SENsory Sailors visual story

Exterior view of the National Maritime Museum in summer

SENsory Sailors is a fun workshop created for families and people with disabilities and additional needs. It takes place once a month at the National Maritime Museum and is led by disabled creatives.

This page will help you understand what will happen at the event.

When you get to the Museum

SENsory Sailors takes place during the National Maritime Museum's regular opening hours.

We recommend coming to the Romney Road entrance of the Museum.

What time does SENsory Sailors start?

SENsory Sailors starts at 11am.

When you come into the Museum

A Visitor Services Assistant in blue uniform waving to the camera in the entrance of the museum

When you come into the Museum, a member of staff will welcome you. They will be wearing the blue uniform of the Museum and their name badge on a lanyard around their neck.

Let them know that you're here for the SENsory Sailors event, and they will show you where to go.

Photo of Romney Road entrance door into toilets with a blue sign above the door to show that there are male, female and access toilets within as well as baby changing

The toilets, including accessible toilets, are also near this entrance.

The Group Space

SENsory Sailors takes place in the Group Space. This is very near the Romney Road entrance to the Museum. It is the first door on the right after you come in.

The door to the Group Space is automatic. To enter, press the button by the door.

Photo of a classroom style room with long white tables, colour benches below, a column in the middle of the room, some large windows and cupboards around the outside.

The Group Space has a laminated tile floor and windows that allow natural light into the space.

There are some soft benches and some hard benches in the space. Other seating can be provided if you need it.

People you may meet

Each month either Lynn or Aaron will run the workshop. You can see who on the SENsory Sailors event page

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Aaron

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Lynn

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Other people you might meet

There will also be someone from the Families team to support the session. This is not always the same person. They may have been the person emailing you, ahead of your session.

This could also be someone from the Visitor Experience team. They wear the blue Museum uniform. They also wear a badge and carry a radio.

Anyone who works at the Museum can help you if you have any problems.

During SENsory Sailors

The SENsory Sailors activities in the Group Space will be set up from 11am. Your family can arrive from this time.

There will be some drinks and snacks in the room and you can bring your own food into the Group Space too.

You can join in with different activities.

You can leave the session to go home or explore the rest of the museum at any time. If you need to leave the room during the session, your adult must stay with you. You can come back whenever you’re ready.

A sensory tent will be available in the room during the workshop. You can use this whenever you want.

If you need to take a break and have a quiet moment at any point, speak with a member of the team and they will show you where to go.

The session finishes at 12.30pm.

If we all need to leave the Museum quickly

If we need to leave quickly during SENsory Sailors, you will hear an alarm ringing in the building.

That means we all need to leave the building quickly and calmly. Just follow a member of staff or these signs.

At the end of the workshop

SENsory Sailors finishes at 12.30pm.

When the session is finished, you can explore more of the museum or you might go home.