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Inside the mind of George Vasey, co-curator of Misbehaving Bodies

Discover how curator George Vasey honoured the approaches of Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery, who mischievously subvert clichés around illness and death.

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The cook who became a pariah

New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.

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A Drop in the Ocean: internal reality

This immersive audio piece was designed to give listeners a greater understanding of psychosis, something that’s hard to explain in words.

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Mary Morris-Knibb, a woman of courage and ability

A Jamaican election banner reveals the story of a pioneering women’s rights campaigner who continues to inspire 80 years on.

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  • Panoramic view of Buxton with a key to the sights. Line engraving by Newman & Co.
  • Two sections of a diseased part of the body, numbered for key. Chromolithograph by West Newman & Co. after E.W. (?) Tuson and J.G. Westmacott, ca. 1880.
  • A section of a diseased part of the body. Chromolithograph by West Newman & co. after W. Hurst, c. 1880.
  • Four sections of a diseased part of the body, numbered for key. Chromolithograph by West Newman & co. after W. Moxon, c. 1880.
  • Two sections of a diseased part of the body, numbered for key. Chromolithograph by West Newman & co. after J. F. Goodhart, c. 1880.
  • Veterinary and canine surgical instruments and equipment / A. Fleming & Co.
  • Veterinary and canine surgical instruments and equipment / A. Fleming & Co.
  • Veterinary and canine surgical instruments and equipment / A. Fleming & Co.
  • A man performing exercises in a frame with weights and pulleys. Lithograph by E. Parry & Co.
  • A pharmaceutical business (John Bell & Co.): rooms for manufacture, dispensing, and shop. Etching by R.W. Macbeth.
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