Wellcome Collection, Medical museum and library on Euston Road, London, England
The Wellcome Collection is a medical museum and library on Euston Road in London, England. It displays medical objects, artworks, and historical documents across several exhibition rooms and a research library.
Henry Solomon Wellcome founded the institution in 1936. The museum opened its doors to visitors in 2007 at the current site on Euston Road.
The permanent exhibition Being Human features works from international artists exploring genetics, minds, bodies, infection, and environmental connections to medicine.
Admission is free and the museum opens Tuesday to Sunday. On Thursdays it stays open until 22:00, while on Sundays the doors open at 11:00.
The archive holds more than 40 million images from 325,000 objects. Visitors worldwide can browse this collection on the online platform and explore medical history digitally.
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