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Relaxed Openings of The Coming of Age

  • Free
  • Relaxed opening
A visitor wearing ear defenders rests on a mat on the floor and leans against the wall.
‘The Coming of Age’ exhibition at Wellcome Collection, Gallery Photo: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us for a relaxed opening of the exhibition 'The Coming of Age'. Relaxed openings provide a calm, friendly atmosphere with additional support and facilities.

You will find:

  • extra staff available to help you
  • fewer people in the exhibition
  • sensory-support equipment (including ear defenders, tinted glasses and visors, stim toys and weighted lap pads)
  • comfortable cushions and mats if you need to sit or lie down in the exhibition
  • a chill-out space.

For a break from the exhibition and gallery spaces, take advantage of our Chill-Out Room. This room has low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats and space to move around and be yourself.

Dates

Events

Saturday 9 May 2026

  • Relaxed opening
Relaxed Opening of The Coming of Age
Gallery 1

Tickets via Eventbrite

  • Relaxed

Wednesday 12 August 2026

  • Relaxed opening
Relaxed Opening of The Coming of Age
Gallery 1
Booking opens Thursday 16 July 2026 14:00
  • Relaxed

Sunday 18 October 2026

  • Relaxed opening
Relaxed Opening of The Coming of Age
Gallery 1
Booking opens Thursday 17 September 2026 14:00
  • Relaxed

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in Gallery 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, it’s on the left on level 0.

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.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2

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