Join Fiona Johnston, audio describer, as she describes various artwork and objects from the Royal Collection at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. These sessions offer the chance to explore the paintings and objects in a calm environment and discover the stories behind them.

This session is suitable for blind and partially sighted audiences as well as visitors who wish to explore historic artworks in a mindful way.

23 January - "Henrietta Maria", from the studio of Van Dyke

20 February - "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)", Artemisia Gentileschi

20 March - "Pleasure Garden with a Maze", Lodewijk Toeput

24 April - "The Apotheosis of Hercules", by Jacob De Wet

29 May - "Susanna and the Elders", Artemisia Gentileschi

19 June - "The Fish Market", workshop of Peter and Franz van der Borght

24 July - "The Funeral of Marie Therese, Queen of France, 10 August 1683", Adam-François van der Meulen

21 August - "Prince Charles Edward Stuart", Louis Gabriel Blanchet

25 September - "The King and Queen of Bohemia dining in Public", Bartholomeus van Bassen.

23 October - "Anne of Demark", Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger

20 November - "Bacchanalian Feast"

18 December - "Mary, Queen of Scots", François Clouet