MANSIL: Museum Access Network for Sensory Impairments (London)

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Into the labyrinth of The snake goddess

Introduction

Audio description

Unguided viewing

Close-up of the replicas of the two Minoan Snake Goddesses now in the Ashmolean Museum.

'The Many Lives of a Snake Goddess' project compares how different English genres and styles shape our engagement with these figurines, including new poems by Ruth Padel.   

Into the labyrinth

Unguided viewing

Audio description

Unguided viewing

Back view of the replica of the Snake Goddess holding snakes up in the air.

Before listening to any of the recordings, we hope you are able to take a moment to view this object independently, then see how the later descriptions alter your perspective. 

Unguided viewing clip

Audio description

Audio description

Audio description

Head of drawing of larger Snake Goddess, by Helper Bagge (copyright Ashmolean Museum)

Karly Allen provides an audio description of a figurine.  AD is a practice-based form of ekphrasis used to support blind and partially sighted people in museums and culture.

Audio Description clip

Mindfulness

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

Audio description

Close up of the replica of the larger Snake Goddess now in the Ashmolean Museum.

Lucia van der Drift shows how we can use art  to take time out in a mindfulness approach, supporting the 'slow looking' movement.

Mindfulness clip

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

Bottom half of two Minoan Snake Goddess figurines, copyright Ashmolean Museum.

Tanvir Bush is a blind creative writer, who describes her engagement with the Minoan Snake Goddesses through fragments and touch.   

Tanvir Bush's readings

15 poems by Ruth Padel

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

3 commentaries by Tanvir Bush

Top half of the replica of the Minoan votary from the Ashmolean Museum (their copyright)

Award-winning poet Ruth Padel has created 15 new poems reflecting on her personal take on these iconic figures and Minoan Crete.

Ruth Padel's readings

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