Exeter Museum launches new project to support disabled guests

A museum in Exeter has partnered with organisations Magic Carpet, Pelican Project, CEDA and Learn to Live: 19-25 to produce new audio resources to enable people with disabilities to access the museum spaces in a new and playful way.

The project, named RAMM Sounds will take place at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery. Locally based creative practitioners are hosting a series of immersive online workshops to generate content for the new audio guide and Gemma Nash, lead disabled artist, has been appointed to direct and shape the project. The final work will be available for visitors to support their journey through the spaces of the museum. It is intended to bring new narratives and stories to light, created by people with a diverse range of abilities and experiences.

Speaking about the project, Gemma Nash told reporters: “I am looking forward to working in collaboration with fellow artists and community co producers to create work which will help to inspire visitors to engage with the museum’s extensive collection in a different way. Disabled people are not often included in the shaping of museum collections and so, this co-production will be a superb opportunity to include our unique experiences and help promote inclusivity and diversity.”