ArtAbility Rochester

ArtAbility Rochester

Thu, 10/13/2011 - 2:00pm - 7:00pm

A celebration of making art accessible to people with vision loss.

Join WXXI, ABVI and the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) on Thursday, October 13 between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the MAG as we celebrate the launch of  the Gallery's audio description and touch tour services, made possible through a partnership with WXXI Reachout Radio and the ABVI. Come learn how art can be made accessible to people with vision loss through audio description and touch tours. 

Admission to the gallery is free for visitors who are visually impaired and their guests. Memorial Art Gallery is located at 500 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. For information, call 585-276-8970. 

NOTE: Audio description and cell phone tours available only via personal devices. The Memorial Art Gallery does not provide devices for loan.

To hear some of the audio descriptions of artwork featured, click here.

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