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SUMMARY:SEND Play @ Young V&A\, London
DESCRIPTION:SEND Play (Feb-Jun 2026)\nA session just for children with sensory differences or SEND and their families\n\n\n\nDrop-in\n\n\n\n\nOccurs on the first Saturday of the Month from February – June. Additional date – Saturday 14 February. \n\n\n\n\nYoung V&A \n\n\n\n\nFree \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7942 2000 \n\n\n\n\nOccurs on the first Saturday of the Month from February – June. Additional date – Saturday 14 February. \n\n\n\n\n10.30 – 12.00 \n\n\n\n\nYoung V&A \nCambridge Heath Road\nBethnal Green\, London\, E2 9PA\n\n\n\n\nAcross the musem \n\n\n\n\nFamilies \nChildren with sensory differences or SEND and their families \n\n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery first Saturday of the month join Young V&A’s Play Champions for a SEND Play session. \nSaturday 7th February\, 10.30am-12pm \nJoin us for a whole-family Sensory Design workshop for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. Explore textiles and textile processes and join us an open-ended exploration where there are no wrong answers. This session has been designed for children and young people who enjoy exploring the world through touch. \nAlongside the workshop\, our Designer in the Shed\, Amanda Vesthardt will open her sensory installation for families to explore. \nSaturday 14th February\, 10.30am-12pm (half term session) \nExplore the Mini Museum in Young V&A’s Play Gallery\, a space that celebrates the texture\, colour and sound of objects. This session is relaxed and designed with you and your child in mind. Children and their carers will be invited to enjoy the space and to play together with tactile and sensory materials. The Mini Museum will be open to children of any age with additional sensory needs for this inclusive play session. \nSaturday 7th March\, 10.30am-12pm \nExplore the Mini Museum in Young V&A’s Play Gallery\, a space that celebrates the texture\, colour and sound of objects. This session is relaxed and designed with you and your child in mind. Children and their carers will be invited to enjoy the space and to play together with tactile and sensory materials. The Mini Museum will be open to children of any age with additional sensory needs for this inclusive play session. \nSaturday 4th April\, 10.30am-12pm \nExplore a sensory story inspired by an object from the museum’s Adventure gallery with our Play Champions. This session was developed with sensory artist Natalya Martin and is relaxed and designed with you and your child in mind. You will be invited to play with tactile and sensory materials\, helping to bring the story to life together. \nSaturday 2nd May\, 10.30am-12pm \nJoin us for a whole-family Sensory Design workshop for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. Explore our tactile library of objects and join us an open-ended exploration where there are no wrong answers. \nIn this workshop\, we invite you to have fun exploring a wide range of design materials and techniques. Supported by a visual step-by-step explanation\, you’ll assemble objects with a focus on the senses. This session has been designed for children and young people who enjoy exploring the world through touch. \nSaturday 6th June\, 10.30am-12pm \nExplore the Mini Museum in Young V&A’s Play Gallery\, a space that celebrates the texture\, colour and sound of objects. This session is relaxed and designed with you and your child in mind. Children and their carers will be invited to enjoy the space and to play together with tactile and sensory materials. The Mini Museum will be open to children of any age with additional sensory needs for this inclusive play session. \nFurther information: \nFor Saturday 7th February and Saturday 2nd May: \n\nThe session will be held in Open studio on the first floor in the Design Gallery at Young V&A. Our building has step-free access to all public areas.\nLifts are on the right as you enter the Town Square and at the back of the Imagine Gallery. In line with the museum’s approach to fire safety\, a maximum of six mobility impaired persons may occupy the first floor at any one time.\nOn the same floor is The Factory\, a quieter\, dimmed space with a process video playing.\n\n\nFor Saturday 14th February\, 7th March and Saturday 6th June:\n\nThe session will be held in the Mini Museum in the Play Gallery at Young V&A\, which can be accessed via the ramp. Our building has step-free access to all public areas.\nThe Mini Museum is usually reserved for children aged 2 and under. For this inclusive play session\, it will be open to children of any age with additional sensory needs. Our Play Champions will support visitors to safely share the space together. The Mini Museum will return to being exclusively for children aged 2 and under from 12 noon.\n\n\nFor Saturday 4th April:\n\nThis session will be held in The Stage on the ground floor in the Imagine Gallery at Young V&A. Our building has step-free access to all public areas.\n\n\n\n\nOur visual story shows you pictures of the museum and how to access our spaces. Please check our Access page for further information.\nThis is a family event. Children must be accompanied by an adult during the workshop.\nVisitors will be welcome to move around\, make noise and leave or re-enter the session throughout.\nEar defenders are always available on request at our reception.\nThe activities will be mainly floor based\, and we have a range of seating available.\nWe know that visiting a museum as a family requires lots of planning. If you would like further information or would like to tell us about your child’s needs in advance of the session\, please contact us by email: yvalearningevent@vam.ac.uk\nOn the day\, our friendly team will be available to help with your access needs. Please feel free to approach us to make your visit more comfortable.\n\n\n\nThis activity is part of Young V&A’s Power of Play programme. The Power of Play is a collective impact consortium which brings quality learning through play to children in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The programme is funded by LEGO Foundation and co-ordinated by the LEGO Group in London. Young V&A is participating in the programme alongside the Institute of Imagination\, Save the Children\, EasyPeasy and Ambition Aspire Achieve.
URL:https://autisminmuseums.com/event/send-play-young-va-london-5/
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SUMMARY:Relaxed mornings for adults | June (autism and learning disability friendly) @ Portrait\, Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Relaxed mornings for adults | May (autism and learning disability friendly)\n\n Share \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPortrait \nTuesday 23 June 2026\, 10.30–11.30am \nFree \nBooking essential \nBook tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at the Portrait for regular\, relaxed\, sensory-friendly mornings for adults with additional support needs\, including autistic adults and those with learning disabilities. At these sessions you can meet other people\, see artworks in our gallery spaces and take part in creative activities. There will be a quiet\, comfortable space available at all times for you to use. \nPlaces are free but limited so please book online. \nOnly one ticket is needed per participant\, companions do not need a ticket. \nFor more information or assistance please contact us on 0131 624 6410 or learning@nationalgalleries.org. \nWatch an introduction to the gallery \nDownload sensory map
URL:https://autisminmuseums.com/event/relaxed-mornings-for-adults-june-autism-and-learning-disability-friendly-portrait-scotland/
LOCATION:Portrait Scotland\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JD\, United Kingdom
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