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Healing Through Food

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  • Free
  • Workshop
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Relaxed
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Visitor Experience Engagement Day, Photo: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you'll do

Join your facilitators, Sana and Beth, for a sensory workshop exploring food, healing and shared memory. We'll begin with a soundscape and the scent of herbs, grounding you in themes of nourishment and care.

You’ll be able to create your own herbal tea blend from a selection of fresh herbs, inspired by traditional remedies from our collection. Together, we’ll reflect on how food connects us to wellbeing, heritage and community.

We’ll explore how everyday ingredients carry histories of resistance, care and connection. You’ll hear and share stories, discover our herbal remedy collection, and contribute to the creation of a ‘healing recipe’ tablecloth.

This is a relaxed event, so you'll be free to move around, and there will be a Chill-Out space available with low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats, ear defenders, earplugs and sensory toys. 

The workshop is open to all - join the conversation if you wish, or just come along to reflect and be creative. 

Dates

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Location

We’ll be in the Studio on level 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, head up the stairs or take the lift, then follow the signs.

British Sign Language interpreted

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your facilitators

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Beth Milton

(she/her)

Beth is a Library Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. She has worked in museums and schools developing and facilitating creative learning programmes that bring together art and science.

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Sana Siddiqui

(she/her)

Sana is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. She has a deep interest in food history and the social aspects of food. She facilitates creative engagements in the museum, combining her passion for food and storytelling.