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Unexpected Interludes

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Photograph of a young woman wearing a large hat talking to a group of seated people. Behind her is the book shelves and exhibits displayed in the Reading Room at Wellcome Collection.
Unexpected Interludes workshop, Thomas SG Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Step into the unknown and take part in activities that include drawing, discussion, creative problem-solving and singing.

These events are part of Open Platform, where you are invited to run your own events sharing ideas inspired by the themes in the Reading Room.

Dates

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Past events

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Visible Interiors
Reading Room
Journey into your body with artists Julie Light and Jill Mueller, who will guide you to imagine and draw your cells.

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Are You What You Read?
Reading Room
Explore how you choose your reading and give your reading ambitions a boost by creating a new list for the future you, with learning developer Gemma Stansfield.

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Alchemy for Creative Problem-Solving
Reading Room
Discover if alchemy can help you with creative problem-solving at this hands-on symbol development workshop with artist and educator Christopher Collier.

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The Voice Belongs to You
Reading Room
Explore your voice and discover what it tells you about yourself with the Open Choir, directed by Jenni Roditi.

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

Drop in

Just turn up to this event. It's likely to have room for everyone.

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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