The Cook's Tour

25 October 2011, 15.00 - 16.30


Take a tour of unique objects, archives and illustrative materials in Wellcome Collection, and explore the role of food, remedies and global interchange in our medical and cultural lives from the 17th century onwards.

This event will investigate the tensions underlying the contents of the kitchen cabinet, and place 21st-century debates around localism and healthy eating in a historical perspective.

The event will consist of a tour of Wellcome Collection's permanent galleries followed by an illustrated talk in the Wellcome Library.

Speakers:
Richard Aspin, Head of Research and Scholarship, Wellcome Library.
Valerie Brown, Visitor Services Assistant, Wellcome Collection.
Helen Wakely, Archivist, Wellcome Library.

This event is FREE. Reserve 90 minutes prior to start.

Please meet your guide in the foyer on the ground floor shortly before the start time shown above.

Please put coats and bags in the cloakroom to the rear of the foyer before meeting your guide.

This event is part of Recipes and Remedies.

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