Multi-sensory audio-described tour exploring the history of disability through eleven stories from the gallery's collection, created by the group In-sight.
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is running a Disability Audio Tour throughout the year, from 1 January to 31 December 2026. It's an audio-described tour that looks at the history of disability over time, and it's built around eleven stories selected from the gallery's own collection.
The tour was created and produced by In-sight, a group of D/deaf, Disabled and neurodivergent people. They spent the year before it launched researching the stories, and they're the ones telling them directly on the recording. The eleven stories they've picked come from the museum's collection, and the tour follows them through the gallery.
One of the things that sets this apart is that it's designed to be multi-sensory. It's not just about listening; you can touch the objects and even smell what they would have smelt like. The audio guide is free to borrow from the front desk, or you can follow the tour on your own device if you'd prefer. Since it's an audio-described tour, it's built with accessibility in mind from the start, so it works for people who can't see the objects as well as those who can.
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Because it runs all year, you can fit it in whenever suits you rather than having to work around a specific date. You can pick up the guide at the front desk for free, or just bring your own phone and headphones and follow along at your own pace. It's at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery in Hastings, open from 1 January to 31 December 2026.
