesday 15th February 2012: 10am - 3.30pm
Meet and collect from the main entrance of the Portrait Gallery.
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery closed in 2009 to make way for Portrait of the Nation, a major redevelopment project. The doors will re-open on St Andrews Day (30th November) with an exciting programme of opening exhibitions. This tour and workshop will introduce you to this familiar gallery anew.
The following music concerts take place in the National Gallery on a Thursday evening. If you are interested in attending please contact Meg Faragher on 0131 624 6428 who will work to arrange a volunteer guide to meet you and guide you to and from your seat for the concert. Please note this service is limited as it depends on availability of volunteer guides.
The Galleries have offered education events for people who are visually impaired, since 2001. We offer descriptive tours conducted in
small groups, followed by relevant hands-on workshops. From 2010 the scale of this programme was increased with support of
the Miss Agnes H. Hunter Trust and the R S Macdonald Charitable Trust.
To read more about this programme Click
here,
or for more information on current events contact 0131 624 6428.
Click National Galleries of Scotland
How to find it:
The Gallery is at the foot of the Royal Mile, to the south of the Palace gates and directly facing the Scottish Parliament.
Buses: Numbers 35 and 36, and open-top buses.
Nearest railway station: Edinburgh Waverley.
There is free coach parking beside the Palace, and metered car parking just inside the Queen's Park.
Current exhibition:
The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein
17 June 2011 - 15 January 2012.
The 15th and 16th centuries were a time of dramatic change in Northern Europe. Monarchs vied for territorial power, religious reformers questioned the central tenets of the church and scholars sought greater understanding of their world. Against this backdrop, artists produced works of extraordinarily diverse subject matter and superb technical skill. This exhibition brings together over 120 works by the greatest Northern European artists of the period. Among the highlights are prints and drawings by Albrecht Dürer, mythological paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder, and preparatory drawings by Hans Holbein the Younger displayed alongside the finished oil portraits.
Guided Tours:
Introductory and themed Verbal Description Tours are available. Tours last 90 minutes and must be pre-booked.
Assistance dogs are welcome and water is available on request.
Please contact the Learning Bookings team on (+44) (0)20 7766 7323 or adultlearning@royalcollection.org.uk for further details.
16 March - 16 September 2012.
Click here for The Queen's Gallery web site.
Canongate, The Royal Mile, EH8 8DX. Telephone 0131 556 5100.
A descriptive audio tour is available, and is included in the price of admission. For further information
phone 0131 556 5100.
Click here for The Palace of Holyrood House web site.
The National Museum of Scotland:
Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF.
Telephone 0131 247 4422.
The new National Museum of Scotland is now open! Take a journey of discovery through Scottish history, the natural
world, world cultures, science and technology and art and design as our new museum brings the world to Scotland
and Scotland to the world.
Opening hours - Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Tuesday 10am to 8pm and Sunday 12noon to 5pm. Admission is free, but there
is a charge for special exhibitions. See below for directions and access details.
The National Museum of Scotland is situated in Chambers Street, in the heart of the Old Town, a few minutes
walk from Princes Street and the Royal Mile. Chambers Street links George IV Bridge and North Bridge.
By bus - service numbers 23, 27, 35, 41, 42 and 45 (Lothian Buses) go via the city centre and stop at George IV Bridge.
Service numbers 3,3A,5,7,8,14,29,30,31,33,37A,37,49,X31,X37,X47 (Lothian Buses) and 77/X77, X78, X81, 86/86A/86B/X86
(First Bus) stop on South Bridge.
By train - the nearest train station is Edinburgh Waverley. Chambers Street is a few minutes walk from here up Market
Street to The Mound and down George IV Bridge. The road is quite steep - visitors with mobility difficulties may wish to
use the taxi rank at the station.
By car - head for Edinburgh City Centre. There is pay and display parking nearby on Chambers Street and a number of
off-street car parks are signposted elsewhere in the city centre.
Four designated public parking spaces are available for disabled visitors in Chambers Street. There is no charge for these spaces. However, please note that they are not bookable. There is a level entrance to the museum via the main entrance to the Entrance Hall on Chambers Street and the Tower entrance at the corner of Chambers Street. Wheelchairs are available for loan at no charge. On arrival, ask at the Information Desk. Wheelchairs are not bookable in advance. Public lifts are available to all floors.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs are admitted.
Free sound guides are available for the Museum of Scotland. Some Royal Museum exhibits have large-print and Braille labels. For those who have difficulty seeing the exhibits or reading the information about them, a Personal Access Guide can be booked by telephoning 0131 247 4206. There is no charge for this service. At least two weeks' notice is appreciated.
To arrange a special tour with handling sessions for visitors with visual impairments please email tours@nms.ac.uk or call 0131 247 4041. Please give two weeks' notice.
Prospective visitors are advised to phone ahead to get up-to-date information on what exhibitions and activities are available. Ring 0131 246 4206.
For further information or to add your name to the mailing list, please contact
National Museum of Scotland,
Chambers Street,
Edinburgh EH1 1JF.
Telephone: +44 (0) 131 247 4422
Typetalk: 18001 0131 247 4422
Fax: +44 (0) 131 220 4819
Email: info@nms.ac.uk.
The National Museum of Scotland web site.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,
Argyle Street,
Glasgow G3 8AG
Phone 0141 276 9599.
First Bus services 9, 16, 23, 42 and 62 all stop directly outside Kelvingrove. There is pay and display car parking at
the venue, but space is limited. The car park has 10 spaces reserved for blue badge holders. These spaces are
free of charge and there is no time restriction.
Guide and Assistance dogs are welcome in Kelvingrove, and dog bowls and water are available.
Volunteer guides receive Disability Awareness training. Learning Assistants are trained in Visual Impairment
Awareness. Large print books, labels and graphics are available in the Early Settlers gallery. Braille museum
maps are available from reception on request.Braille booklets are available, as well as cassette tapes for your
own casette player.
There are opportunities to touch or handle objects within the galleries - these will be clearly signed.
The Discovery Centres will allow visitors to investigate and explore objects further, with more handling
opportunities - you may be asked to wear gloves.
To arrange tours, phone Nicola on 0141 276 9541.
Click here for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum web site.
The best bus service to the museum is the The Riversider, service 100, departing the city centre every 30 minutes.
Visit www.firstgroup.com/glasgow for the full timetable.
From 23 October 2011, the Winter Timetable will come into effect and the Riversider will depart from the City
Centre every 30 minutes.
Bus Stops:
George Square (North side);
George Square (South side, outside Visit Scotland);
St Vincent Place at Buchanan Street;
Union Street (outside Poundland);
Argyle Street (at SAS Radisson);
SECC;
Riverside Museum;
Partick Interchange (Beith Street);
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Parking:
There is a limited Pay & Display car park at the Museum - £1 for 3 hours - maximum stay allowed. The car park
will have 12 spaces reserved for blue badge holders and these spaces are free of charge with no time restrictions.
There is also a Pay & Display car park at Kelvin Hall, Bunhouse Road (the previous home of the Museum of Transport)
that's only a 10-minute signposted walk to Riverside. Alternatively at the Kelvingrove bus stop you can catch
the Riversider bus, service 100, that will drop off at Riverside Museum.
Parking at Bunhouse means easy access for also visiting Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Visitors may also use
the SECC parking lot - charges apply - then it's just a short walk to the museum or catch the Riversider bus,
service 100, that will drop you off directly at the museum - the bus stop is at the Clyde Auditorium (The Armadillo).
There will be specific provision for sensory-impaired visitors,
including 10% of displays designed specifically for people with a sensory impairment.
Guide and Assistance dogs are welcome in Riverside Museum, and dog bowls and water are available. Please
contact a member of staff.
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