Access information for Together | Apart
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Venue information
The exhibition will be at Project Ability, which is inside Trongate 103
Address:
103 Trongate
Glasgow
G1 5HD
Opening Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm
Website: Project Ability
Trongate 103 is also on AccessAble and Euan’s Guide.
Getting here
We encourage you to use public transport where possible.
Getting here by train
Trongate 103 is a:
- 5-minute walk from Argyle Street station
- 10-minute walk from Glasgow Queen Street
- 10-minute walk from High Street station – 10 mins walking distance.
For more information about these stations, please visit the Scotrail website.
Getting here by Subway
The closest Subway stop is St Enoch, which is a 10-minute walk away.
For more information, visit the SPT website
Getting here by bus
The 2, 18, 60, 61 and 263 stop outside Trongate 103. The stop is called Candleriggs.
For more information on buses, please visit the FirstBus website.
Parking
If you need to come by car, there are a limited number of on-street parking bays available on Trongate, King Street and Parnie Street, including Blue Badge bays.
There is also a car park nearby (Q-Park Candleriggs) which has 5 disabled spaces.
There are also a number of NCP Carparks in Glasgow city centre. If you use these, please be aware that you must have the NCP app already downloaded on your phone. It is not possible to pay by cash or credit card, only through the app.
Getting around inside the building
Getting into the building
There is level access from the street into the building.
There are no steps at the entrance.
Getting to the gallery
The exhibition is on the first floor.
You can get there by:
- one flight of stairs, or
- a lift
Project Ability has a gallery visitor pack that walks you through the building. You can see it here:
Project Ability Gallery Visitor Pack.
Inside the building
There is level access throughout the building.
The lifts have voice announcements.
Toilets
There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor.
It is in the main public area and has:
- space for wheelchair users
- an alarm cord
- a sink
Sensory Information
You can borrow fidget toys and other sensory supports from the access trolley in the gallery.
The gallery is generally quiet, but we have ear defenders you can borrow if you need them.
The lighting can be quite bright. We have eye shades you can wear if it feels too much.
In the trolley, you will find:
- fidget toys
- ear defenders
- eye shades
- light up magnifiers
- reading overlays
- communication badges
Please put them back once you are finished with them.
There is a work called Stone Life that plays sound when you approach it. If you want us to turn it off while you are here, please ask the gallery staff.
All other videos and sound works play through headphones.
Stone Life is a light-up work. It has three lanterns, set up in a dark booth. If you are sensitive to light/dark contrast you might not want to enter the booth.
Information for Visually Impaired Visitors
We have 2 light up magnifiers that you are welcome to borrow from the access trolley and on the large round table.
We have Large Print labels at the front desk.
We have audio labels. The label next to each artwork has a QR code on it. Scan the QR code, and it will take you to a recording of the label and an audio description of the work.
You can also listen to all our artwork labels on our bandcamp page (link coming soon).
If you need water for your guide dog, please ask at the front desk.
Information for D/deaf and Hard of Hearing Visitors
We have 3 video works, all of which are captioned. Captioned and non-captioned versions alternate in a continuous loop.
Seating in the gallery
There are two benches to sit on just outside the gallery.
There is a round table inside the gallery with 6 seats: 2 chairs with backs, and 4 stools.
There is a folding chair next to the TV in the gallery, and another at a small desk.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, please get in touch!
Email: hello@doorinthewall.co.uk
Phone: 07305853884