Seacole Sessions Family Activity: Ambulance Trains @ Museum of the Order of St John, London

Choo choo! Follow in the steps of St John innovator Sir John Furley and design your own ambulance train. In collaboration with the Museum of London Two bookable sessions are available 11-12.30pm and 1pm-2.30pm. Seacole Sessions are sensory friendly events for families. They are designed to support autistic and neurodiverse families and are suitable for people who would benefit from …

Autism-Friendly morning @ The Library at Willesden Green, Brent

Enjoy an early opening of The Library at Willesden Green for a limited number of children aged 3-15 years with their siblings, parents and carers. This is an autism-friendly hour with quiet space to take part in a craft activity, borrow books, explore the museum and temporary exhibition space. Pre-book for everyone in your party. There are accessible toilets on …

Seacole Sessions Family Activity: Healing Hearts @ Museum of the Order of St John, London

Discover which plants have traditionally been used to help heal broken hearts, and use them to create your own heart collage. Includes Storytelling by Olivia Armstrong from 12:00-12:30 for Session1 & 1:00-1:30 for Session 2. Seacole Sessions are sensory friendly events for families. They are designed to support autistic and neurodiverse families and are suitable for people who would benefit …

State of Museum Access 2018 – a new report

Autism in Museums is delighted to have been asked by VocalEyes to collaborate on the State of Museum Access 2018 report.  A major barrier to disabled people visiting museums is the lack of advance information. Museum websites are key tools for providing visitor access information, and the absence of this contributes to the ‘disability engagement gap’; where people with a …