Spraakmakend Van Abbe - Tour for people with aphasia

Please note: this tour is in Dutch.

With Spraakmakend Van Abbe we offer interactive tours for people with aphasia. Every person uses language. When one or more parts of the language spectrum no longer function properly as a result of brain injury, this is called aphasia.

Mijke Ulrich, experience expert and social worker, and art historian Jenneke Lambert developed the Spraakmakend Van Abbe-tours together. Participants will look at art together and are given the opportunity to express themselves without using language. With a focus is on a positive, creative and inspiring experience, Mijke describes the tour as ‘open your heart’. The visit ends with a joint conversation and a cup of tea or coffee.

This guided tour is a part of the Unlimited Van Abbe-programme of the Van Abbemuseum. With this programme we want the museum to be accessible to every curious visitor, whether you are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. Even if you are bedridden, the museum will come to you. Unlimited Van Abbe comprises of additional activities, guided tours and modifications to improve the accessibility of the museum.

Groups can also book the Spraakmakend Van Abbe tour on request. Contact us via e-mail or by calling +31 40 238 1042. The costs for a tour are € 70 per group on Tuesdays to Fridays from 11 am to 5 pm (excluding entrance fees), on € 100 per group on Thursday evenings between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. and € 80 per group on Saturdays and Sundays between 11 am and 5 pm.