Wellcome uses cookies. Read our policy Close cookie notification Wellcome Collection Visit us What's on Stories Collections Get involved About us A free museum and library exploring health and human experience Season On Happiness A season of free events, activities and two exhibitions which celebrate the complexity of happiness and invite you to explore the big questions about positive feelings. This week Exhibition Tranquillity 15 July 2021—9 January 2022 Now on Installation Viscera 2 December 2021—20 February 2022 Now on Exhibition Joy 15 July 2021—27 February 2022 Now on Permanent exhibition Being Human Now on Permanent exhibition Medicine Man Now on All exhibitions and events In focus What’s in our collections Our collections are an incredible resource for all kinds of research, whether you are an artist or writer looking for inspiration, an academic researcher, or just curious about something in our exhibitions. Podcast Hello Happiness What is happiness? In this five-part podcast, broadcaster and journalist Bidisha and guest presenter Moya Lothian-Mclean invite their guest speakers to explore the meaning of positive emotions. Wellcome Collection’s statement on anti-Blackness and racism Our ambition is to be a place where all members of our communities can see themselves and their lives meaningfully reflected in the work that we present. Latest stories Comic Staying present Sometimes it can be hard to stay in the moment... Part of How to be human Serial Part5 The joys and failures of audio description Audio description enhances the experience of watching a film or TV show for people with a visual impairment, but it's not widely available in the UK. Alex Lee explains why. Part of A History of Assistive Vision Article My illness made me an activist, but now I’m exhausted Emily Bashforth’s illness made her an advocate but now she’s battling burnout. She argues why we all need to be mental health activists, not just those with lived experience. Article A history of gestation outside the body It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring. Part of Inside Our Collections All stories Stay in the know Find out what’s on, read our latest stories and get involved. Your email address Subscribe All our newsletters We use a third party provider, dotdigital, to deliver our newsletters. For information about how we handle your data, please read our privacy notice. You can unsubscribe at any time using links in the emails you receive. Wellcome Collection Visit us What's on Stories Collections Get involved About us Contact us 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE UK Getting here T: +44 (0)20 7611 2222 E: info@wellcomecollection.org Today's opening times Galleries 10:00—18:00 Library 10:00—16:00 Kitchen closed Café 10:00—18:00 Shop closed Opening times Twitter Twitter Facebook Facebook Instagram Instagram Soundcloud Soundcloud YouTube YouTube TripAdvisor TripAdvisor The free museum and library from Wellcome Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence Jobs Privacy Cookies Media office Developers Back to top