This page contains a list of museums, galleries and historic buildings I’ve visited in London and the UK. Click the names of the exhibitions or tours to see my reviews and mentions.
In many cases I’ve enjoyed audio described tours, handling sessions and workshops, which help me to understand and enjoy exhibitions in a more accessible way given my limited eyesight. VocalEyes often assist with or promote these events, and you can see their What’s On page for details of upcoming tours. Many museums also have access information on their own websites as well.
When audio description isn’t available, I use large print guides if available, along with my monocular (a small telescope) and my iPhone to look at things more closely.
London Venues
- Apsley House
- February 2018 – Thinking Bob Tour
- Bank Of England Museum
- November 2017 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- Battersea Power Station
- February 2024 – Lift 109 – PR visit with Emily from Fashioneyesta, see her review.
- BBC Earth Experience
- May 2023 – Audio Described Visit
- BFI Southbank
- August 2024 – LAIKA: Frame x Frame – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- British Library
- January 2018 – Harry Potter: A History Of Magic – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- January 2020 – Buddhism – Audio described tour.
- British Museum
- January 2017 – Focus Group: Large Print Guides
- May 2017 – American Dream – Recorded audio tour.
- July 2017 – Hokusai: Beyond The Great Wave – Audio described tour.
- October 2017 – Scythians: Warriors Of Ancient Siberia – Audio described tour.
- March 2019 – Parthenon Room 18b – Access All Senses event.
- July 2019 – Manga – Audio described tour.
- November 2019 – Parthenon Gallery & Antiquities Handling – Audio described tour.
- December 2019 – Troy: Myth & Reality – Audio described tour.
- June 2020 – Pompeii & Vikings Live – Online shows.
- May 2022 – Stonehenge
- Buckingham Palace
- September 2018 – Garden & State Rooms – Audio described tour.
- April 2022 – Exterior Photos
- Camberwell College Of Arts
- July 2018 – MA Visual Arts Summer Show – With student Nihan Karim.
- Charles Dickens Museum
- December 2023 – Christmas Visit – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- Chocolate Museum
- October 2017 – Chocolate Making Workshop – With London Vision.
- Design Museum
- January 2019 – Home Futures – Audio described tour.
- January 2020 – Moving To Mars – Audio described tour.
- ExCel London
- April 2024 – Disney 100 – PR visit with Emily from Fashioneyesta, see her review.
- Fan Museum
- February 2019 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- Fenton House & Garden
- December 2018 – A Time Traveller’s Christmas
- Frameless
- August 2023 – Audio Described Tour – Promotional visit.
- Guildhall Art Gallery
- July 2023 – Tour, Amphitheatre & Exhibitions
- Hampton Court Palace
- 1990s – Palace Gardens – With family.
- Hauser & Wirth Gallery
- April 2019 – Hyper-Palimpsest & The Power Of The Line – Audio described tours.
- Imperial War Museum
- February 2018 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- Japan House
- December 2024 – Looks Delicious! – PR tour.
- London Museum
- February 2018 – Museum Exploration & Accessibility Study – With Rafie Cecilia.
- May 2019 – Beasts Of London
- London Transport Museum
- October 2018 – Main Exhibitions
- October 2020 – Face Masks
- TV Show – Secrets Of The London Underground – See mentions of Series 1 & 2.
- London Zoo
- June 2017 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- December 2018 – Christmas At London Zoo
- November 2021 – Audio Described Tour – With Look.
- June 2022 – Summer Visit
- December 2022 – London Zoo At Christmas – TV show review.
- January 2023 – Monkey Valley – With audio described guide.
- June 2023 – Zoo Nights – Press trip.
- Madame Tussaud’s
- November 2018 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- Markfield Beam Engine & Museum
- August 2022 – Steam Engine Demonstration
- Museum Of Brands
- January 2019 – Time Tunnel, Time Out 50 & Chocolate Boxes
- Museum Of London Docklands
- July 2017 – Sailortown – Audio described tour.
- February 2023 – Executions – With Emily from Fashioneyesta, using audio guide.
- National Gallery
- May 2017 – Renaissance Lates Event – With Thinking Bob.
- July 2018 – Monet & Architecture – Recorded audio tour.
- February 2019 – Still Life With Lemons In A Wicker Basket – Art Through Words session.
- National Portrait Gallery
- January 2024 – Meet The Portraits Tour – VocalEyes audio description trial.
- Natural History Museum
- February 2011 – Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
- April 2017 – Investigate Gallery – Touch tour with London Vision.
- July 2017 – Hintze Hall & Various Exhibitions – With recorded audio described tours.
- June 2018 – Restless Surface, Volcanoes & Earthquakes – With recorded audio described tours.
- July 2018 – Mammals
- February 2020 – Hintze Hall, Images Of Nature & Treasures – With recorded audio described tours.
- January 2021 – World Of Wonder – TV show review.
- January 2023 – Hintze Hall & Various Exhibitions – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- June 2024 – Birds: Brilliant & Bizarre
- Old Royal Naval College
- March 2019 – Painted Hall Reopening
- October 2023 – Gory Stories Tour – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- November 2023 – Painted Hall – With Emily from Fashioneyesta.
- Open House Tours
- September 2017 – Salters’ Hall, Lloyds Register & Freemasons’ Hall – Audio described tours.
- Photographers’ Gallery
- June 2020 – Against The Light: January Svoboda – Online audio described tour.
- Postal Museum
- March 2019 – Audio Described Tour – Guest post for VocalEyes.
- Pumphouse Museum
- March 2019 – Tube Train Supper Club
- Royal Academy Of Arts
- September 2017 – Matisse Exhibition – Audio described tour.
- Science Museum
- May 2017 – Energy Hall & Exploring Space
- January 2018 – Information Age – Using Audio Eyes description app.
- June 2018 – Mathematics
- August 2018 – Making The Modern World & Secret Life Of The Home
- March 2019 – The Sun: Living With Our Star
- June 2019 – Driverless: Who Is In Control?
- February 2020 – Science City 1550-1800
- June 2023 – Science Fiction & Injecting Hope
- October 2023 – Engineers & Technicians
- Sea Life London Aquarium
- August 2000 – Family Visit
- Sir John Soane’s Museum
- July 2019 – Audio Described Tour
- Sotheby’s
- August 2023 – Freddie Mercury: A World Of His Own
- St Paul’s Cathedral
- March 2019 – Disabled Access Day Tour
- September 2021 – Audio Guide Tour
- Tate Britain
- June 2019 – Van Gogh And Britain – Audio described tour.
- Tate Modern
- January 2018 – Building & Highlights Tours – Using mobile app.
- January 2019 – Anni Albers Exhibition & Conductive Coding Workshop
- Tower Bridge
- March 2019 – Audio Described Tour – With London Vision.
- I’ve walked over or past the bridge on many of my Thames walks.
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- April 2017 – Saints & Sinners Tour – With Thinking Bob.
- December 2017 – Europe 1600-1815: Room 7 – Accessibility study with Rafie Cecilia, using online audio guide.
- January 2018 – Europe 1600-1815: Rooms 5 & 6 – Using online audio guide.
- April 2018 – Ultrahaptics Testing – Accessibility study with University College London.
- June 2018 – Ocean Liners: Speed & Style
- September 2018 – Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt
- February 2019 – Europe 1600-1815: Rooms 3 & 4 – Using online audio guide.
- May 2019 – Europe 1600-1815: Rooms 1 & 2 – Using online audio guide.
- May 2019 – Mary Quant & Food: Bigger Than The Plate
- February 2020 – Laughing Matters: The State Of A Nation & Buddhism
- June 2020 – Kimono: Kyoto To Catwalk – Online show.
- October 2023 – Musicals, Theatre, Photography & Tapestry
- TV Show – Secrets Of The Museum – See mentions for Series 1, 2 & 3.
- Wallace Collection
- April 2018 – Great Gallery – Audio guide test & accessibility study with Rafie Cecilia.
- May 2023 – Portraits Of Dogs
- Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour
- January 2018 – Thinking Bob Visit
- Wellcome Collection
- December 2017 – Graphic Design, Medicine Man & Medicine Now – Audio described tour.
- June 2018 – Teeth
- April 2019 – Smoke & Mirrors: The Psychology Of Magic
- December 2019 – Play Well
- October 2022 – In Plain Sight – Launch event with recorded audio described tour.
- Young V&A (Museum Of Childhood)
- February 2019 – A Pirate’s Life For Me & Main Exhibitions
Other UK Attractions
- Cambridge
- 1990s – Imperial War Museum Duxford
- Liverpool
- June 2019 – The Beatles Story & U-Boat Story
- Milton Keynes
- March 2022 – Bletchley Park museums & Milton Keynes Museum
- Oxford
- November 2022 – Ashmolean Museum
- Portsmouth
- August 2010 – Sci-Fi Exhibition & Spinnaker Tower
- August 2018 – The D-Day Story
- November 2018 – Mary Rose Museum
- Sevenoaks
- August 2017 – Knole House & Park – Tudor costume demonstration with Emily from Fashioneyesta.
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