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ACCESSIBILITY OVERVIEW
The festival is highly multi-sensory, and includes experiences that feature bright and moving lights, loud sounds, and colours. Large crowds are also to be expected. Our friendly Festival Assistants will be stationed throughout the festival zones for additional support.
All festival zones are accessible to wheelchair users, except for the Padang and the Asian Civilisations Museum Green. Accessible toilets are available on the first floor of all building venues. Service animals are welcome in all festival zones.
Various access provisions such as Singapore Sign Language interpretation are available for select programmes.
Please contact community@nationalgallery.sg at least nine days in advance.
WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY
The Gallery is committed to making our websites accessible and compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 AA standard.
On the Light to Night Festival website, you should be able to :
- Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard.
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader.
- View captions for most of the pre-recorded video content.
Some content on our website and other platforms might not be fully accessible:
- Some of our audio and video content may not have transcripts and audio descriptions provided.
- Some live videos may not have captions.
- Some links might lead to the Gallery’s main website or external websites, which may not be made accessible yet, due to their age and difference in technology available when they were set up.
QUIET ZONES
For visitors who need a break from the more stimulating festival spaces, quieter zones are located at:
- Level 4 Galleries (City Hall Wing), National Gallery Singapore
- Gallery II (Level 2), The Arts House
For visitors who require a private space to calm down, please visit the Calm Room at Level B1 of National Gallery Singapore.
ACCESS ADVISORIES
Ephemeral: The installation is located at the Padang, which is not accessible by wheelchair. The artwork features bright spotlights with moving or flashing lights.
Glimpse: The installation is accessible to wheelchair users and for D/deaf people, or with hearing loss, and loss of sight.
Hearing Padang: The installation is located at Padang, which is not accessible by wheelchair.
Seeing the Here and Now – A Mindful Exercise through Drawing: Climbing of stairs is expected for access to some of the locations covered in the tour route.
Read with a Storyteller: Beware the Sunda Slow Loris and Other Singaporean Fables: Recommended for parents with children aged 4– to 7 years. This is a parent-and-child session based on Beware the Sunda Slow Loris & Other Singaporean Fables picture book and simple colouring materials will be provided.
The Cultural Medallion Literary Pursuit: Suitable for all ages (special edition available for children aged 9 and below)
Victoria Concert Hall Backstage Tours: The tour route includes stairways.
Gallery Mix: Spotlights will be used on stage.
Funny Fridays: Spotlights will be used on stage.
Gallery Gigs: Spotlights will be used on stage.
A Novel Idea: SingLit Edition: Spotlights will be used on stage.
Glimpse by Access Path Productions & RJ Thomson (Performance): Sign Language interpretation will be available. Please note that the performance includes the use of videos, which have been close captioned. There will also be audio descriptions for parts of the performance.
The Kolektif Takeover – Trivia Night!: The event will be happening at the Supreme Court Terrace, which is accessible by wheelchair. There is an accessible lift that takes you to Level 4M. You will need to request assistance from staff to use the lift.
MORE INFORMATION
For detailed access information about specific venues, please refer to: