Recent posts on museums and access to culture in Spanish, English, and Portuguese focused on the accessibility of culture. This exhibit, "Lives in Moton" by John Ferry, Senior Education & Access Curator for the Glasgow Museums, highlights the culture of accessibility through transport.
The theme holds great possibilities for public education on Inclusive Tourism.
Lives in MotionPosted by rollingrains at October 29, 2007 06:55 PMStart Date : Friday 19 October 2007
End Date : Friday 29 February 2008
Have you ever stopped to think about the role transport plays in your life? For disabled people it can be both a help and a hindrance.
This exhibition explores objects from Glasgow Museums' transport collections and tells the stories of how they affected people's lives.
Objects on display include 'Wee Bluey', an 'invalid' car. The car's owner used to sit in it on the pitch at Hampden to watch football matches.
The exhibition is part of a nationwide initiative co-ordinated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries , University of Leicester.
Along with Glasgow Museums, eight other museums are looking at issues of disability through their collections.
Introduction to Lives in Motion
The introduction to Lives in Motion is available in a number of formats, including BSL, by following the link under Related Information here.Our Journey
Peggy Boyle and Jackie Shields from the Three Eyes Project went on a journey by public transport to see how accessible it is for someone who uses a wheelchair. Find out how they got on by following this Our Journey link.
Podcasts
You can download two podcasts by journalist Ian Hamilton by following this link. Ian is blind, and he tells us some of his experiences of using public transport, bringing out the humorous as well as the serious aspects of his experiences.
More information about Lives in Motion
For more information about the project, please phone the Education & Access team on 0141 287 2651.