Open All Hours

Open All Hours is the 2024 Shape Open exhibition. This year we explore the pressurised relationship we have with time, productivity, and the pace of our modern, increasingly digital, society.

You can visit the exhibition in person at 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning in Herne Hill, London from Tuesday 9th January – Sunday 21st January 2024, or browse all of the artworks online.

Find out more about our opening hours.

Accessibility

Whether you come in person or explore online, all of the artworks in Open All Hours have been audio described. Accompanying each work is a short text. Each text has been translated into BSL.

In the gallery, where work contains extensive written text, braille has been provided. Similarly, where moving image works contain spoken dialogue, BSL versions of the films are available via QR code. If you would like to listen to an audio described tour of the show, MP3 players are available from the front desk.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please get in touch or speak to a member of staff on arrival.

Getting to the venue

Getting to the venue

198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, 198 Railton Road, Herne Hill, SE24 0JT – Find us on Google Maps

The closest railway station is Herne Hill, which is a 2 minute walk from the venue.

Herne Hill station has lifts from platforms to the ticket hall and a shallow ramp to street level. The lift doors are 110cm (3ft 7in) wide and fitted with braille and tactile buttons.

Check out our visual guide to navigate from Herne Hill station to the venue.

The closest London Underrgound station is Brixton, which is a 20 minute walk from the venue.

Alternatively, from Brixton Underground station, you can cross over to Brixton Railway station which is one stop on the train to Herne Hill station (please note there is no lift at Brixton Railway station). You can also take bus 322 from Brixton Station stop L (towards Crystal Palace) to Regent Road, from which the venue is a 1 minute walk.

Brixton Underground station has step-free access from platform to street. Please check whether there are any issues with the lifts at the station in advance of travel.

Check out our visual guide to navigate from Brixton Underground station to the venue.

Buses service Herne Hill from across south London and central London, with the majority of bus stops located near to Herne Hill station, a 2 minute walk from the gallery.

There is no parking at the venue. On street disabled parking bays can be found on Railton Road and adjacent streets, including outside Herne Hill station, but may be limited.