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Abigail Hirsch is a visual artist, curator and educator specialising in access to museums and heritage site, and creativity. Since completing her studies with distinction in Art Studio and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, 2001 (with a thesis entitled Sound in Relation to Image which was published in NOISEGATE NO 12, 2004), she has followed the path of participatory and socially engaged practice. She has gained a track record in creating work in collaboration with diverse marginalized communities, and supported artists with disabilities (Action Space), providing access to fully enable participation in the arts. She has curated several exhibitions promoting inclusive art practice.

Abigail works as a freelance. She has been a key person in the development and delivery of the SEN access program at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. She has completed several commissions creating multi-sensory access resources for museums and heritage, notably Victoria and Albert Museum’s first sensory backpack, Curious Ceramics, for visitors with sensory impairments and their families. In addition, she consults for museums in the area of education and accessibility, and is regularly invited internationally to give talks and workshops at museums, conferences, and higher educational institutions.

abihirsch@yahoo.co.uk