Touch Tours at Tate Modern Our touch tours introduce visually impaired visitors to the thematic arrangement of the displays and engage with the ideas, materials and techniques of art since 1900. Tours will typically include a sculpture that can be explored through direct handling and a number of other two and three dimensional works that are explored using a combination of raised images, handling objects, description and discussion. There are four tours to choose from. Each one is based in a single suite. The content of the tours change as the displays change at Tate Modern, so the following descriptions are a guide to what you can expect from each tour. Poetry & Dream deals with artists for whom the subconscious mind and the interpretation of dreams played an important role in their creative work. Works from the Surrealist collection will be included. Material Gestures looks at artists whose paintings and sculptures highlight the process of making, whether through their attention to materials or by emphasising traces of the artist’s hand. States of Flux focuses on artists who developed a more dynamic and fractured visual language to represent the complex reality of modern life. Idea and Object centres on Minimalist artists, whose work was deliberately impersonal and helped to emphasise the ideas and concepts underlying a work of art. How to Book a Touch Tour Tours can be given at any time during normal gallery opening hours. We ask that visitors book at least a week in advance, although it may be possible to arrange tours at shorter notice. For bookings, please ring 020 7401 5113. The Clore Information Room on Level 1 contains reference materials relating to displays and computers linked to the tate web site. There is a CCTV magnification unit and a large monitor PC fitted with text-magnification, text-reader and speech output software. Information Room staff are on hand to help you use this equipment. A raised plan of the gallery is available from the Clore Information Room. Large Print display captions and special exhibition leaflets are available from the Clore Information Room. The Shop on Level 1 is happy for books on sale to be browsed by visually impaired people using equipment in the Clore Information Room. Simply inform Shop staff and leave a credit card with them for security. We can now offer bespoke touch tours to deaf/blind
visitors. Tate Audio is sponsored by Bloomberg Guide Dogs are welcome at Tate Modern. |