The Wellcome Collection

The City of London is now featuring a new museum, thanks to Sir Henry Wellcome, a pharmacist and philanthropist, whose collection became the foundation for a new permanent museum of medical artifacts, arts and memorabilia. On display at the £30 million exhibit are three contemporary galleries, together with the world-famous Wellcome Library, a public events forum, cafe, bookshop, conference center and members’ club. Currently the museum features the following galleries, that you can “stroll” online:
The Heart (“…Leonardo da Vinci Drawings, Andy Warhol Prints, Live Heart Surgery, Sacred Heart Imagery Never Before Seen In Europe, Egyptian Book of the Dead…”);
Medicine Man (“…Charles Darwin’s Walking Stick, Napoleon’s Toothbrush, George III’s Hair, Nelson’s Razor,
Florence Nightingale’s Moccasins, Chinese Torture Chair, Scold’s Bridle…”)
Medicine Now (“exhibition presents a range of ideas about science and medicine since Henry Wellcome’s death in 1936. It reflects the experiences and interests of scientists, doctors and patients.”)
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Update: BBC’s slide show of medical curiosities from The Wellcome Collection…