BSL Tour of 1880 THAT with Damaris Cooke

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.

We’ll meet at the Information Point, which is on level 0, directly in front of you as you enter Wellcome Collection.

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.

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.

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 [email protected] or call 020 7611 2222.

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Image credit: Damaris Cooke. Portrait: Benjamin Gilbert. .

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