Events tagged "Health"

Exhibitions

Jason and the Adventure of 254

: Until 12 Jan 25
: 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.

: Wellcome Collection
: Modern Art Health

Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights

: Until 27 Apr 25
: Free

Learn how physical work affects health through stories of laborers’ rights and unsafe conditions, featuring over 150 historical items and artworks.

★★★★☆ The Telegraph

: Wellcome Collection
: Health Activism

In the Mud

: 30 Nov 24 11:00
: Free

Join a day of workshops, experiences and talks about creatively tackling the climate crisis.

: Science Gallery
: Science Health

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.

: Wellcome Collection
: Health Science

Talks

Body of Law: Burkers, Resurrection Men and the Murderous History of the Anatomy Act

: 19 Nov 24 18:00 - 20:30
: £12.00

Learn the chilling history of body-snatching in 18th and 19th century England, the urgent need for corpses in medical science, and the laws that emerged as a result.

: Old Operating Theatre
: Health Social History

Neurology – from Victorian England to Today

: 21 Nov 24 18:00 - 20:30
: £15.00

Learn how Victorian neurology influenced classics like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, tracing the discipline’s evolution and impact on literature and medicine.