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Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described

Join Fiona Johnston, audio describer, as she describes various artwork and objects from the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described

About Guided Looking: An Artwork Audio Described

20th February 2025
20th March 2025
24th April 2025
plus 8 more date(s), see below for more info
2pm - 2.30pm
The Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse Canongate, Edinburgh East EH8 8DX
Included in Palace ticket or 1-Year Pass
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These sessions offer the chance to explore the paintings and objects in a calm environment and discover the stories behind them.

This session is suitable for blind and partially sighted audiences as well as visitors who wish to explore historic artworks in a mindful way.

20 February - "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)", Artemisia Gentileschi

20 March - "Pleasure Garden with a Maze", Lodewijk Toeput

24 April - "The Apotheosis of Hercules", by Jacob De Wet

29 May - "Susanna and the Elders", Artemisia Gentileschi

19 June - "The Fish Market", workshop of Peter and Franz van der Borght

24 July - "The Funeral of Marie Therese, Queen of France, 10 August 1683", Adam-François van der Meulen

21 August - "Prince Charles Edward Stuart", Louis Gabriel Blanchet

25 September - "The King and Queen of Bohemia dining in Public", Bartholomeus van Bassen.

23 October - "Anne of Demark", Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger

20 November - "Bacchanalian Feast"

18 December - "Mary, Queen of Scots", François Clouet

Additional Dates: 20 March 2025, 24 April 2025, 29 May 2025, 19 June 2025, 24 July 2025, 21 August 2025, 25 September 2025, 23 October 2025, 20 November 2025, 18 December 2025

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Other Events at The Palace of Holyroodhouse

Royal Rhyme Time

Selected dates between 6th January 2025 - 2nd June 2025

Join us in the historic Abbey Strand Centre for our special Royal Rhyme Time sessions for toddlers.

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Family Studio Saturdays

Selected dates between 22nd February 2025 - 21st June 2025

Studio Saturdays, at the The Palace of Holyroodhouse, are monthly hands-on artistic workshops for families who are interested in learning new ways to express their creativity.

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Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography

28th February 2025 - 7th September 2025

This exhibition at The Palace of Holyroodhouse, charts the evolution of royal portrait photography from the 1920s to the present day!

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Selected dates between 7th March 2025 - 5th December 2025

Many authors have been inspired to pick up their pen to write about the Palace of Holyroodhouse. These sessions will explore these literary works followed by a hearty discussion!

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Guided Touch Tour: Palace of Holyroodhouse

Selected dates between 17th March 2025 - 19th July 2025

Join Audio Describer Fiona Johnston for a special opportunity for visually impaired and blind visitors to engage with selected features, and handle replica object in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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