Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors of ‘Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay’

Join artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for a tour specifically designed for visually impaired visitors focusing on the 'Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay' exhibition.

About Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors of ‘Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay’

	4th September 2021
	2pm - 3pm
	City Art Centre 2 Market Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1DE
	This is a free event
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Join artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb for a tour specifically designed for visually impaired visitors focusing on the 'Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay' exhibition. The tour last an hour and has full disabled access.

Free but booking is essential. Book online or phone the City Art Centre on 0131 529 3993.

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Join us for an exhibition tour of 'Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay' by Stephen Bann CBE, Emeritus Professor of History of Art and Senior Research Fellow at Bristol University.

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