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What you’ll do

Explore Wellcome Collection after hours at our late-night events featuring performances, talks, workshops, music and tours led by artists, researchers and community leaders.

Each Late offers a different perspective on health, science and what it means to be human – so join us and experience something new every time you visit.

Check back here and follow us on social media for updates on the full line-up.

Dates

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Events

Thursday 26 November 2026

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Wellcome Collection Lates: Tenderness and Rage
Throughout our building
Discover bold voices in HIV art and activism at an evening of events accompanying our display ‘Tenderness and Rage’.
Booking opens Thursday 15 October 2026 14:00
  • British Sign Language
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Speech-to-text
  • Relaxed

Past events

Thursday 12 March 2026

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Wellcome Collection Lates: 1880 THAT
Throughout our building
Join us for an evening exploring deaf identities, language and histories, inspired by our exhibition ‘1880 THAT’.
  • British Sign Language
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Speech-to-text
  • Relaxed

Thursday 25 June 2026

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Wellcome Collection Lates: Shaping Age
Throughout our building
Join us for an evening inspired by ‘The Coming of Age’ exhibition, with performances, talks, workshops, music and tours which challenge expectations of ageing.
  • British Sign Language
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Speech-to-text
  • Relaxed

Thursday 24 September 2026

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Wellcome Collection Lates: The Friendship Effect
Throughout our building
Join us for the next in our series of Wellcome Collection Lates to explore and celebrate friendship, through playful conversations, workshops, pop-up performances, live music and more.
  • British Sign Language interpreted
  • Relaxed

Need to know

Location

This is an event with several different activities. Check specific sub-events for their locations.

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.

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