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Descriptive Gallery Tour: Stitched (Visually Impaired Visitors)

Join us at Dovecot Studios on 11th December for an in-person descriptive gallery tour of Stitched: Scotland's Embroidered Art, specifically designed for our visually impaired visitors.

Descriptive Gallery Tour: Stitched (Visually Impaired Visitors)

About Descriptive Gallery Tour: Stitched (Visually Impaired Visitors)

In this tour we will explore the exhibition Stitched: Scotland's Embroidered Art which includes an extraordinary collection of the National Trust for Scotland's embroidered textiles, spanning 200 years of history from 1720 to 1920. The session will be led by Tessa Asquith-Lamb and last one hour and 30 minutes

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