Past exhibitions and events
Explore the rich online content produced to accompany all of our past exhibitions. Many of our past events listings also feature rich content worth exploring.
Past exhibitions
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Skeletons23 July-28 September 2008 |
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From Atoms to Patterns24 April-10 August 2008 |
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Twenty Six Things29 May-29 June 2008 |
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Life Before Death9 April-18 May 2008 |
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Sleeping & Dreaming29 November 2007-9 March 2008 |
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Rebound by Paul Ryan11-27 October 2007 |
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The Heart21 June-16 September 2007 |
Past events
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Supper Club19 November 2008 Feed your mind with tales of art and science |
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Materials Library presents Hair14 November 2008 An event for the incurably curious |
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Divided Yet Whole13 November 2008 Exploring the special nature of being a twin. |
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Tune-In8 November 2008 Music with the brain in mind. |
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Power30 October 2008 Charisma and authority in medical practice. |
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Supper Club29 October 2008 An evening with Mark Lythgoe and Einstein's brain. |
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City of Diseases, City of Cures18 October 2008 Explore medicine in London through talks, demonstrations and tours |
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Tall Ships and Tropical Diseases12 and 19 October 2008 A guided walk through medicine and the British empire in Greenwich. Meet at Cutty Sark Tube station. |
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In the Footsteps of Daniel Defoe11 and 18 October 2008 A guided journey through the 'Plague Year'. Meet at Tower Hill Tube station. |
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The Myths of Dementia9 October 2008 Who am I if I can't remember? |
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Pox and Pleasure5 and 19 October 2008 A guided night walk through Soho. Meet at Tottenham Court Road Tube station (Exit 4). |
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From Homeopaths to Psychopaths5 and 12 October 2008 A guided walk through bohemian medicine in Chelsea. Meet at Sloane Square Tube station. |
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Gallows, Ghosts and Golden Boys4 and 18 October 2008 A day in the life of an 18th-century medical student. Meet at Blackfriars Tube station. |
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Life and Death by Water4 and 11 October 2008 A guided walk along the medieval Thames. Meet at Mansion House Tube station. |
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Writing and Consciousness2 October 2008 Communicating what it is to be human. |
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Drawing on Life26-28 September Festival launching The Big Draw 2008. |
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London's Dead18 September 2008 What should we do with the dead of our city? |
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Face Values11 September 2008 Defining, refining and rebuilding the faces we are born with. |
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Dem BonesJuly 31 2008 Getting to grips with our bones. |
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Shifts in Perception18-19 July 2008 A marathon performance and spectacular activities exploring ways of seeing. |
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The Worst of Medicine17 July 2008 What will you vote for? |
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The Wellcome Debate10 July 2008 Should it be illegal to sell genetic tests except through a doctor? |
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Blood, Guts, Children and Power1 and 29 June and 6 July 2008 A walk through the streets of London's medical quarter. |
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The Best of Medicine26 June 2008 What will you vote for? |
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Wellcome Collection is One21 June 2008 Our first birthday celebrations. |
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Lampshades, curtains, atoms and insects21 June 2008 Investigating how science has influenced interior design. |
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Twenty Six Things Explored19 June 2008 A discussion of Marion Coutts's film commissioned by Wellcome Collection. |
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Shapeshifters and Transformers5 June 2008 Tales of metamorphosis from the Crick Crack Club. |
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Can Design Save Your Life?29 May 2008 An Art Fund event exploring the impact of design achievements on health and medicine. |
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Nobody Lives Forever20-25 May A new play about stem cells performed by Y Touring |
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Tough at the Top15 May 2008 What's up with women working in science? A debate. |
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Walter Schels and Beate Lakotta in conversation10 May 2008 The creators of 'Life Before Death' discuss their project in depth. |
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The Meat of the Tongue series5 May, 10 April, 13 March 2008 Poetry exploring aspects of the human body. |
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On Death24, 26, and 27 April 2008 Can the dying teach us how to live? |
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What Makes a Good Death?17 April 2008 Finding a new language to face the facts about dying. |
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In or Out?27 March 2008 Is it time we changed our organ donation system? |
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An End to Feeling Shattered?28 February 2008 If you could live without sleep, would you? Our panel of experts debated the question. |
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Sleep Talk22-23 February 2008 Explore insomnia and sleeplessness through music, history, science and art. |
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Valentine Mash-up14 February 2008 Something different on Valentine's Day. |
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Catherine Yass: Artist in Conversation7 February 2008 The premiere of a new film work alongside a conversation with the artist. |
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Late-night Film Festival25 January 2008 A special late-night opening to support Sleeping & Dreaming. |
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The Making of Our Parts10 January 2008 An evening of creation myths from the Crick Crack Club. |
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Medblogs and the Power of the Net13 December 2007 The growth of the digital soapbox. |
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The Mysteries of Dreaming6 December 2007 Join a discussion to unravel the surreal side of sleep. |
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Something Somatic29 November, 1 and 2 December 2007 Sometimes being ill is the only way you find out what life is for. |
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Blood, Guts, Children and Power17, 18 and 24 November 2007 A walking tour exploring London's medical quarter. |
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The Clod Ensemble's Fantastic Voyage15 and 21 November 2007 Live performance inspired by a journey through the body. |
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Materials Library presents Flesh9 November 2007 A full building spectacle that investigated the stuff of life. |
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Books to Make You Better8 November 2007 The third in a series of four discussions on medicine and literature. |
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Live Surgery1 November and 5 July 2007 Witnessing open heart surgery in our auditorium. |
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Fat Britain30 October 2007 Who is responsible for tackling obesity? |
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Rebound Talk27 October 2007 Discussing themes raised by the exhibition. |
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Listening to Voices25 October 2007 Why do people hear 'voices' and how should we treat them? |
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Who's Controlling Who?18 October 2007 Exploring the pivotal choices around treating anorexia. |
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Doctor as Scribe11 October 2007 A discussion exploring the art of storytelling in medicine. |
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Growing up in a Mad World27 September 2007 Our panel and audience investigated adolescent mental health. |
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Bobby Baker: How to Live20, 22 and 23 September 2007 A surreal performance about the oddness of therapy. |
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The Patient's Tale13 September 2007 Exploring how stories make sense of suffering. |
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Heartfelt Emotions7-8 September 2007 Exploring emotions from broken hearts to neuroscience. |
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Heavenly Herbs and Hanuman the Healer4 August 2007 A storytelling event inspired by the Hindu epic Ramayana. |
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A Modern Miracle?26 July 2007 A discussion about the trouble with transplants. |
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Islam and Medicine19 July 2007 A discussion that explored the relationship between religion, culture and health. |
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The Shape of the Heart12 July 2007 A dicussion into why the ubiquitous emblem of love only vaguely resembles the human heart. |
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From the Heart30 June and 1 July 2007 A workshop exploring the rhythm of the heart through dance, drums and design. |
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Curious Collections22 June 2007 An evening of stories, music and art celebrating collectors and collecting. |
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A Matter of Life and Death15 March 2007, Shoreditch Town Hall An evening of film and music examining our fear of death as a vital force in our culture. |
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Travelling Apothecary16 September 2006, British Library Piazza Some of the UK's most talented young designers hosted stalls peddling cures for modern-day ailments. |
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Wellbeing in the 21st CenturyJuly and December 2006, Soho Theatre Intimate and informal events exploring the impact of happiness, music and medicine on the nation's health. |
