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With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.

Is childbirth an athletic feat? Kathleen Vaughan certainly thought so, developing the first modern exercise class for women in pregnancy.

Fish, lute players and defaced demons: marginal doodles in some of Europe’s first printed books provide a tantalising glimpse into the late-medieval mind.

Academics on hallucinogenics, kids sniffing glue, and Scientologists recruiting drug users keen to kick the habit. Delve into Wellcome’s recently acquired DrugScope archive.

Jess Thom spent years trying to ignore and suppress the tics of Tourette’s syndrome. Read what happened when she decided to celebrate them instead.

Join us for a calm and friendly opening of the '1880 THAT' exhibition, with additional support and facilities.

Discover more about the '1880 THAT' exhibition on one of our BSL-interpreted tours.

Join us for a calm and friendly opening of the 'Thirst' exhibition, with additional support and facilities.

In April 2025, Wellcome Collection will present '1880 THAT: Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader', the first major London exhibition by the Berlin-based artists. It will feature new commissions and recent works that explore sign language and its relationship to spoken language.

Information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to '1880 THAT'.

Information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to 'Zines Forever!'.

This spring, Wellcome Collection presents ‘Zines Forever! DIY Publishing and Disability Justice’, a new free display exploring the role of DIY publishing in sharing and shaping experiences of disability, health, identity and justice.

Information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to 'Thirst: In Search of Freshwater'.

Join facilitator Isabelle Gapomo for a series of talks and tours on Thursday evenings throughout October as part of Black History Month.

Discover more about African myths and practices around water in this tour of the 'Thirst' exhibition.

Come and play 1884, an anticolonial immersive theatre show.

Join a gallery tour about how sign languages are used in Black communities.

Our new exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.

When it comes to precision surgical tools, only the hand and eye of a skilled toolmaker will do.

Discover how hands and bodies can hold conversations, tell stories and express emotions in this programme of Deaf-led events.