National Gallery audio tour tackles mental health myths
(Artdaily.org)

The first mental health-awareness audio tour of the National Gallery is launching on World Mental Health Day, 10th October 2019. Researchers from King’s College London and the McPin Foundation have co-created the audio tour with a group of young people including some affected by mental health issues, alongside members of the Gallery’s Young Producers programme. The Medical Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, and the British Academy have generously funded the tour, which is available free to visitors for 6 months. The audio tour aims to improve understanding of mental health among visitors to the Gallery, providing an opportunity to see its collection in an alternative way. The tour draws on young people’s experiences of mental health and connects these with the Gallery’s paintings in order to challenge common myths about mental health and immerse visitors in the