Art: life beyond sight loss
An exhibition explores the impact of arts and crafts on the lives of members of Blind Veterans UK
Our exhibition plans 2017 – 18
We are planning three exhibitions to reveal what we have discovered during the History of Place project at major venues in Bristol, Liverpool and London.
DaDaFest Rookies Development Grants
DaDaFest is offering £1000 grants to emerging disabled artists aged 12 – 30 to develop your skills.
Our evacuation diary, 1939
Ann, a volunteer researcher in Liverpool, shares excerpts from a handwritten diary that was kept by students of the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool upon their evacuation in 1939.
Access All Areas
DaDaFest holds its main festival every two years. Steph Niciu describes making sure everyone is able to enjoy it.
Mapping Monday at DaDaFest: Skin Deep
Join us for the launch of a new interactive trail of deaf and disabled people’s histories around Liverpool on Monday 21st November.
Telling stories with sound, objects and scents at the Royal School for the Blind
One challenge of the History of Place project has been thinking about how to engage all five senses in storytelling. Creative workshops at the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool explored how to transport listeners’ imaginations to tunnels and 18th century cargo ships using sound and smell.
Speaking your way back into the historical record
Oral history can be invaluable for capturing the stories of people and communities who might otherwise be left out of history. Dr Fiona Cosson gave us a masterclass in Liverpool.
Blindness in the 18th century: from Egyptian ophthalmia to cataract surgery
During the 18th century common diseases like small-pox, measles and whooping cough were all causes of blindness, as well as ‘Egyptian ophthalmia’ which hospitalised whole regiments of English and French troops.
School for the Blind architecture – and a secret tunnel
Images of the School for the Blind in Liverpool through time, from the archives of National Museums Liverpool.