Low sensory viewing Olafur Eliasson: Presence

Olafur Eliasson, Denmark b.1967 | Firefly city 2025 | Coloured glass (grey), coloured glass with semi-transparent mirror filter, colour-effect filter glass (red, blue, cyan, magenta, pink, orange), LED lights, aluminium, stainless steel, paint (black), wire, motor, ballast | Installation view: Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin | © 2025 Olafur Eliasson | Photograph: Jens Ziehe

Olafur Eliasson, Denmark b.1967 | Firefly city 2025 | Coloured glass (grey), coloured glass with semi-transparent mirror filter, colour-effect filter glass (red, blue, cyan, magenta, pink, orange), LED lights, aluminium, stainless steel, paint (black), wire, motor, ballast | Installation view: Studio Olafur Eliasson, Berlin | © 2025 Olafur Eliasson | Photograph: Jens Ziehe / View full image

When

9.00 – 10.00 am, Thu 2 Apr 2026

Where

Gallery of Modern Art

Accessibility

  • Low Sensory/Relaxed

What to Expect

Admission

  • Adult

    $33.00

  • Member

    $27.00

  • Concession

    $29.00

  • Youth 13-25

    $24.00

  • Child 5-12

    $14.00

  • Companion Card Holder

    $29.00

  • Multi Pass Adult (5-visit pass)

    $99.00

  • Multi Pass Concession (5-visit pass)

    $87.00

  • Multi Pass Member (5-visit pass)

    $81.00

  • Multi Pass Youth (5-visit pass) 13-25

    $72.00

  • Multi Pass Child (5-visit pass) 5-12

    $42.00

  • Child 0-4

    Free
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About

Visit 'Olafur Eliasson: Presence' in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere before opening hours. Suitable for Autistic visitors and visitors with sensory sensitivity or disability. Volumes within the gallery will be lowered and high sensory areas will be signposted. Exhibition ticket required.

Young visitors unwinding in the Pop-up Calm Room | Photograph: C Sanders

Young visitors unwinding in the Pop-up Calm Room | Photograph: C Sanders / View full image

Pop-up Calm Room

Available from 9am-5pm on Sunday 1st February 2026, the Pop-Up Calm Room is a space to reset, calm the senses, and take time out in a quiet area with low light levels. Situated on level 2 at GOMA, this quiet area gives visitors a comfortable place to sit and calming activities when they need a break.

By entering the Pop-Up Calm Room, you agree to minimise noise and place your personal devices on silent or use headphones.

What to Expect

Here’s what to expect at this event.

Everyone is welcome! Please contact groupbookings@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

Participation and content

  • You are welcome to come with a friend or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery solo.
  • Breastfeeding and bottle feeding are welcome anywhere in the Gallery.
  • For the safety of artworks, food and drink cannot be consumed in the Gallery except by children seated in a pram.
  • For health and safety reasons, shoes must be worn while in the Gallery.
  • Themes/artworks in this exhibition may trigger emotions or memories.
  • Themes/artworks in this exhibition may trigger anxiety or uncomfortable physical symptoms.
  • This exhibition contains interactive elements.
  • If the exhibition becomes overwhelming or stressful, sensory kits are available.

Sensory aspects

  • Screens or audio-visual projections are used throughout the exhibition.
  • We try our best to minimise sound in the space, but sometimes there might be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery. If the sound becomes overwhelming, earmuffs are available.
  • Areas of the exhibition are dimly or brightly lit. You can wear a cap and/or sunglasses if you are sensitive to bright light.
  • This exhibition contains large-scale, imposing artworks, which may be visually confronting to some viewers.
  • This exhibition contains moving or suspended objects, which may be visually confronting to some viewers.
  • Bathrooms have sensor lights which activate as you enter.
  • The Gallery air conditioner temperature is set to 21°C to conserve the artworks.
  • High sensory artworks will be signposted.
  • This event will be photographed/filmed by QAGOMA staff. If you do not wish to be photographed/filmed, please advise a QAGOMA staff member on arrival.