The Azure Steering Group, comprised of Age & Opportunity, IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art), Butler Gallery and The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, is pleased to offer Azure foundation training for gallery/museum staff (curators, education/access officers, guides and volunteers), arts educators and artists with facilitation experience, this Autumn. We ask that arts educators and artists are working with a gallery/museum, so they have a collection to draw on to facilitate tours.
The training is designed for those currently facilitating general tours, or those with previous experience in this area. It trains participants in how to facilitate Azure tours for those with dementia-related conditions and their families, carers and friends. It aims to enhance their visitor experience of these cultural institutions and to promote more inclusive access. Underpinning the training is the belief, that we are all entitled to be active cultural participants throughout our lives.
Once participants have completed the foundation course their gallery/museum is considered part of the Azure network. For more background on Azure and the Azure network (organisations offering Azure Tours) please visit: https://ageandopportunity.ie/engage/azure-dementia-friendly-tours/
VENUE AND DATES
IMMA, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Wednesdays: 16th , 23rd , 30th September and 14th , 21st October 2026, 10am – 4.30pm.
Please note, participants must attend all of the September dates and one of the October dates. Which October date will be arranged once the course has commenced. The course involves 4 full days of training not 5.
PRICE/BOOKING
Azure Foundation training costs €625 per participant. As places are limited, fees need to be paid in advance to secure a place.
For more information or to book a place, please contact Fiona at Tel (01) 913 3922 or fiona.holohan@ageandopportunity.ie
Further information in the flyer here: Azure flyer
