BSL Tour of Resistance

Join Jason Tennant for a free British Sign Language (BSL) tour of Resistance.

This tour welcomes d/Deaf participants, BSL speakers and learners.

When: 

• Sunday 2 March 2025, 12.00 – 1.00pm
• Saturday 3 May 2025, 12.00 – 1.00pm

From the suffragettes marching through London’s streets to the mass protest against the Iraq War, photographers have witnessed a century of British resistance. This landmark exhibition, conceived by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, will chronicle how ordinary people fought for change between 1903 and 2003.

Through the work of renowned photographers including Christina Broom, Vanley Burke, David Hurn, Tish Murtha, Humphrey Spender, Edith Tudor-Hart alongside unknown documentarians, Resistance will reveal pivotal moments that shaped modern Britain – from the suffragettes to the Women of Greenham Common, and from the Battle of Cable Street to the Black People’s Day of Action following the New Cross Fire. Together, they will show how moments of resistance, both celebrated and forgotten, have shaped British history.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a major publication Resistance, compiled by Steve McQueen and edited by Clarrie Wallis with Sarah Harrison. The book includes contributions from influential voices including Gary Younge, Steve McQueen, Paul Gilroy, and Baroness Chakrabarti.

This tour is delivered in British Sign Language by Jason Tennant without an interpreter or a voiceover.

Jason will help you explore key artworks on these tours to deepen your understanding of the artist and the exhibition.

d/Deaf and BSL speakers and learners are welcome.

Jason is a BSL teacher for Palm Deaf BSL Training, working with Signature and delivering tours for Turner and the British Museum.

He is passionate about sharing his insights and welcomes everyone with a BSL background, including students and the Deaf community.

He is also part of the Turner Access Group.

Booking is advised for this free tour. Meet on the ground floor.

If you have any other access needs that you would like to let us know about, please contact access@turnercontemporary.org or call 01843 233000.

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