Explore the museum at your own pace. Especially suitable for visitors who require a quieter and calmer environment.
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This sensory-friendly event provides a way to explore and enjoy TNMOC outside of general opening hours. The event is suitable for individuals or families with members who have sensory processing differences, autistic spectrum conditions or other sensory needs.
The recommended time to see the exhibitions is approximately two hours, but this varies from visitor to visitor.
Special adjustments will include:
Fewer tickets are available, so the galleries will be less busy than usual
A small Quiet Room will be available in our Library, near the Museum exit
You can download a Sensory Map from our Accesibility webpage
A print copy of the Sensory Map will be available onsite during the Relaxed Opening. Please ask a member of staff at the ticketing desk for a copy
What people say about our Relaxed Openings:
“Our boys both loved it... Ordinarily, after a few hours one son is on edge, on the verge of overload. They say living with autism is like living life in a disco ... I want to comment about your staff, ... They were utterly brilliant. Patient, understanding, tremendously knowledgeable, they explained things in such an accessible way, there was always someone available.”
“A huge thank you for organising the relaxed session. It makes a huge difference to families like mine to be able to get out.”
