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Being Human Launch Party

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  • Free
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  • Youth event
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Celebration event for young people at Wellcome Collection, Thomas S.G. Farnetti. Source: Wellcome.

What you'll do

Be part of an exclusive after-hours event and launch party. Get a first look at our new exhibition, watch spoken word performances, take part in a quiz and share your thoughts about our future world, whilst enjoying free snacks and drinks.

Wellcome Collection’s Youth Ambassadors created this event exclusively for young people to celebrate the launch of Being Human.

Dates

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Past

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the ‘Being Human’ gallery, which you can find by taking the stairs or the lift to level 1.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Accompanying adults

You can have a parent, guardian or support worker come and drop you off. If you’d like someone to stay and support you during the event, just let us know in advance or on the day.

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 contributors

Colour illustration showing a brain and an alien-like creature floating in a container with water and a lotus flower. In the background are clouds and yellow lines like neurons or lightning or twigs.

RawMinds Ambassadors

Host

The RawMinds Ambassadors are Wellcome Collection’s youth panel. They advise and consult for our Youth Programme team, and produce their own events. Find out at the event how to become a RawMinds Ambassador.

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Akhera Williams

Performer

Akhera Williams is a young poet and creative who explores politics through poetry. She frequently speaks on issues such as race, class and cultural identity. In her most recent pieces she has combined her activism with her work to comment on world affairs and social justice. The 18-year old has previously hosted poetry events in the South London Gallery and is the founder of the online poetry platform 'Flow Fridays'.