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Free Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden Tour

Tate Tapes Tours

Every Wednesday in August
A pile of headphones on a table within Barbara Hepworth's Garden

Ian Kingsnorth, Tate St Ives

Explore the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden through its sounds

Join us this summer to listen to the sounds of Hepworth’s garden with an experimental audio guide created by local school students; Amelie, Arthur, Chayse, Denzel, Gabby, Jacob, Kerenza, Lucas, Merryn, Noah, Tean and Tia, with artists Peach Doble and Cassius Nymh.

Across the year we’ve explored the work of Hepworth with students from Truro and Penwith Multi Academy Trust Schools as part of Create Club. The audio tours propose approaches for engaging with sculptures and natural environments through sound. They also document the ways in which the young people chose to explore the garden.

Tours are available on a first come first serve basis and run at 10.30, 11.00, and 11.30 every Wednesday and take approximately 20 minutes. The tour starts from the garden entrance to the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Each visitor will receive their own cassette player and headphones, and the session will be facilitated by a member of our team. Maximum capacity for each tour is 5, should you like to reserve a space due to access requirements please call 01736 796226 108. The tours are free with admission.

The tours are part of a three-year project with students from Truro and Penwith Multi Academy Trust Schools, led by artist Peach Doble and supported by the Mildred Fund.

To listen to the audio on your own device, and in your own time or space, click on the audio tracks below:

Track 1: St Ives School Mix

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Track 2: Cape Cornwall School Mix

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Track 3: Hayle Academy Mix

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There are steps and uneven surfaces that make access difficult. For this reason manual wheelchair access is by prior appointment only. To book call +44 (0)173 679 6226.

Mobility scooters are not permitted. Manual wheelchairs are available for booking. To book a manual wheelchair for your visit call +44 (0)173 679 1102 or +44 (0)1736 791177. Bookings should be made at least 24 hours before visiting.

We welcome guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs. Drinking bowls are available – just ask a member of staff.

Contact us via email visiting.stives@tate.org.uk or call +44 (0)173 679 6226 to discuss access needs.

Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

Barnoon Hill
St Ives
Cornwall TR26 1AD

Dates

Every Wednesday in August

10:30–10:50, 11:00–11:20, 11:30–12:00

Free with admission to the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden

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