Children's Week Touch Tour - National Gallery of Australia

Date: October 22

This workshop for children who are blind or vision impaired will be held in the Small Theatre at the National Gallery of Australia. Please meet in the Gallery Foyer near the front desk.

This event is free but bookings are essential.

Date:

Sunday 22 October 2006

Time:

11.30am

Bookings:

Phone 6240 6519

For groups requiring wheelchairs, telephone Gail McAllister 6240 6616. Wheelchairs must be booked beforehand, as numbers are limited.

• The exhibition is on one level with easy access to toilets for the disabled.
• Visitors in the underground car park can access the lift by calling security on the intercom adjacent to car spaces for the disabled.
• There are ramps from the street level to the foyer.
• Visitors parking in the street level car park may enter via the security entrance on the south side of the building.

Other activities for Children's Week Activities include:

Sunday October 22 (no bookings required)

10.30am -11.15am Canberra Boys Choir Performance in the Sculpture garden followed by an Interactive family tours and activities in the Sculpture garden from 11.15am - 1.00pm.

Sunday October 29 (bookings required, phone 6240 6519)

Descriptive tour of the Crafted Object for families with a blind or vision impaired member.