Wellcome Collection Events
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road,
Kings Cross,
NW1 2BE
Tel: 020 7611 2222
The Wellcome Collection is an absolutely brilliant place. It’s one of those rare places in London that combines museum with gallery, science with art, and serious learning with a healthy dose of fun.
Inspired by pharmacist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector, Sir Henry Wellcome, the museum reflects his vision to create a space where people could come to learn more about the development of medicine. But it’s also more than that: the site on Euston Road contains three exhibition spaces, the Wellcome Library, a cafe, bookshop, conference centre and members' club.
The ‘Medicine Man’ gallery contains over 500 weird and wonderful artefacts relating to human identity and health from Sir Henry's original collection. Highlights include a giant jelly baby and the guillotine blade used to execute Jean-Baptiste Carrier during the French Revolution. Nice.
Temporary exhibitions here are invariably brilliant, and all curated with thought and flair.
The Wellcome Collection is one of Spoonfed's Best Museums in London.
Read Tom's review of Life Before Death, April 2008 - the best exhibition our Arts Editor has ever seen.
Inspired by pharmacist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector, Sir Henry Wellcome, the museum reflects his vision to create a space where people could come to learn more about the development of medicine. But it’s also more than that: the site on Euston Road contains three exhibition spaces, the Wellcome Library, a cafe, bookshop, conference centre and members' club.
The ‘Medicine Man’ gallery contains over 500 weird and wonderful artefacts relating to human identity and health from Sir Henry's original collection. Highlights include a giant jelly baby and the guillotine blade used to execute Jean-Baptiste Carrier during the French Revolution. Nice.
Temporary exhibitions here are invariably brilliant, and all curated with thought and flair.
The Wellcome Collection is one of Spoonfed's Best Museums in London.
Read Tom's review of Life Before Death, April 2008 - the best exhibition our Arts Editor has ever seen.
11.33 AM Feb 2th "Exhibiting at #ukvenueshow with @InsideUVL come and say hi if your visiting."
11.33 AM Feb 2th "Exhibiting at #ukvenueshow with @InsideUVL come and say hi if your visiting."
11.02 AM Feb 1th "starting to look at our menus for summer our chefs have some great ideas, is there anything you'd like to see on there?"
11.02 AM Feb 1th "starting to look at our menus for summer our chefs have some great ideas, is there anything you'd like to see on there?"
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Opening Times
- Sunday: 11:00-18:00
- Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-18:00
- Thursday: 10:00-22:00
Nearest Tubes:
- Euston Square (0.0 m)
- Euston (0.3 m)
- Warren Street (0.3 m)
Upcoming Events at Wellcome Collection
Miracles and Charms
Friday, 10 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Saturday, 11 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Sunday, 12 Feb
(11:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Tuesday, 14 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Wednesday, 15 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Thursday, 16 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Friday, 17 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Saturday, 18 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Sunday, 19 Feb
(11:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
Miracles and Charms
Tuesday, 21 Feb
(10:00AM)
Two simultaneous exhibitions this autumn and winter at the Wellcome Collection, under the title of Miracles and Charms. Infinitas Gracias - Mexican Miracle Paintings is the first major exhibition of Mexican...
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Reviews
Nuria
Monday, 03 August
The Wellcome Collection is truly a gem of a museum: its permanent collection, consisting of medical curiosities the late Dr Wellcome picked up in his world travels, is amusing (and at times disturbing) to peruse; its temporary exhibitions, which always have a medical slant and tend to include mixed media, are invariably fun and informative (last year's one about the nature of sleep stands out). Best of all, it's always free, opens late on Thursdays, and dishes up nice hot food in its stylish cafe.
Wellcome Collection
183, Euston Road
Kings Cross
NW1 2BE
183, Euston Road
Kings Cross
NW1 2BE
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