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Lights Up and Audio Described Tours of Thirst

  • Free
  • Session
  • Audio described
A Visitor Experience Assistant standing in a brightly lit gallery giving a tour of the exhibition to visitors. Two museum staff are wearing black t-shirts with "Wellcome Collection" printed in white lettering on their sleeves.
Audio-described tour of 'The Cult of Beauty' exhibition, Gallery photo: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. 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 exhibition ‘Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’ with brighter and more even lighting conditions across the gallery.

A sensory map and large-print guide are available for use in the gallery. There is also a digital guide with audio description and BSL videos and a visual story available online. Staff are on hand for additional support.

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 of Lights Up sessions

  • Thursday 31 July, 10:00 - 14:00
  • Thursday, 28 August, 14:00 - 18:00
  • Tuesday 14 October, 10:00 - 14:00
  • Thursday 13 November, 15:00 - 19:00
  • Tuesday 16 December, 14:00 - 18:00

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 31 July 2025

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

Tickets via Eventbrite

  • Audio described

Thursday 28 August 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Thirst
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 31 July 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Tuesday 14 October 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Thirst
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 11 September 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Thursday 13 November 2025

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

Tuesday 16 December 2025

  • Gallery tour
Audio Described Tour of Thirst
Information Point on level 0
Booking opens Thursday 20 November 2025 14:00
  • Audio described

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in Gallery 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, it’s on the left on level 0.

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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