Quieter mornings at the Walker Art Gallery

A friendly welcome awaits you at the Walker

Did you know we’ve been running a programme of relaxed sessions for visitors with Autism and learning disabilities across our museums and galleries?

As part of our work with Autism Together and Autism in Museums we’ve been learning what we need to do to extend our welcome to visitors with Autism and learning disabilities, their friends and families.  As a result we’ve started hosting regular events which you can find on our website and written a series of Welcome Guides for our museums and galleries which aim to take the guess work out of a visit and seek to answer some of our most frequently asked questions which arise when anyone is thinking about visiting.  You can view and download a guide before you visit or borrow one from the information desk during a visit. Read more…

A tour for the senses

The ‘Smells galore’ interactive in The Great Port gallery is just one of the sensory experiences at the Museum of Liverpool.

Liverpool is a city that has undoubtedly left its mark on history: world famous long before The Beatles, its rise, fall and rise again is a rich story of innovation and struggle, suffering and prosperity.

The Museum of Liverpool exists to tell this story, displaying a diverse selection of objects in a modern, purpose built museum for all to see. But what if you couldn’t see the objects, what if you couldn’t hear the audio descriptions or engage with the interactive exhibits?

These questions led to the development of ‘sensory tours’: an opportunity to be guided around the museum discovering artefacts and exhibits that can be interacted with in a number of different ways. Read more…

Immerse yourself in Ticket to Ride

Marcia (pupil at St Vincent’s school), during the filming of her journey for Ticket to Ride with film maker Paul McCann.

Ticky Lowe, artist and Director of Making Sense, makes interactive and multi-sensory artworks and interpretation for museums and galleries. Her latest display, Ticket to Ride opened at the Museum of Liverpool last week. Ticky blogs for us here, describing the project that runs until 4 September 2015.  Read more…

Get a Ticket to Ride at the Museum of Liverpool

Visitors immerse themselves in the Ticket to Ride display.

Ticket to Ride kicks off Mencap Liverpool’s Learning Disability Week events at the Museum of Liverpool.

Hailey Wood, Project Co-odinator at Mencap Liverpool comments on the interactive display in the first of a series of special blogs.

“Monday 15 June is an exciting day for everyone at Mencap Liverpool.

Ticket to Ride is an immersive, sensory experience that allows people to see, hear and feel what a journey is like from the perspective of another person. Read more…