National Galleries

The National Gallery sends me by post "What's on" and so, I know the events that are taking place, when and where etc.

I always feel welcome at the Gallery. They are "hard of hearing friendly" in my opinion. If you tell them they listen to you. For example: I have problems when at "Hawthornden Lecture Theatre"; some speakers like to move away from the microphone and walk up and down. I mentioned the problem and now the speakers are given a microphone which they wear pin on their clothe. Also I asked if the microphone which is on the stand has volume that can be put up. I don't know if this works because I having be back since.

I hear better with the headphones they provide. However when the lecture is at Hawthornden I cannot have headphones. I don't know why. There is a loop but as my hearing aids don't need them, it doesn't make any difference to me if it works or it doesn't.

At the moment I am doing a course at their Clore Education Centre: "Pull, press, scrape, peel - Exploration in Pattern". I'll be able to tell you about my experience (good/bad) when it finishes at the end of February