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Discovering our collections workshop

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An event in the Viewing Room at Wellcome Collection, Steven Pocock. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join Caroline Butten from our library team in an interactive workshop designed to help you explore our collections and inspire your own research projects.  

In this hour-long session, you’ll receive a general introduction to historical handwriting, followed by an opportunity to decipher an extract from a historical recipe book. 

You’ll also learn about practical aspects of working with the collection, including finding and ordering items using our online catalogue. 

We will have original material on display, so we ask that you leave your pens, coats, bags and other personal belongings in the cloakroom on the ground floor. 

Who can come

This workshop is open to all levels and backgrounds but will be especially suited to those who are new to Wellcome Collection and/or at the beginning of their research journey. 

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2

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About your facilitator

Black and white, head and shoulders photographic portrait of Caroline Butten

Caroline Butten

Caroline Butten is a library experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection, with a background in cultural, intellectual and visual history, and library and information studies. She currently guides visitors in exploring Wellcome Collection’s resources and has a particular interest in enhancing library engagement and accessibility for all.