Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described
Join Fiona Johnston, audio describer, as she describes various artwork and objects from the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
About Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described
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21st August 2025 25th September 2025 23rd October 2025 plus 2 more date(s), see below for more info |
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| 2pm - 2.30pm | |
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse The Palace of Holyroodhouse Canongate, Edinburgh East EH8 8DX |
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| Included in Palace ticket or 1-Year Pass | |
| Visit the event website here | |
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These sessions offer the chance to explore the paintings and objects in a calm environment and discover the stories behind them.
This session is suitable for blind and partially sighted audiences as well as visitors who wish to explore historic artworks in a mindful way.
20 February - "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)", Artemisia Gentileschi
20 March - "Pleasure Garden with a Maze", Lodewijk Toeput
24 April - "The Apotheosis of Hercules", by Jacob De Wet
29 May - "Susanna and the Elders", Artemisia Gentileschi
19 June - "The Fish Market", workshop of Peter and Franz van der Borght
24 July - "The Funeral of Marie Therese, Queen of France, 10 August 1683", Adam-François van der Meulen
21 August - "Prince Charles Edward Stuart", Louis Gabriel Blanchet
25 September - "The King and Queen of Bohemia dining in Public", Bartholomeus van Bassen.
23 October - "Anne of Demark", Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
20 November - "Bacchanalian Feast"
18 December - "Mary, Queen of Scots", François Clouet
Additional Dates: 25 September 2025, 23 October 2025, 20 November 2025, 18 December 2025
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