Wellcome Collection facts for kids
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| Established | 2007 |
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| Location | Euston Road London, NW1 United Kingdom |
| Type | Museum, library |
| Collections | history of medicine |
| Visitors | 550,000 per annum, as of 2013 |
| Founder | Henry Wellcome |
| Public transit access |  Euston Square Euston |
Wellcome Collection is a cool museum and library in London. It shows off amazing medical items and art. The museum helps you explore how medicine, life, and art are all connected. It opened in 2007 and gets over 550,000 visitors every year! They call it "the free place for curious minds." Here you can find old and new exhibits, a special library, a café, a bookshop, and even places for meetings. The Wellcome Collection also has a website with articles and pictures about health.
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Explore the Wellcome Library
The Wellcome Library is a huge collection of books, old writings, and pictures. It also has films about the history of medicine. You can learn about medicine from ancient times all the way to today.
The Hub: A Place for New Ideas
The Hub is a special area on the 5th floor of the Wellcome Collection. It's a place where researchers and creative people work together. They try to create new knowledge by sharing different ideas and skills.
Past Projects at The Hub
Hubbub: Exploring Rest and Work
From 2014 to 2016, a group called Hubbub worked here. They looked into ideas about rest, noise, and how people work. It was an interesting study on our daily lives.
Created Out of Mind: Understanding Dementia
Another group, Created Out of Mind, was at The Hub from 2016 to 2018. They explored what dementia means to people. Many members were from a research center at University College London. They wanted to challenge common ideas about this condition.
Heart n Soul: Celebrating Differences
From 2018 to 2020, a group called Heart n Soul had their turn. This award-winning arts company explored ideas about "normality." They also looked at how valuable it is that we are all different.
The Reading Room
The Reading Room was updated in 2015. It's a quiet place where anyone can come to read and relax. It's part of the Wellcome Collection's big renovation.
Amazing Collections and Exhibits
The Wellcome Collection has many different galleries. Each one shows off unique items and ideas.
Medicine Man Gallery
"Medicine Man" is a gallery that's always open. It displays a small part of Henry Wellcome's huge collection. You can see many interesting medical items from the past.
Being Human Gallery
"Being Human" is another gallery that opened in 2019. It was designed with help from disabled artists and activists. This makes it one of the most accessible galleries in the world. It explores what it means to be human today. The gallery focuses on personal stories and is split into four parts:
- Genetics (how our bodies are made)
- Minds & Bodies (how we think and move)
- Infection (how diseases spread)
- Environmental Breakdown (how our planet changes)
This gallery includes art by famous artists like Yinka Shonibare CBE and Latai Taumoepeau. You can also see Isaac Murdoch's "Water is Life" banner. This banner was made for the Standing Rock protests.
Changing Exhibitions
The main exhibition space often changes its displays. It hosts new events and shows different artworks. Past shows have included work by Felicity Powell and Bobby Baker.
Art in Public Areas
In the museum's entrance and public spaces, you can often see cool artworks. There's a piece from the 1950s by Pablo Picasso. You might also spot a sculpture by Anthony Gormley. A figure by Marc Quinn was once on display, too.
