The Identity Project
The Identity Project is a nine-month season of activity from the
Wellcome Trust, including a major exhibition and diverse events
presented in Wellcome Collection, plus exhibitions, live events and
films at other venues across the UK.
Some of the activities are featured below. We're not giving
everything away right now, so watch this space or sign up to receive
monthly 'What's On' emails to be sure not to miss anything.
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Major exhibition, 26 November 2009-6 April 2010
What influences or determines our sense of who we are? What makes one person distinct from another? How does science inform human identity? This major exhibition explores the tension between the way we view ourselves and how others see us.
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January-April 2010 To coincide with the exhibition, a lively programme of discussions, debates, and performances will allow visitors to engage in dialogue about issues from race to the National DNA Database and animal behaviour.
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A drama of passion and prejudice featuring Billy Bragg and his band, 19 April-12 May 2010
Maverick theatre-makers On Theatre join forces with legendary signer-songwriter Billy Bragg to explore English identity and loyalty. 'Pressure Drop' takes us to the heart of one family's struggle to define home. Part play, part gig, part installation, it is a passionate account of what it is to be English today.
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The Identity Project is coming to a town near you. Identity-related plays, exhibitions, films and live events take place across the UK from November 2009 to summer 2010.
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The Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Collection have a particular interest in issues of identity. The Wellcome Trust supports research into genetics, generating more and more information about genetic identities. Part of the Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Collection is 'a free destination for the incurably curious', where human identity is a theme approached from many perspectives.
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What influences or determines our sense of who we are? What makes one person distinct from another? How does science inform human identity?
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Find out about the science of identity, explore issues of privacy and consider the role the mind plays in making us who we are.