For media enquiries please contact:
Tim Morley, Wellcome Collection Senior Media Officer
T +44 (0)20 7611 8612
E t.morley@wellcome.ac.uk

• Rare surgeon portrait acquired by Wellcome Library

  23 May 2011

  The Wellcome Library has acquired a magnificent portrait drawing of the French surgeon Ange-Bernard Imbert-Delonnes (1747–1818) by Pierre Chasselat – a portrait with a distinctive feature.

• Kill or cure? It’s elementary at Wellcome Collection’s late event

  14 Mar 2011

  Wellcome Collection opens late on Friday 8 April for Elements, a spectacular night of chemical romance, intrigue and performance.

• Wellcome Trust plays dirty with new season of activities

  01 Mar 2011

  Obsessively avoided and often misunderstood, dirt - and our complex relationship with it - is the subject of a new season from Wellcome Trust.

• Dirt: The filthy reality of everyday life

  17 Dec 2010

  Bringing together artefacts spanning art, photography, cultural ephemera, scientific artefacts, film and literature, 'Dirt' uncovers a rich history of disgust and delight in the dirty secrets of our past and points to the uncertain future of filth.

• Aura Satz: Sound Seam

  14 Dec 2010

  Haunting sounds, uncanny echoes and the acoustic inscriptions of bodies will be encountered with the presentation of Sound Seam, a new film by artist Aura Satz.

• Hands

  19 Nov 2010

  Wellcome Collection opens its doors late on 26 November for ‘Hands’ - an evening dedicated to the anatomical and cultural wonders that we carry in our pockets.

• High Society

  01 Nov 2010

  Wellcome Collection's major winter exhibition 'High Society' explores the role of mind-altering drugs in history and culture, challenging the perception that drugs are a disease of modern life.

• Laid to Rest

  01 Nov 2010

  Artist Serena Korda is asking the public to donate dust, collected from their houses, workplaces or other locations, to form an artwork that will be displayed as part of our spring 2011 exhibition, ‘Dirt: The filthy reality of everyday life’.

• Public invited to contribute 'things' to Sir Heny Wellcome's curious collection

  16 Sep 2010

  We are calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-curatos of our new temporary exhibition, 'Things'.

• Handle with Care: Next generation Nightingales

  20 Aug 2010

  Celebrating 150 years of the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King's College London, Wellcome Collection opens its doors for a late night extravaganza showcasing the complexity of nursing and midwifery care in the 21st century.