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Explore how ideas about masculinity have influenced the way men talk about and experience their mental health, from the 1800s to today.

Cultural historian Elsa Richardson leads us on a lively tour of the gut, exploring all the ways that we have imagined, theorised and probed the mysteries of the gastroenterological system.

For Georgian Londoners, the allure of electric animals was both intellectual and sensual.

Those who collect play an important role as “facilitators of curiosity”, says Anna Faherty.

Cold War-era predictions of death on a vast scale became routine. But the British authorities were less prepared to dispose of the bodies.

Tracing the story of mankind’s quest to understand, unlock and master the power of electricity.

From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.

‘Anti-vaxxers’ are taking their message online using powerful images as well as words. But is the pro campaigners’ response any better?

Uncover the powerful narratives of chronic illness and identity in the major exhibition ‘Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery: Misbehaving Bodies’ at Wellcome Collection.

New exhibition will examine what we think, feel and value about other species and the consequences this has for the world around us.

Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.

'Making Nature: How we see animals' brings together over 100 objects from literature, film, taxidermy and photography.

Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?

An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.

When a now anonymous teenager sold her tooth for transplant, she couldn’t have predicted that she’d end up at the heart of a troubling story about 18th-century beauty ideals.

The choices a curator makes – what goes in? what stays out? why? – are often as fascinating as the exhibition itself.

The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.

Our new exhibition explores experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to older age, and asks how societies can adapt to ensure everyone ages better.