Wellcome Collection

Overview

Confusingly located next door to the Wellcome pharmaceutical company’s actual offices.

There’s a lovely café, an absorbing collection of medical exhibits, a library and a comfy reading room - albeit monopolised by UCL students.

Area
Bloomsbury
Price
Free
Website
wellcomecollection.org
Hours
Mon
Closed
Tue-Wed
10:00 – 18:00
Thu
10:00 – 20:00
Fri-Sun
10:00 – 18:00
A vibrant sculpture showing a reclined figure
Photo by me, a pretty memorable exhibit.

Exhibitions

Jason and the Adventure of 254 

Until
Free

An exhibition showcases sculptures, illustrations, and interactive pieces affirming the human body, inspired by 1980s TV and playful medical themes, all woven with vivid humour and personal history.

Being Human 

Free

See 50 pieces including a refugee astronaut figure and a scented sculpture in a gallery examining human life changes with health and genetics.