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The library at Wellcome Collection - A free museum and library exploring health and the human experience

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    May 13

    We're looking forward to welcoming you back! Please remember to book your tickets and request any material at least 72 hours in advance so we can be ready for you - see you soon!

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    We’re excited to be opening our doors once again along with other museums, galleries and cultural venues – we can’t wait to welcome you back!  Book your free timed-entry ticket and find out about visiting the museum from Tuesday 18 May:
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  2. May 22

    Join us this Tuesday (25/05) at 17.30 for ‘The Entangled Histories of LGBTQI+ Lives in Britain’ where Dr David Griffiths will be exploring contemporary LGBTQI+ stories in our collections, focusing on intersex lives. Book - Auto-captions available.

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    May 20

    This year, we’re featuring an impressive roster of keynote speakers at . Our opening speaker will be Melanie Keen, Director of , discussing how can be catalysts for change in moments of crisis. Explore the speakers here:

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  4. May 20

    Join tonight to learn about the story of the suffragette doctors who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in the heart of London in World War I. Speech-to-text available. Details and booking:

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    May 17

    Very much looking forward to sharing the story of the suffragette surgeons who ran Endell Street Military Hospital in WW1 this Thurs 6pm via the Wellcome Collection. More tkts released. FREE.

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  6. May 13

    And if you're not ready to come back in person just yet, we still have plenty to explore online:

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    May 12

    Nothing prepared novelist for the onslaught of becoming a mum. Six months after the birth of her son, she found herself overwhelmed with fury and exhaustion. is her candid account of postnatal depression and new motherhood.

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    May 7

    I'm so excited to be talking for the Wellcome Collection about my latest book ENDELL STREET on the incredible women pioneers who ran a military hospital in WW1. The Wellcome Library is where this journey all began. Do join me

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    May 6

    Growing up as a thalidomide survivor meant coping with all the usual challenges of childhood and adolescence, while having to fit into a world designed for the able-bodied. Part 3 of

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  10. May 6

    ⭐️Reopening News⭐️ Document ordering is now live in our catalogue, and you can request up to 10 store items per visit. Remember to book your ‘for materials access’ ticket and order material at least 72 hours in advance. . See you on 18th May!

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    May 5

    Throughout history, gay men have had to confront the fact that their affections and behaviour could see them ostracised, jailed or even executed. looks at their complex history in London during the last 600 years.

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    Apr 30

    More C-19 related zines now : How to Survive the Pandemic While Autistic by Phil Pot [FernSoup on Etsy] + Things that are not face masks by + Life After Lockdown by Dee & Leanne + Long Covid Symptom Tracker by Advocacy & Self Care + ...

    Photograph of the front cover of a zine laying on a wooden floor. The cover has a hand-drawn title “How to survive the pandemic while autistic by Phil Pot!!!” in black text on a white and grey background with black doodles around the edges and a hand drawn rectangular border.
    Photograph of the front cover of a zine called Things That Are Not Face Masks. The text is hand-drawn and has an illustration of a face mask underneath. The text and illustration are black and printed on a bright pink paper.
    Photograph of the front cover of a zine called “Life after lockdown!! So, What Happens Now? A little CBT-based zine designed to ease the anxiety of getting back out into the world...” by Dee & Leanne @ YMS. The text is hand drawn onto an illustration of a lined notebook, with doodles in the margins. The text and illustration are in black ink printed on bright blue paper.
    Photograph of the front cover of a zine called “Long Covid Symptom Tracker”. The title is made up of three different font styles printed in black in on white paper.
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  13. Apr 28

    Join writer and BAFTA Award-winning TV producer Jo Willett TOMORROW at 6pm to learn about Mary Wortley Montagu and the role she played in bringing inoculation to England during the 1721 smallpox outbreak. Book - . Speech to text available.

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    Apr 27

    For , the pandemic has revealed the extraordinary efforts of an unconventional friend on the vaccination frontline - Doctor Jane Harvey and her pioneering approach to monitoring and maintaining the health of others.

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  15. Apr 26

    Join TOMORROW for 'Picturing the Asylum', where we'll be exploring the casebooks of Holloway Sanatorium. Free, 5.30pm. Book here - . Auto-captions available.

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    Apr 22

    Reflecting widespread environmental concerns, projects worldwide are offering new ways of dealing with bodies after death, with benefits for our natural surroundings.

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    Apr 19

    TELL US YOUR STORY.✍️ We publish articles from a wide range of writers that challenge the way people think and feel about health by connecting science, medicine, life and art. If you have a story for us then find out how to pitch it at:

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    Apr 16

    We can’t wait to welcome you back from 18 May! To make your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible, we’ve made a few changes, including a mandatory free ticket booking system to manage numbers within the building. Find out more and plan your visit at:

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    Apr 16

    What furry and feathered friends have helped you through the pandemic?

    First panel Text: Last spring I became very attached to the geese that live in my local park. The drawing shows a greylag goose standing on some grass with water in the background. Second panel Text: Watching them go about their goose business every day became my escape from the pandemic. A whole goose family is shown; a gosling is eating crumbs and one of the adult geese is HISSING. Third panel Text: Of course the geese can’t have known WHY their popularity skyrocketed. Or why, when the lockdown eased, fewer people came. Were they confused? A goose is at the center of the panel, with a range of objects being thrown at it - bread, seeds, a flower. Phones and cameras are flashing. Wearing sunglasses, the goose looks smug - enjoying its celebrity status. Fourth panel Text: I still go and see the geese once in a while. They remind me that life just carries on, for them and for me. A goose is again standing in a park. This time its back is turned to the observer, looking out at the water
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    Apr 15

    During a unique moment when much of life was paused, Farah Esset and began to consider the beauty rituals being ditched during lockdown. Would we restart removing our body hair? And what compels us to wax, pluck and shave in the first place?

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