Stories
- Article
Interpreting the Ayurvedic Man
A British Sign Language video is the latest interpretation of an unique 18th-century Nepali painting about Ayurvedic medicine.
- In pictures
The pulse of life
Your pulse is a vital sign of life. Variations in the pulse have been linked to illness, being in love and stress. You can’t live without a pulse, or can you?
- Article
The origins and meanings of pharmacy symbols
What have snakes, unicorns and crocodiles got to do with pharmacies? The history of these modern signs goes back to the Greek gods.
- Article
Blood money: Taking periods out of poverty
Periods are not a wound that needs to heal, nor is the blood a sign of injury. So why are we still so repelled by them?
Catalogue
- Pictures
Signs of the zodiac: Gemini, twins. Gouache painting by an Persian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 583094iPart of: The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
- Pictures
- Online
Signs worn by Brahmins. Lithograph.
Belnos, S. C., Mrs.Date: 1851Reference: 580611i- Film
Signs and stages of anaesthesia.
Date: 1944
- Pictures
Signs of the zodiac: Virgo, the maiden. Gouache painting by an Persian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 583092iPart of: The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
- Pictures
Signs of the zodiac: Libra, the scales. Gouache painting by an Persian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 583091iPart of: The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac. Gouache paintings by an Persian artist, 18--(?).
Events
- Gallery tour
British Sign Language tour of Teeth
Online
Past
Part of Access Tours and Discussions
- British Sign Language
- Gallery tour
British Sign Language tour of Ayurvedic Man
Gallery 2
Past
Part of Access Tours and Discussions
- British Sign Language
- Event
Performance by Goldie Puricelli
Gallery 1
Past
Part of Smoke and Mirrors Live Performances