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Photograph of visitors exploring the exhibition, Living with Buildings at Wellcome Collection. Photograph shows an architectural model in a display case, an armchair and framed works hanging on the wall.
  • Exhibition

Living with Buildings

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Now on
Photograph of the Medicine Now exhibition space at Wellcome Collection with visitors looking at the exhibits.
  • Permanent exhibition

Medicine Now

Now on – closing April 2019
Photograph of the Medicine Man exhibition at Wellcome Collection showing a wall of oil paintings with two visitors standing in front.
  • Permanent exhibition

Medicine Man

Now on
  • Exhibition

Smoke and Mirrors

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Coming soon
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Events

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2019-01

Photograph of a young woman holding a museum handling object as part of a study day at Wellcome Collection.
  • Discussion
  • Audio described

AD Shrunken Body Parts Object Handling

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Part of Access Tours and Discussions

Photograph of a young man and woman sitting side by side, taking part in a table based workshop involving paints, clay and small sculptures.
  • Workshop
  • 14 to 19-year-olds

Intuitive Architecture

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Part of Saturday Studio

Photograph of a group of people examining library material on a table.
  • Performance

Books as Bodies

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Fully booked

Part of Library Insights

  • Discussion
  • Speech-to-text

Walking with Ghosts

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Fully booked
Photographic portrait of Emma Purce at a colourfully lit fairground.
  • Seminar

Freak Shows, Seaside Resorts and 20th-century British Culture

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Part of Exploring Research

Colour photograph of people sitting in the Henry Wellcome Auditorium at Wellcome Collection on purple flip-down seats. They look towards a woman standing at a podium speaking and gesturing.
  • Discussion

The Sun and Us

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Fully booked
  • Gallery tour

Daily Guided Tours and Discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

2019-02

Photograph of a life drawing workshop showing an young woman sketching at a charcoal drawing of a male figure who can be seen posing in the background.
  • Workshop
  • Schools
  • 14 to 19-year-olds

Life Drawing

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Fully booked

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Photograph showing a man sat reading a book at a table in front of a window, surrounded by floor to ceiling library shelves containing books.
  • Walking tour

Library Tour

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Photograph of a group of people exploring the Global Clinic exhibition at Wellcome Collection.
  • Gallery tour
  • Audio described

Tactile AD Tour of Global Clinic

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Part of Access Tours and Discussions

Photograph of a young woman performing poetry to an audience at Wellcome Collection.
  • Performance

Architecture Amplified

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Photograph of the studio space at Wellcome Collection showing a group of young people working at a central table, which is covered in drawing and design material.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Architexture

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Fully booked

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Part of Study Days

Photograph of a young woman and man sat at a table creating architectural drawings.
  • Workshop
  • 14 to 19-year-olds

Drawing with Perspective

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Part of Saturday Studio

Photograph of two women having a conversation on a small stage. In the background are the audience. Projected onto the far wall is the silhouette of an apple with the words Packed Lunch circling the top of the apple.
  • Discussion
  • Speech-to-text

The Placenta

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Part of Packed Lunch

Photographic head and shoulders portrait of Ilona Sagar against a red background.
  • Gallery tour

Perspective Tour with Ilona Sagar

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Part of Perspective Tours

Photograph of a group of people taking part in a performance and movement workshop at Wellcome Collection.
  • Workshop

Architecture Embodied

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Photograph of three young men discussing a skeleton which is laid out on a table in front of them.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Bodies of Knowledge

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Fully booked

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Part of Study Days

Photograph of Dr Caroline Rusterholz sitting at a table in front of a selection of Wellcome Collection library archive material.
  • Seminar

Teens and Sex, the History of Brook Advisory Centres

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Part of Exploring Research

Photograph of two young men undertaking an activity on a tablet device.
  • SEND workshop
  • Schools

Head Space

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Part of SEND Schools Workshops

  • Gallery tour

Daily Guided Tours and Discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

2019-03

Photograph of three woman looking at framed reproductions of Wellcome Collection's HIV/AIDS poster collection.
  • Study day
  • Schools

HIV and AIDS

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Fully booked

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Part of Study Days

Photograph of two young men undertaking an activity on a tablet device.
  • SEND workshop
  • Schools

Head Space

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Part of SEND Schools Workshops

Photograph or three young women looking at a tablet device whilst researching in the Reading Room at Wellcome Collection.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Faster, Smarter, Stronger

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Fully booked

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Part of Study Days

  • Gallery tour

Daily Guided Tours and Discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

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Reading Room

Drop in to find inspiration and indulge your curiosity. It’s a gallery, a social space, and a place to unwind.

Open during gallery hours
Installation

The Pharmacy of Colour

Experience a medieval pharmacy, where pigments and medicines are displayed side by side – the insects, plants and rocks of the artist’s palette mixed into the physician’s concoctions.

Eat and shop

Café

Join us for a quick cup of coffee and a pastry, afternoon tea, or a light meal with a glass of wine.

Shop

Come and browse a selection of our quirky gifts and books.

Restaurant

Enjoy delicious lunches, drinks and afternoon tea on level 2.