Over six weeks, we invite you to experience Chitra Ganesh’s diverse and layered practice through a series of multilingual tours.

Multilingual Tours | Chitra Ganesh: Journey to the Great Below

Multiple dates | 22 Oct - 14 Nov*

Free, booking essential

Delivered in languages including Tamil, Farsi, and Bangla, these sessions are guided by members of our local communities.

Rather than simply translating a standard script, each tour creates a completely new way of accessing and understanding the exhibition.

Local speakers will use the unique expressions, histories, and cultural references of their own languages to bring fresh perspectives to the artwork. As a result, Ganesh’s work can be encountered differently every time.

Open to everyone, these tours celebrate the many languages spoken across the North East and the communities that make our region so culturally rich.

They create a welcoming space for new conversations, inviting you to discover how the meaning of an artwork can shift when explored through different voices, tongues, and heritages.

*Dates & Languages:

22 Oct | 10:30-11:30 - Shuddho Bangla

29 Oct | 16:00-17:00 - Tamil

5 Nov | 14:00-15:00 - Farsi

7 Nov | 14:00-15:00 - Urdu

7 Nov | 16:00-17:00 - Bangla

14 Nov | 13:30-14:30 - Bangla

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Part of a special programme of events responding to Chitra Ganesh’s exhibition Journey to the Great Below. Featuring creative workshops, performance, cinema, and multilingual tours, the programme will unfold over the month of November.

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Accessibility

This tour is suitable for all ages and we’ll adapt content depending on our visitors. We’ll do our best to keep to time, but want to accommodate everyone. If you have any accessibility queries, please email us at myexperience@balticmill.com (https://web.archive.org/web/20220817122355/mailto:myexperience@balticmill.com)

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You can view Baltic's access facilities (https://baltic.art/plan-your-visit/supporting-your-access-needs/) before your visit. For access requests specific to the event, please email myexperience@balticmill.com to let us know about any requirements you have.

There is no charge to attend this event, and we encourage donation tickets. If you're unable to attend the event, we are unable to refund your donation.

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