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Audio Described Tours of 1880 THAT

  • Free
  • Gallery tour
  • Audio described
Photograph showing a Visitor Experience facilitator giving a guided of an exhibition.
1880 THAT, an exhibition by Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader at Wellcome Collection. Gallery Photo: Steven Pocock. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us to explore '1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader' with audio description and discover more about the objects through touch.

‘1880 THAT’ is a new exhibition exploring sign language and the fundamental right to communicate. It highlights the impact of the Second International Congress on Education of the Deaf, held in Milan in 1880, on Deaf education and identity around the world.

Dates

Events

Thursday 26 June 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0

Tickets via Eventbrite

  • Audio described

Saturday 23 August 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 24 July 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Sunday 21 September 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 21 August 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Thursday 13 November 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 16 October 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Need to know

Location

We’ll meet at the Information Point, which is on level 0, directly in front of you as you enter Wellcome Collection.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free, in-person event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

Audio described

Key visual elements referred to during this event will be described.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2

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