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A vibrant, compelling social history of death, dying, and how our ends shape our lives and societies.

A study day on beauty, body image and society for students aged 14 to 19.

A two-part workshop for SEND students aged 14 and above.

Join a creative writing workshop, suitable for all levels, inspired by items from our collections.

A study day on HIV, AIDS and public health campaigns for students aged 14 to 19.

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Residents from 2018–21, Heart n Soul are an award-winning creative arts company led by people with and without disabilities and autistic people. They explored productivity, difference and what it is to be ‘normal’.

Residents from 2021–24, Land Body Ecologies, led by creative arts studio Invisible Flock, were a global transdisciplinary network exploring the relationship between mental health and ecosystem health.

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.

Explore the profound impact of physical work on health and the enduring fight for workers’ rights through our new major exhibition.

In this access tour, you'll see highlights from the Teeth exhibition accompanied by a British Sign Language (BSL) guide.

Join Dr Rafael Schacter for a Perspective Tour of ‘The Healing Pavilion’.

Join Claudia Hammond from the BBC and guests to discuss what we have and haven’t learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Join an afternoon of performance and discussion about beauty in which the audience plays an important part, including deciding on the running order and joining in debates.

Discover what is inside a medicine chest from the British Antarctic Expedition from 1910 and one from the Everest Expedition of 1933.

Watch Dolly Sen and Cardboard Citizens perform “Is It Wilful Ignorance That Enables Psychiatry To Disregard Racism?” and share your thoughts on how racism affects mental health.

A look at the variety of Indian medical practice over the centuries.

Enjoy highlights from the ‘Play Well’ exhibition accompanied by British Sign Language (BSL) guide Nadia Nadarajah.

Join us for a creative workshop with Touretteshero and the rest of her crew as we prepare for a light-speed trip to ‘Planet You’.

Join Dom Smith, journalist, musician and disability counsellor and activist, for a gallery tour and workshop inspired by ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’.