Access Information
Artangel’s team will do whatever is possible to meet your access and/or communication needs.
If you have special access requirements, or we have left any information out of this statement, please call us on +44 (0)20 7713 1400 or email us at info@artangel.org.uk and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Dates
22 June 2022 – 25 March 2023
Opening Times
Monday – Thursday: 09.00 – 20.45 (17.45 out of term)
Friday: 09:00 – 18.15 (17.45 out of term)
Saturday: 09:00 – 17.15
Please note, the audio installation located inside the Periodicals Room will be played on speakers between 13:00 – 13.50 daily.
All admissions take place during the Library opening hours.
Ticketing
Available to book here through Eventbrite.
Location
Senate House Library
4th Floor, Senate House
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU
United Kingdom
Public Transport
The nearest bus stop is Chenies Street (Stop D). The services that run to this stop are 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390, N5, N20, N29, N73, N253 and N279.
The nearest train station is Euston. This is approximately a 10 minute walk away.
The nearest underground stations are Goodge Street, serviced by the Northern Line, and Russell Square, serviced by the Piccadilly Line . Both are approximately a 10 minute walk away.
Bicycle Parking
There are bike racks available on Malet Street, directly in front of Senate House.
The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is on Malet Street.
Car Parking
There is on street parking available around the area, most of which is pay and display or for residents only.
Designated Blue Badge parking bays are available in the building car park accessed from Russell Square.
Access and Movement
A Thousand Words for Weather consists of a number of audio installations and interventions located on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors of Senate House Library.
Unfortunately, the installation located in the Art Library is only accessible via stairs from the 5th Floor. All other installations are accessible via the library’s lifts.
The Periodicals Room acts as the centrepiece of the audio installations and will play during library opening hours, along with the other installations. The soundtrack in this room can be accessed via headsets at various listening posts inside, available to use throughout the day. Some of the listening posts are on the mezzanine level (accessible only via stairs), however further listening stations are also available on the main floor level. The soundtrack is the same in all listening posts. Between 1.00pm – 1.55pm each day the sound will migrate onto speakers to gently fill the room before returning to the silence of the headsets.
A sound installation in the main stairwell is accessible via the landings on the 4th, 5th and 6th floor of the library.
Other installations throughout the library are accessible via the libraries main floors.
Please see Senate House Library’s accessibility page for more details.
Assistance Animals
Assistance Dogs for guidance are welcome.
Toilets
Toilets, including accessible toilets, are available within the Library.
Fire Safety
The emergency alarm is a continuous ringing bell. There are no visual alarms in the Library. In the event of an emergency evacuation, please leave the Library by the nearest exit if you are able to do so. Wheelchair users should wait by a Refuge Point. Staff will walk round the Library to alert users. If you are having difficulty reaching the refuge point, please alert a member of staff. If the alarm is a drill staff will inform you of this when they re-enter the building. In the event of a genuine fire alarm your presence at the refuge point will be reported to the fire brigade who will enter the building via the stairs to evacuate you.