Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights @ Wellcome Collection, London

Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights
7 November 2024 – 19 April 2025
Free
Relaxed opening
Photo of a person at a relaxed opening of the exhibition ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’. They are wearing ear defenders and sitting on a comfortable mat in the exhibition space.
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What you’ll do
If you need additional support to enjoy the exhibition ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’, join us for a friendly, relaxed opening. We want you to feel comfortable to be yourself and experience the exhibition in a way that is right for you.

You will find:

extra staff available to help you
fewer people in the exhibition
sensory-support equipment (including ear defenders, tinted glasses and visors, stim toys and weighted lap pads)
comfortable cushions and mats if you need to sit or lie down in the exhibition
a chill-out space.
If you need a space away from the exhibition at any time, you can come to our chill-out room. In this room there will be low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats and space to move around and be yourself. You can also make use of ear defenders, earplugs, board games, stim toys and materials with different textures.

There are four relaxed openings. The events in November and April are during our normal opening hours, and the rest of the building will be open and in use. The relaxed openings in January and February will be after our normal hours.

In November and January there are also relaxed openings of ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’. You do not need to book a separate ticket to attend both exhibition openings.

Dates
7 November 2024 – 19 April 2025
Events
Saturday 4 January 2025
18:30 – 20:30
Relaxed opening
Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft
Gallery 1
The rest of our building will be closed during this event but there is a relaxed opening of ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’ that you are also welcome to join.
Booking opens Thursday 5 December 2024 16:00
Saturday 22 February 2025
18:30 – 20:30
Relaxed opening
Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft
Gallery 1
The rest of our building will be closed during this event.
Booking opens Thursday 23 January 2025 16:00
Saturday 19 April 2025
10:00 – 12:00
Relaxed opening
Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft
Gallery 1
The rest of our building will be open as usual during this event.
Booking opens Thursday 20 March 2025 16:00
Past events
Thursday 7 November 2024
10:00 – 12:00
Relaxed opening
Relaxed Openings of Hard Graft
Gallery 1
The rest of our building will be open as usual during this event. You can also join a relaxed opening of ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254′.
Need to know
Location
We’ll be in Gallery 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, it’s on the left on level 0.

Place not guaranteed
Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list
If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2020 7611 2222.

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