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BSL Tour of 1880 THAT

, –
Past
  • Free
  • Gallery tour
  • British Sign Language
A close-up portrait of Damaris Cooke looking straight to camera with a warm open gaze. The blue of her denim shirt compliments the warm yellow background.
Damaris Cooke. Portrait: Benjamin Gilbert. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join Damaris Cooke for a Deaf-led British Sign Language (BSL) tour of the '1880 THAT' exhibition. Damaris worked on the the exhibition as the BSL presenter.

Damaris will share her experiences of the process of making the exhibition and of working with the artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader, both of whom use American Sign Language (ASL). She will discuss some of her favourite  artworks in the exhibition and reflect on the impact of the Milan conference of 1880 on Deaf communities in the UK.

During the tour, you’ll be able to ask questions and share your views. All commentary and conversations will be in BSL, with no voiceover.

Dates

, –
Past

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

This event will be delivered in British Sign Language.

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

Our event terms and conditions

About your guide

Black and white, head and shoulders photographic portrait of Damaris Cooke.

Damaris Cooke

Damaris created the BSL interpretation for the '1880 THAT' exhibition, working with the exhibition artists, who use American Sign Language (ASL). As presenter of 'Sign Up Into Football', a deaf football programme on TNT Sport, she champions accessibility - a passion close to her heart as an active member of the deaf community. In her role as Head of Relationships at Sorenson she helps educate organisations on deaf awareness and build meaningful connections with deaf communities.