Insights sessions offer you the opportunity to explore a theme or topic - whether its a long-held or new interest. They'll give you a glimpse of the Wellcome Library's rich and diverse holdings and showcase some of our treasures which aren't usually on display.

Each session consists of an informal talk plus a chance to see original historical material from our collections. Spanning over 3000 years, they contain paintings and drawings, personal and society archives, manuscripts and books, as well as photographs and films.

These sessions give an introductory taste of what the Library can offer you as a browser, explorer or researcher; all are welcome.

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  Dutch and Flemish paintings in the Wellcome Library

  Thursday 23 May. This talk will show examples of the Dutch and Flemish paintings of the seventeenth century which Henry Wellcome collected and identify some of the unusual features of the collection.

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  Sex and the City

  Thursday 13 June. A history of STDs in London.