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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)

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11th December 2024
11am - 12.30pm
Dovecot Studios Ltd
10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LT
£10.50
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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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