Who was Henry Wellcome, and what drove him to collect over a million objects during his lifetime? Find out more about our founder as an individual, a businessman and a collector through his personal papers in the Wellcome Library.

Speaker: Ross MacFarlane, Wellcome Library

You can pick up your free ticket for this event from the Information Desk from 13.30 on the day. Tickets are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Places are limited, so if you are a group of five or more, please contact us at librarygroupvisits@wellcome.ac.uk to discuss the possibility of a separate visit.

Please put coats and bags in the cloakroom to the rear of the foyer before meeting your guide, on the third floor, ten minutes before the event begins.