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BSL Interpreted Tours of 1880 THAT

  • Free
  • Gallery tour
  • British Sign Language interpreted
Photograph of a British sign language interpreter translating a talk at the Wellcome Collection Library.
British sign language interpreter, Thomas SG Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join a BSL-interpreted tour of the ‘1880 THAT’ exhibition. A member of our Visitor Experience & Engagement team will guide you around the exhibition, exploring its themes and offering their personal perspective on artworks and objects.

Throughout the tour, you’re invited to ask questions and share your own responses to the exhibition. A BSL interpreter will translate the guide and group conversations.

Dates

Events

Saturday 14 June 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0

Tickets via Eventbrite

  • British Sign Language interpreted

Sunday 13 July 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 12 June 2025 14:00
  • British Sign Language interpreted

Thursday 7 August 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 10 July 2025 14:00
  • British Sign Language interpreted

Saturday 6 September 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 7 August 2025 14:00
  • British Sign Language interpreted

Sunday 5 October 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 4 September 2025 14:00
  • British Sign Language interpreted

Thursday 6 November 2025

  • Gallery tour
BSL Interpreted Tour of 1880 THAT
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 9 October 2025 14:00
  • British Sign Language interpreted

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.

British Sign Language interpreted

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

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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