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Discover how self-published zines have been used to share individual expriences of disability and disabled identity.

Our new exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.

In the 1960s the NHS became Britain’s biggest employer. So to help fill all those jobs, the government brought in thousands of workers from abroad.

From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.

Iconic graphic design devised to admonish, amuse, inform and empower.

From anti-masturbation rings to a tonsil guillotine, these specially selected pieces might make your skin crawl.

An uncanny resemblance to today’s Twitter tiffs characterises a 17th-century argument about demons. Read what happened when the printing presses went into overdrive.

In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.

There’s something unexpectedly flirtatious and flamboyant about the smart young people featured in these French postcards.

Artist Beth Hopkins explains how she used her experience of researching the Adamson Collection to create an embroidered wall hanging.

With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.

Is childbirth an athletic feat? Kathleen Vaughan certainly thought so, developing the first modern exercise class for women in pregnancy.

Fish, lute players and defaced demons: marginal doodles in some of Europe’s first printed books provide a tantalising glimpse into the late-medieval mind.

Academics on hallucinogenics, kids sniffing glue, and Scientologists recruiting drug users keen to kick the habit. Delve into Wellcome’s recently acquired DrugScope archive.

Jess Thom spent years trying to ignore and suppress the tics of Tourette’s syndrome. Read what happened when she decided to celebrate them instead.

Join us for a calm and friendly opening of the '1880 THAT' exhibition, with additional support and facilities.

Discover more about the '1880 THAT' exhibition on one of our BSL-interpreted tours.

Join us for a calm and friendly opening of the 'Thirst' exhibition, with additional support and facilities.

In April 2025, Wellcome Collection will present '1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader', the first major London exhibition by the Berlin-based artists. It will feature new commissions and recent works that explore sign language and its relationship to spoken language.

Information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to '1880 THAT'.