Join Deaf historian Peter Brown for a tour of the ‘1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader‘ exhibition.
The tour will look at the Milan Conference of 1880, which banned sign language, and its far-reaching impact on Deaf communities across the world. It will also describe how a new dawn began in 1960, marked by demands for sign language to be recognised as a language in its own right. This shift helped bring Deaf communities back from the brink of obscurity.
Event details
When:
Tue 23 Sep 2025, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Format: In-person
Venue:
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE
United Kingdom
Cost: Free
Access & inclusion
- BSL interpreters
- Live captions / STTR
- Wheelchair access
More access info
https://wellcomecollection.org/events/bsl-tour-of-1880-that-with-peter-brown-23-sep
https://wellcomecollection.org/visit-us/accessibility#auditory-access
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