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Lights Up and Audio Described Tours of Expecting

  • Free
  • Session
  • Audio described
A member of the Visitor Experience Team giving a tour of an exhibition.
A Visitor Experience Tour of Expecting Exhibition, Gallery Photo: Steven Pocock. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Lights Up sessions

Lights Up sessions are an opportunity to explore our display, ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’, with more even lighting conditions across the gallery.

To protect the historic scrolls in the display, which are fragile and light-sensitive, the lighting will not be as bright as in other Lights Up events.

You can drop in to a Lights Up event at any time during the four-hour session, and you don't need to book in advance.

Dates and times of Lights Up sessions

  • Thursday 4 December, 16:00 - 20:00
  • Saturday, 17 January, 10:00 - 14:00
  • Thursday 26 February, 14:00 - 18:00
  • Sunday 12 April, 10:00 - 14:00

Audio described tours

There will be a bookable audio described tour during each Lights Up session. Tour groups are limited in size, so you'll need to book a place in advance to join. Your tour guide will describe key visual elements and discuss highlights of the exhibition.

You can book a place on an audio described tour below.

Dates

Events

Thursday 4 December 2025

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

Tickets via Eventbrite

  • Audio described

Saturday 17 January 2026

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Expecting
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 18 December 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Thursday 26 February 2026

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Expecting
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 22 January 2026 14:00
  • Audio described

Sunday 12 April 2026

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Expecting
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 12 March 2026 14:00
  • Audio described

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in Gallery 3. To get there, go up the stairs or take the lift to level 1.

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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