Tours

Enhance your visit to Wellcome Collection by joining one of our special, free guided tours. There is no need to book (though spaces are limited); just meet your guide beside the Information Desk on the ground floor at the times shown below.

If you are a group of more than eight people and would like to join a tour, please contact us in advance by completing the group visit enquiry form to organise a specially timed tour.

Gallery tours

These tours are led by one of our specially trained Visitor Services Assistants and last approximately 30 minutes.

Saturdays at 11.30: tour of ‘From Atoms to Patterns’ exhibition (from 10 May-26 July)

Saturdays at 14.30: tour of ‘Medicine Now’ gallery

Sundays at 14.30: tour of ‘Medicine Man’ gallery

There will be a BSL tour of ‘Medicine Now’ on Sunday 27 April at 13.00.

Perspectives Tours

Join these experts for their personal insight into 'Medicine Now'.

Friday 25 April, 14.00: Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics, University College London

Friday 2 May, 14.00: Steve Cross, co-curator, 'Medicine Now'

Friday 9 May, 14.00: Sanjoy Bhattacharya, historian of medicine, University College London

Friday 16 May, 14.00: Liz Lee, GP

Friday 23 May, 14.00: Alexa Wright, artist with work featured in 'Medicine Now'

Friday 30 May, 14.00: Ken Arnold, co-curator, 'Medicine Now'

These tours last approximately 45 minutes.

Behind-the-scenes Tours

Join one of these walking tours to explore the building, the objects in the collection and the work of the Wellcome Trust in more depth.

These tours take place on the first and last Friday of every month at 13.30.

These tours last for approximately one hour and there are limited seating opportunities.