Drawn on the Western Front: Audio-Described Tour

oin a curator-led tour of the National Army Museum’s latest exhibition, 'Drawn on the Western Front', designed for blind and visually impaired visitors and their companions.

About the event

During the First World War, soldiers from Britain and France served as interpreters and military liaison officers, providing a link between the Allied armies on the Western Front.

One of these was Paul Sarrut, a French soldier who had trained as an artist before the war. While stationed with the 3rd (Lahore) Division, Sarrut began to draw detailed studies of the officers and other ranks of the Indian Army.

On this guided tour, designed for blind and visually-impaired visitors and their companions, art curator and exhibition lead Anna Lavelle will highlight how Sarrut’s wartime work not only gives a glimpse into the realities of war, it also provides an insight into the lives and daily routines of the Indian soldiers serving on the Western Front.

Items from the Museum’s handling collection will also be available, allowing visitors to get a feel for the kind of equipment used by soldiers during the First World War.

About the guide: Anna Lavelle is an art curator at the National Army Museum and principal curator of the Museum’s works on paper. Her research focuses on print culture, visual dissemination and the representation of military identity.