Tour for visitors with low vision featuring Bicycle (20) – 1996 no.15/20 1996 by Luyan Wang, China b.1956. Read about the artist on the QAGOMA Blog / View full image
Everyone is welcome at QAGOMA. The Gallery is committed to providing inclusive and accessible experiences for all visitors. Both buildings are physically accessible and we offer a range of access programs that are tailored to visitor needs.
Volunteer guided tour for visitors with hearing loss at the Queensland Art Gallery. Photograph: C. Callistemon / View full image
During September each year QAGOMA offers additional programs for visitors with disability to acknowledge awareness within the community.
For more information or to make a booking, contact the Group Bookings office.
Queensland Art Gallery’s Australian Art Collection, Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Galleries / © The artists or their representatives / View full image
QAGOMA’s award-winning Art and Dementia Program is a participant-focused gallery experience designed for visitors living with dementia and their care partner. It aims to support psychosocial wellbeing using non-pharmacological intervention approaches.
Slow art viewing of selected artworks incorporates specially curated visual, auditory and narrative prompts that stimulate exploration and reflection. The therapeutic creative making activity invites relaxation and socialisation, supports autonomy, and encourages meaningful engagement.
Winner ‘2022 Queensland Mental Health Week Achievement Award’
Subject to availability and program capacity. The program is suitable for people with dementia living at home*, attending community and day respite groups or residential aged care groups.
*Transport support may be available for individuals living in the Brisbane metro area.
The Australian Art Collection at the Queensland Art Gallery / © The artists or their representatives / View full image
QAGOMA offers customised programs and events for visitors with disability. Our Group Bookings Office can help plan a visit and explain how we tailor an experience specific to your needs or for those in your care. Volunteer guided tours for visitors with disability are available between February and November and are free unless otherwise advertised.
Each September, we schedule a program which highlights what we offer and acknowledges various events in the community.
For all Access programs, contact the Group Bookings Office Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.00pm.
A minimum of 15 days’ booking notice is required to arrange a tour.
Free volunteer guided tours for members of the Deaf community are scheduled on the last Sunday of the month from January to November. A NAATI accredited Auslan interpreter accompanies our guide on these tours. For information about the next tour, check the events calendar.
Visitors with a cochlear implant, hearing aid or hearing loss are invited to join a small group tour led by a volunteer guide. Assistive listening devices (FM system) are available and tours are scheduled on the fourth Friday of the month between January and November. Capacity is limited and bookings are essential. Check the events calendar for information about the next tour.
On selected days throughout the year, Autistic visitors and people with sensory sensitivity or disability are invited to experience the gallery in a relaxed environment, and where possible, outside of usual gallery hours.
These events are generally scheduled to coincide with major exhibitions or community awareness days. Volumes within the Gallery are lowered or turned off where possible. High sensory areas are signposted and quiet zones are available. An information sheet with sensory floorplan is developed to assist with planning a visit.
The next low sensory event is planned for Saturday 30 September 2023. Two irresistible exhibitions 'eX de Medici: Beautiful Wickedness' and 'Michael Zavros: The Favourite' will be open from 8.30am for a quieter viewing experience. Children's Art Centre projects, free and interactive, will also be open. View the sensory guide for eX de Medici and Michael Zavros:
This information may assist with general visits to QAGOMA:
Audio-described tours offer a narrated description of the visual elements of selected artworks. A tactile experience is also included where possible. Tours are available for small groups and individuals on weekdays (excluding public holidays), from February to November. A minimum of 15 days’ booking notice is required and tours are subject to availability.
A braille and large print guide is available for visits to 'eX de Medici: The Alien Others' and 'Michael Zavros: Gods and Monsters' presented by the Children's Art Centre at GOMA.
Tours are suited to small groups and tailored to the needs of group members. Bookings are available on weekdays (excluding public holidays), between February and November. A minimum of 15 days’ booking notice is required and tours are subject to availability.
Experiencing the Collection / David Medalla, The Philippines/UK b.1942 / Cloud canyons No.25 1963/2015 / Plexiglass tubing, motor pumps, alloy, water, detergent / Purchased 2014. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © David Medalla / View full image
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