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Slime Slam

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  • Free
  • Workshop
  • Limited audio description
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Hearing loop
  • Relaxed
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Youth Event in the Studio, Kathleen Arundell. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us for a hands-on workshop and lively conversation exploring the world of slime. You’ll discover how slime connects medicine, biology and pop culture – from the organisms that rely on it, to the ways humans harness its unique properties.

Get to know some of the slimy creatures that share our planet, learn about the science behind their ooze, and create your own slime to take home.

If you want a break from the activities, you can head to our Chill-Out Room to lie down or relax. There will be low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats, ear defenders, earplugs and sensory toys.

Dates

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Need to know

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.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free, in-person event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

Limited audio description

The host and speakers will describe themselves and key visual elements they refer to. There will not be a separate audio description track.

British Sign Language interpreted

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Hearing loop

There will be a hearing loop at this event.

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

Our event terms and conditions

About your facilitators

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Aleks Jagielski

(He/Him)

Aleks is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection and a writer with background in community engagement. Outside of Wellcome, he works with the Museum of Transology.

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Grace Higgins-Brown

(She/Her)

Grace (She/Her) is an artist and writer who uses scent as a tool for exploring and engaging with artworks, histories, and memories. She has a long standing interest in cholera and the sewers and the important relationship of these things to cities and the people who inhabit them.