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Can you imagine a society without hands? We sense, create and communicate with them. Join us for this social event for the incurably curious and celebrate these vital parts of our bodies across four floors of Wellcome Collection.

• Revel in the mystery of hands with palmistry and neuroscience illusions.
• Try out some nail art.
• Get dexterous with games and computers from different ages - and paper, scissors, stone.
• Enjoy an installation produced by young people from HCA, Coram’s Fields, KCBNA and artist Elaine Duigenan.
• Try out some surgeon’s tools, and see how steady your hands are.
• Explore the wonders of handwriting in the Wellcome Library, and meet a palaeographer and a graphologist.
• Play a piano and see your digits up close.
• Enjoy the physical theatre performance of The Articulate Hand with Andrew Dawson. Performances start at 20.00 and 21.45. Tickets are available on the night of the event only.
• Hear from evolution expert Christophe Soligo on the difference between the hands of apes and humans. Tickets are available on the night of the event only.
• Chris McManus will uncover the science of left and right handedness. Tickets are available on the night of the event only. (BSL interpreted)

This event is FREE, drop in anytime.

Explore hands online.

Some talks and performances will be ticketed; tickets will be available on the night of the event only from 19.00.

The talk with Chris McManus is running at 19.30 and will be British Sign Language interpreted (BSL). Following this, the BSL interpreter will be available to guide you around the event after he has had a short break.

With thanks to: Nick Barber, David  Bennett, Michelle Brown, Coram's Fields, Andrew Dawson, Elaine Duigenan, Gethan Dick, Amber Garnet, Mark Hobday, Holborn Community Association, Ian  Jones, Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association, Roger Kneebone and team, Matt Longo, Patricia Lovett, Will Nixon, Chris Mcmanus, Paul Martin, Myles Quin, Christophe Soligo, Studio XAG and Soraya  Syed.