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Frida: The Making of an Icon

Tate Modern
Until 3 Jan 2027
FREE FOR MEMBERS
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Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action.

Tate Modern
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Free Tate Modern Tour | Access

Light and Magic Audio Description Tour

27 January 2027 at 10.30–12.30
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© Fan Ho, Smoky World, 1959, M+, Hong Kong

Blind and partially sighted visitors are invited to join us for an audio description tour of Light and Magic

This tour is designed for blind and partially sighted visitors and their companions. Our guide Sarah Dibb will highlight the vast and varied artistic possibilities of photography as a medium.

Bringing together over 200 rare prints by over 80 artists from Seoul to Sydney, New York to Cape Town and Brazil to Singapore, this truly international exhibition takes a fresh and inclusive look at the history of photography.

Hearing transmitters and earphones will be available for maximum clarity and members of the Tate Volunteer Hosts team will be on hand to support. Guide dogs are welcome and folding stools will be available.

You can also book a place via phone by calling 020 7887 8888 between 10.00–17.00 daily.

If you have any questions about the tours please email us at accessbooking@tate.org.uk

Folding stools will be available at this event.

All Tate Modern entrances are step-free. You can enter via the Turbine Hall and into the Natalie Bell Building on Holland Street, or into the Blavatnik Building on Sumner street. There are lifts to every floor of the Blavatnik and Natalie Bell buildings. Alternatively you can take the stairs.

  • Fully accessible toilets are located on every floor on the concourses
  • A quiet room is available to use in the Natalie Bell Building on Level 4
  • Ear defenders can be borrowed from the Ticket desks

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Natalie Bell Building, Level 3

Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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Date and time

27 January 2027 at 10.30–12.30

Additional details

Please arrive from 10.30, the tour will start at 11.00 and last for 90 minutes.

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Free with ticket

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Blind and partially sighted visitors are invited to join us for an audio description tour of Frida: The Making Of An Icon

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25 Oct 2026
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