Sensational Art

Free Touch Tours for visitors who are vision impaired.

Join a trained Voluntary Gallery Guide for your customised tour of selected three dimensional works from the State Art Collection.

Wearing gloves to protect the artwork, vision impaired visitors will have the opportunity to explore volume, texture, scale and more!

View video on West TV: Touching Art

Melissa Leo from The West reports on how the Art Gallery of WA offers the blind a hands on way to appreciate art.

Bookings Essential

It is essential that you book for this free one hour tour.
For booking details phone 08 9492 6644 or email educate@artgallery.wa.gov.au

More Information

If you would like more information about this program, please contact Lesley Goodman at 08 9492 6641 or by email lesley.goodman@artgallery.wa.gov.au

Download the Sensational Art flyer (word document)

For more information about accessibility at the Gallery.

Pam Barras and Whisper examine Adam.

Pam Barras and her Seeing Eye Dog Whisper
were the first to experience Touch Tours when they visited the Art Gallery Wednesday 23 July 2008.

Credits

Auguste Rodin

Adam 1974

bronze

198.0 x 74.0 x 82.cm

State Art Collection

Purchased with the assistance of the Government of Western Australia and donations from the Friends of the Art Gallery, Messrs R.C. Crebbins, G. Summerhayes, M. Saunders and the public, 1977