A figure at the centre of a broken wheel entered by multicoloured lines; representing help for AIDS patients in Kiel. Colour lithograph by Behrens und Carow, 199-.

item

Galleries and Reading Room

Café

Shop

Library

Our galleries are quietest on weekdays and weekend mornings. At busy times, particularly on Saturdays, you may need to queue for our temporary exhibitions.

We’re undertaking some research with website visitors to learn more about how people find access-related information provided by museums. This survey shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

Help us organize our website content.

<p>The figure resembles the "Vitruvian man", but he is broken owing to AIDS. The colourful lines represent the courageous people who attempt to repair the wheel (the patient's life)</p>

Wellcome uses cookies.

A figure at the centre of a broken wheel entered by multicoloured lines; representing help for AIDS patients in Kiel. Colour lithograph by Behrens und Carow, 199-.

Licence and re-use