A free museum and library exploring health and human experience

  • Exhibition

Objects in Stereo

'Objects in Stereo' is a new exhibition by British photographer Jim Naughten exploring a selection of objects from Wellcome Collection’s stores. Naughten’s 3-dimensional images invite us to look closely at items usually hidden from view and ask what it means to keep and care for museum objects.

This week

In focus

Finding Audrey Amiss

Archivist Elena Carter writes about finding the artist Audrey Amiss through caring for her collection, and how we understand a life in the material that is left behind.

Books

We publish thought-provoking books exploring health and human experiences. Our latest titles cover everything from the social history of our phobias and manias, to how technology might alter our understanding of what it means to be human.

Shop

Euston’s best gift shop is now open: from cuddly microbes and chocolate body parts, to books, blood-bath shower gel and more.

Latest stories

  • Comic

Everyone's a Critic

If the bowel doesn’t return to its usual habits after cancer treatment, navigating a social life becomes also about finding places to eat where you feel (literally) catered for.

Part of Life After Cancer
  • Serial
Part4

Conserving Audrey

Elena describes how specially designed storage allows Audrey’s scrapbooks to retain all traces of her creative process, although their intrinsic fragility means deterioration is almost inevitable.

Part of Finding Audrey Amiss
  • In pictures

Zines from the in-between

Zines, because they are messy, unconventional and personal, are the ideal vehicle for describing the in-between, liminal parts of life. Lea Cooper is a researcher and zine-maker who has been delving into Wellcome’s zines collection.

  • Comic

Still Human

It’s frustratingly easy to trick yourself into thinking you’re simply going to bounce back with 100 per cent health once your cancer treatment is over.

Part of Life After Cancer
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