BSL talk: Edwin Austin Abbey exhibition

Created by The National Gallery

Join Deaf lecturer Edward Richards for an introduction to the Room 1 exhibition on Edwin Austin Abbey

Join Deaf lecturer Edward Richards for an introduction to our free exhibition, โ€˜Edwin Austin Abbey: By the Dawnโ€™s Early Lightโ€˜.

The exhibition displays Edwin Austin Abbeyโ€™s huge study for โ€˜The Hoursโ€™, the celestial scene that decorates the ceiling of the Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg. His most important work, created late in his career, it was to be his last.

This session will in British Sign Language with interpretation in spoken English.

Event details

When: Fri 5 Dec 2025, 6:00 pm โ€“ 7:00 pm

Format: In-person

Venue:
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
England

Cost: Free

Access & inclusion

Event languages

  • English
  • British Sign Language (BSL)

This event includes BSL interpreters.

Access features

  • Sign language interpreters
  • Wheelchair access

More access info

Changing places facilities.

Organiser

The National Gallery

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