Discover how self-published zines have been used to share individual expriences of disability and disabled identity. You can see, touch, listen to and create your own zines in this display, drawn from ...

Down syndrome karyotype (formerly called trisomy 21 syndrome or mongolism), human male, 47,XY,+21. This male has a full chromosome complement plus an extra chromosome 21. Symptoms include a varying ...

In the early 20th century, a new form of treatment for tuburculosis emerged in Europe and North America. Sanatoriums were a hybrid between a hospital and a resort, built to maximise patients’ exposure ...

When a woman discloses that she’s autistic, the reaction is often, “But you don’t look autistic,” or even a straight denial, “No you’re not.” This insightful and moving series of portraits and ...

Our building has step-free access. Exhibitions include audio description, British Sign Language and captions. show credit information for image 'Jason and the Adventure of 254, an exhibition by Jason ...

Our building has step-free access. Exhibitions include audio description, British Sign Language and captions. This permanent gallery explores trust, identity and health in a changing world. Being ...

Find out holiday, busy and opening times for the various parts of Wellcome Collection ...

Reprinted from: Johns Hopkins Hospital bulletin, v. 12 (Sept. 1901), p. 290-292.

Join a BSL-interpreted tour of the ‘1880 THAT’ exhibition. A member of our Visitor Experience & Engagement team will guide you around the exhibition, exploring its themes and offering their personal ...

In the 20th century, doctors and nurses became sex symbols and romantic heroes and heroines as medical Mills & Boon novels grew and spread with the newly created NHS. Agnes Arnold-Forster explores the ...

An oration on the discovery of America. Delivered in London, October the 12th, 1792, being three hundred years from the day on which Columbus landed in the New World. By Elhanan Winchester ...

The live spectacle of public surgery – and the origin of the operating ‘theatre’ – began with dissections for paying audiences in the 16th century. Lizzie Enfield uncovers the drama, and the ...