Curating Visibility

At the End of History

Welcome to At the End of History, a new exhibition at Dover Museum.

At the End of History is an immersive gallery and Virtual Reality exhibition that presents a vision of a near-future where cultural conflict has decimated museum collections, leaving only discarded disability objects behind. Thankfully some pioneering future curators have put those objects and their stories on display.

Our Team

At the End of History was curated by Curatorial Fellow Karl Anthony Mercer, with his team of co-producers - disabled people from Dover and the surrounding area. The exhibition has been produced as part of Curating Visibility, who, working with 6 museums across England, have provided work opportunities for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people seeking a curatorial career.

Curating Visibility is delivered by Screen South through its Accentuate Programme and is funded by Arts Council England and Art Fund.

The Virtual Reality Experience

Our VR experience is facilitated by volunteers. If you would like to enjoy the VR part of the exhibition you must book a free ticket.

Booking information

When the VR experience is not available, you can still visit the exhibition and watch a play-through of the Virtual Reality experience on a screen in the space.

Access Materials

Easy Read Guide

Easy read guides are also available inside the gallery.

Large Print Guide

Audio Described Tour

Stop 1a : Welcome and how to get to At The End of History via the stairs

Stop 1b : Welcome and how to get to At The End of History via the lift

Stop 2 : Introduction to At The End of History

Stop 3 : Hard Work and Skill Pt.1

Stop 4 : Hard Work and Skill Pt. 2

Stop 5 : Necessity and Opportunity Pt. 1

Stop 6 : Necessity and Opportunity Pt. 2

Stop 7 : Journey’s End

Stop 8 : About Us

Stop 9 : Bartholomew Fair

Stop 10 : At The End of History Virtual Reality Experience

 

Please Note: Devices for the audio tour are not available at the museum. Please bring headphones and a smartphone or device with the AD tour downloaded ahead of your visit. You may also be able to access the Audio Described Tour onsite via your phone’s data, but Wi-Fi may not be available in the museum when you visit.

Transcript

A transcript of the audio described tour is available

British Sign Language (BSL) Videos

At the End of History BSL Video 1 : Introduction

 

At the End of History BSL Video 2 : Hard Work and Skill

 

At the End of History BSL Video 3 : Necessity and Opportunity

 

At the End of History BSL Video 4 : Our Journey’s End

 

At the End of History BSL Video 5 : Guide to Virtual Reality Experience

 

Please Note: Devices for the BSL interpretation are not available at the museum. Please bring a smartphone or device with the BSL videos downloaded ahead of your visit. You may also be able to access the BSL videos onsite via your phone’s data, but Wi-Fi may not be available in the museum when you visit.