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From activities for specific groups, such as young people, to opportunities for collaboration and working with us, it’s up to you how involved you’d like to be.
Partnerships and touring exhibitions
Our thought-provoking exhibitions tackle the subject of health from different perspectives.
The Hub
Dynamic transdisciplinary space where creative minds collaborate on projects exploring medicine, life and art.
Event
Slime Slam
What can slime teach us about ourselves? Join this workshop to explore the slippery side of science and make your own gooey creation.
Saturday 21 February 2026
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14:00
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16:30
Entry at busy times
Our temporary exhibitions can become crowded at times, so to keep the galleries safe and comfortable, we may manage numbers with queuing or free, timed tickets.
Event
Landscapes of the Mind
Join Dr Gavin Francis, Micha Frazer-Carroll and Natasha Devon to discuss the social, medical and political nature of mental health.
Friday 13 February 2026
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18:30
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20:00
Exhibition
Thirst: In Search of Freshwater
This exhibition explores humanity’s vital connection with freshwater – an essential source of life and pillar of good health for people and planet.
Past
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Legacies of Sickle Cell
Explore creativity, research and lived experience in this panel discussion on sickle cell disease.
Saturday 24 January 2026
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13:00
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14:00
Melanie Keen to step down as Director of Wellcome Collection in spring 2026
Wellcome has announced that Melanie Keen, who has been Director of Wellcome Collection since 2019, will step down in the Spring of 2026.
Story
The blue space blueprint
It’s easy to overlook the litter choking our cities’ waterways, but the litter-picker’s manifesto is one to follow if we dream of a better world. Leila Taheri explores the psychology of littering and litter-picking, and imagines a radical future for our urban blue spaces.
Event
Cholera Day Takeover
Join us for a day of activities exploring the history of cholera and its links to freshwater.
Saturday 31 January 2026
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10:30
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17:00
Event
BSL Tour of 1880 THAT with Peter Brown
Join Deaf historian Peter Brown for a BSL tour of 1880 THAT, with a focus on the Milan Conference of 1880.
Tuesday 23 September 2025
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11:30
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13:00
Wellcome Collection exhibitions and books programme for 2026
In 2025, Wellcome Collection will present two major exhibitions around the themes of sign language and freshwater, as well a BSL themed film installation and a display based on our zines collection.
Accessibility
We want everyone to feel included in all that Wellcome Collection has to offer. Find out how we make our building, services and programme as accessible and inclusive as possible.
Event
BSL Tour of 1880 THAT with Damaris Cooke
Take a Deaf-led BSL tour of the ‘1880 THAT’ exhibition led by Damaris Cooke who worked on the exhibition.
Thursday 5 February 2026
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16:30
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17:30
Visual story
Visiting Wellcome Collection visual story
Information to help you plan and prepare for your visit to Wellcome Collection.
Being Human Captions
Read a complete set of gallery captions for Being Human, our gallery that explores how we think and feel about ourselves, our bodies and our relationship with the world around us.
Event
Discovering our Collections through Comic Books
Join our library team for a hands-on workshop about comic books in our collection.
Tuesday 27 January 2026
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15:00
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16:00
Story
The vilest of all beverages
Drinking water was risky in the Middle Ages. But that didn’t stop people from drinking it – warily, enthusiastically, and sometimes with disgusting consequences. Historian Katherine Harvey explores the sometimes strange beliefs medieval people had about water.
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The secrets your teeth hold
Discover how innocuous-looking human teeth hold a wealth of hidden information about our diet, health and evolution.
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