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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

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

Medicine Now

Now on
Black-and-white photograph of five young children playing on an estate in Deptford. Pink, yellow and orange transparent graphic elements are overlaid on the photograph.
  • Exhibition

Living with Buildings

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September

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

Lungs

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Part of Packed Lunch

Photograph of two women sat at a table surrounded by coloured pens and pencils, undertaking a creative drawing workshop.
  • Workshop
  • 14 to 19-year-olds

Manga Illustration

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Part of Saturday Studio

Photograph of Claudia Hammond in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room.
  • Discussion
  • Audio described

The Anatomy of Loneliness

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Photograph of a British sign language interpreter translating at the Wellcome Collection.
  • Walking tour
  • British Sign Language

Behind the Eyes

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Part of Access Tours and Discussions

  • Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

October

Photograph of an audience listening to a presentation at a researcher talk in the Viewing Room at Wellcome Collection.
  • Seminar

Looking for Plague

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Part of Exploring Research

Photograph showing two young men sat in chairs on a small raised stage which is covered in artificial grass. One man is asking he other a question, with his hand and arm outstretched. The other man is smiling. In the foreground is the backs of the heads of the audience.
  • Discussion

Stammering

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Part of Packed Lunch

Photograph of a seated audience listening to a speaker in the Viewing Room at Wellcome Collection.
  • Discussion

Surgery and Emotions

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Part of Library Insights

Photograph of a public walking tour on the streets of London showing a line of people walking along the pavement.
  • Walking tour

Somers Town, a Social Laboratory

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Photograph of Tilley Milburn sitting as part of a panel, holding a microphone, listening to an other panel member speak. The panellists are bathed in a pale pink light.
  • Discussion
  • British Sign Language

What is Normal?

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Part of Heart n Soul

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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Part of Study Days

  • Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

November

Photograph of a group of people sitting in a circle on the carpet in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room, engaged in discussion.
  • Performance

Salon: An Age of Schadenfreude

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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

Metals

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Part of Packed Lunch

Photograph of two young women examining a prosthetic hand as part of a study day at Wellcome Collection.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Body Image

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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

Part of Study Days

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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Part of Study Days

Photograph of two visitors in the Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? exhibition space looking at a display case.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Design for Life

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Part of Study Days

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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Part of Study Days

Photograph of a young woman at a table working on an animation project. In the foreground are the legs of a tripod and on the table is a small paper character.
  • SEND workshop
  • Schools

Talking Sense

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Part of SEND Schools Workshops

Part of Study Days

  • Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

December

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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Part of Study Days

Photograph of two visitors in the Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? exhibition space looking at a display case.
  • Study day
  • Schools

Design for Life

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Part of Study Days

Photograph of a group of young people listening to a presenter who is stood 'off camera'.
  • Discussion
  • Schools

Ebola

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Part of Study Days

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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Part of Study Days

Photograph of a young woman at a table working on an animation project. In the foreground are the legs of a tripod and on the table is a small paper character.
  • SEND workshop
  • Schools

Talking Sense

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Part of SEND Schools Workshops

Part of Study Days

  • Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

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