As our summer exhibition Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder? comes to an end, we invite you to join us for a closing celebration filled with art, conversation and performance.

Across three days, our galleries, studios and cinema will host relaxed visits, family workshops, a film screening and live music.

We’ll be bringing people together to mark the season in a special way!

About Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder? 

Through video art, animation, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, and more, explore how art and technology, from TV to Tumblr, video games to dating apps, have shaped lives, identity, intimacy, and imagination.

This exhibition is shaped by the conversations and experiences of autistic and disabled people from SEN schools, support groups, video games, and other online spaces.

To find out more about the exhibition click here.

Activities To Explore 

Thu 2 Oct

Autism, Artworld & Me: Are You Creative? 

Join Sangita Mittra and Nick Hearne from Are You Creative Podcast with Firstsite’s Programme Manager, Exhibitions, George Morl, curator of Voyager 2000: Worldbeing and Wonder in a live podcast exploring podcast will be live in front of an audience, exploring the personal, collaborative, and creative journey behind the exhibition.

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Fri 3 Oct

Relaxed Hours: Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder?

Explore the exhibition during a quieter and more sensory-friendly time to visit. You’ll enjoy a gallery environment with fewer people and lower stimulation.

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Sat 4 Oct

Relaxed Hours: Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder?

Explore the exhibition during a quieter and more sensory-friendly time to visit. You’ll enjoy a gallery environment with fewer people and lower stimulation.

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Voyager 2000: Mini Makers

Join Lisa Eureka through storytelling of action heroes inspired by video game characters, explore artworks through the exhibition with sensory play, and make your artwork.

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Cinema Screening: The Boy & The Heron (Relaxed)

The Boy and The Heron tells the story of young Mahito who yearns for his mother but is suddenly flown into the world of the living and dead.

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Nukleopatra @ Firstsite

Watch Colchester-based artist Nukleopatra perform a series of songs within the Adulthood room in our exhibition Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder.

Nukleopatra’s music videos and album artwork feature in the current exhibition ‘Voyager 2000: Worldbeing & Wonder’ exhibition. Their work explores queer autistic relationships and desire, as well as using characters to comment on themes such as consumerism and gender.

Access and Support

Financial Support – If you would like to discuss financial support that could help make attending our closing celebrations easier, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at [email protected]. 

Accessibility – Please email us at [email protected] if you have specific accessibility needs or feedback. We’re here to help make your visit as enjoyable and welcoming as possible.