What's on

Galleries open today –
Opening times
See:

From

Exhibitions

Free admission
Photograph of a visitor exploring a gallery installation. She is sitting in the dark on the floor, in front of a large projection of a figure floating underwater. The room has a blue cast.
Exhibition

Somewhere in Between

—

Now on
Photograph of a man and a woman looking at an exhibit in the Teeth exhibition at Wellcome Collection.
Exhibition

Teeth

—

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

Medicine Now

Now on
Colour lithograph showcasing the medical facilities available at a modern health centre contrasted with ill health in old-fashioned housing.
Exhibition

Living with Buildings

—

Coming soon
View all exhibitions

Events

Free admission
See:

June

Photograph of a young girl and boy involved in an insect taxidermy workshop at Wellcome Collection. The young boy is holding up a patterned butterfly.
Workshop14-19 year olds

Insect Taxidermy

—

Part of Saturday Studio
Photograph of a group of people sitting in a circle on the carpet in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room, engaged in discussion.
Workshop

Tell Us the Tooth and other stories

—
Photograph of a young girl and boy involved in an insect taxidermy workshop at Wellcome Collection. The young boy is holding up a patterned butterfly.
Workshop14-19 year olds

Insect Taxidermy

—

Part of Saturday Studio
Photographic portrait of Michael Banissy, head and shoulders on a light blue background.
Gallery tour

Perspective tour with Michael Banissy

—

Part of Perspective tours
Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

July

A group of secondary school-aged students sitting at a table in Wellcome Collection with skulls and drawing materials on the table in front of them and a teacher at the head of the table speaking.
SymposiumSchools

Genes, Technology and Food

—

Fully booked
Photograph or two young school students discussing exhibits in and exhibition.
Study daySchools

The Weird and Wonderful World of Wellcome

—

Fully booked
Portrait of Dr Michael Berthaume, wearing a blue checked shirt.
Gallery tour

Perspective tour with Dr Michael Berthaume

—

Part of Perspective tours
Photograph of a group of people sitting in a circle on the carpet in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room, engaged in discussion.
Workshop

Tell Us the Tooth and other stories

—
Photograph shows a close-up of a tabletop with the skeletal feet of a human carefully laid out. Next to one of the feet is the hand of a young student resting on the table.
Study daySchools

Bodies of Knowledge

—

Fully booked
Photographic portrait of two women holding hands. One is facing away from the camera , the other is looking at their clasped hands.
Late

Handle With Care

8 events

—
Photograph of a young student seen through the translucent plastinated slice of a human being, on display in Wellcome Collection's Medicine Man gallery.
Study daySchools

Body Image

—

Fully booked
Photograph of two visitors in the Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? exhibition space looking at a display case.
Study daySchools

Design for Life

—

Fully booked
Photograph of a Wellcome Visitor Experience Assistant speaking into a phone whilst giving a speech-to-text tour of a gallery. In the foreground is a tablet displaying the transition.
Gallery tourSpeech-to-text

Speech-to-Text tour of Teeth

—

Part of Access Tours and Discussions
Photograph or two young school students discussing exhibits in and exhibition.
Study daySchools

The Weird and Wonderful World of Wellcome

—

Fully booked
Photograph of visitors exploring the Teeth exhibition at Wellcome Collection.
Gallery tourBritish Sign Language

British Sign Language tour of Teeth

—

Part of Access Tours and Discussions
Photograph of a group of people sitting in a circle on the carpet in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room, engaged in discussion.
Workshop

Tell Us the Tooth and other stories

—
Photographic portrait of Dr Gemma Bale in her laboratory in UCL.
DiscussionSpeech-to-text

Illuminating Brains

—

Part of Packed Lunch

Part of Access Tours and Discussions
Photograph of visitors looking at colourful artworks displayed on coloured patterned wallpaper.
Late

Alien Sex Club Live

3 events

—
Photographic Portrait of Dr Hannah J Elizabeth looking at AIDS related material in the Wellcome Collection library stores.
Discussion

AIDS education, audiences and emotion

—

Part of Library Insights
Photograph of a group of people sitting in a circle on the carpet in the Wellcome Collection Reading Room, engaged in discussion.
Workshop

Tell Us the Tooth and other stories

—
Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30

August

Photograph showing a visitor experience assistant, standing in front of an oil painting, giving a guided tour of an exhibition to three visitors.
Gallery tourAudio described

Audio described tour of ‘Teeth’

—

Part of Access Tours and Discussions
Gallery tour

Daily guided tours and discussions

Tuesday–Sunday

11:30, 14:30 and 15:30
View all events

Try these too

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

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.