Nothing About Us Without Us at PHM

Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions Editor
Dolly Sen

16 November 2022 — 16 October 2023 Entrance is free — Visit now

The People History Museum’s explores the history of disabled people’s activism and the ongoing fight for inclusion with  a wonderful collection of exhibits brought together for the first time,

Nothing About Us Without Us is PHM’s most accessible exhibition to date, with a range of accessible formats allowing audiences to engage with the works in different ways: you will find Large Print guides, audio narration and British Sign language-interpreted and captioned film of the exhibition content as well as braille transcriptions. The show has been co-curated by four community curators who identify as disabled people and guided by a steering group who have been working with the museum since 2018.

Visitors will find protest materials such as banners, t-shirts, photographs, cartoons and sculpture. Nothing About Us Without Us is also accompanied by an extensive programme of accessible events and activities.

16 November 2022 — 16 October 2023 Entrance is free Visit now

Accessibility

  • Audio Described
  • British Sign Language
  • Captioned

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