Events
A diverse programme of events accompanies both exhibitions in
Miracles & Charms.
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Wednesday 19 October. With Chris French, psychologist, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Thursday 20 October. Explore medieval approaches to science through Wellcome Library manuscripts.
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Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 October. Make ornamental offerings for the Wellcome Charm Tree.
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Saturday 5 November. The Day of the Dead is one of Mexico’s most sacred and celebratory days with everything from Mariachis to sugar skulls, storytelling to dancing skeletons. Join our fiesta and try your hand at Aztec instruments, meet a Catrina skeleton, and make masks for our final procession of the dead!
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Thursday 10 November. Explore the world of Edward Lovett, whose collection of amulets and curious objects lies at the heart of the 'Charmed Life' exhibition, through the Wellcome Library's archives.
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Friday 2 and Saturday 3 December. Are science and faith in conflict, or can they coexist? Join us for a special two-day event to explore this complex and controversial issue, through performance, talks and discussion.
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Thursday 12 January. How does what we believe affect our health? This event will explore how our expectations, beliefs and even our relationships with medical practitioners influence how we feel and heal.
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Wednesday 18 January. Come in from the cold and explore a time of healers, diviners and curse breakers, with Ronald Hutton, historian at the University of Bristol and an expert on folk magic, over dinner and wine.
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Thursday 19 January. From nanotechnology to flea circuses, the world of the minute is both an obsession and a tribute to our faith in material culture. This evening explores the mind behind the mini, and how contemplation, collection and control are central to our relationship with all things small.
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Wednesday 25 January. What was the relationship between faith and magic in Medieval Europe? Join Dr Sophie Page and Quentin Cooper to find out, with the aid of a mystery object.
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Thursday 2 February. What can science tell us about the unexplained?
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Thursday 16 February. A late-night journey into the land of miracles.
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Wednesday 22 February. Healing through the divine touch of the monarch.