Why not visit the art gallery this weekend…..

Soundplay Projects (www.soundplayprojects.com) work across sculpture, installation, music and sound art to make inclusive and accessible audio-visual artworks and music. Come along and play, communicate and express yourself with movement, rhythm, sound and light. This event is open to all and is especially suitable for families who have children with additional support needs. 

https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/whats-aberdeen-art-galleries-and-museums/soundplay-north-east

https://www.madeinscotlandshowcase.com/shows/soundplay-dome/

Soundplay North East

Saturday 12–Sunday 13 November 
Art Gallery, free (last admission 30 mins before closing) 

Soundplay Projects (www.soundplayprojects.com) work across sculpture, installation, music and sound art to make inclusive and accessible audio-visual artworks and music. Come along and play, communicate and express yourself with movement, rhythm, sound and light. This event is open to all and is especially suitable for families who have children with additional support needs 

Soundplay Lab 
(Learning Space, ground floor) 
Expect a noisy exploration of light and sound where a cardboard box can make otherworldly sounds, or a bike wheel generates techno beats! Explore and control different devices at your own pace, use your voice to activate psychedelic animations and build amazing instruments with playdoh, tinfoil and fruit.  

Drop-in sessions will take place on:  

Saturday at 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:15pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm 
and 
Sunday at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm 

No need to book . Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Signwave Installation  
(Seminar Room, top floor) 
Play with ambient sound and LED light to create hypnotic music with Signwave, an interactive plywood sculpture.  
Supported by Aberdeen City Council Creative Funding  

Visiting Aberdeen Art Gallery

By local bus 
Lots of local buses stop on Union street and the Gallery is a short walk along Belmont Street. The closest bus stops are outside His Majesty’s Theatre, on Blackfriars Street and Schoolhill.  
https://www.firstgroup.com/aberdeen/plan-journey/journey-planner/ 

Parking

There are 4 blue badge on-street car parking spaces outside Aberdeen Art Gallery.

The nearest car park is the NCP at Harriet Street, the Bon Accord shopping centre or Denburn.
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/roads-transport-and-parking/parking/find-car-park

Access

• Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other recognised assistance dogs welcome 
• Lift to all floors and level access to all spaces 

• Changing Places Toilet on Level 2 
• Power-assisted wheelchairs welcome 
• Large print labels, magnifiers and portable stools are available 
• Induction hearing loops at the Welcome Desk, ground-floor café servery, Cowdray Hall and Learning Space. Portable hearing system also available.  
• Quiet Time is on a Monday afternoon 

• Our staff have taken part in Dementia Friends training 
• We are part of the Breastfeeding Welcome scheme