The Wellcome Collection is a museum displaying a mixture of medical artifacts and original artworks exploring “ideas about the connections between medicine, life, and art.”
The museum offers contemporary and historic exhibitions and collections, the Wellcome Library, a café, and a bookshop.
The Wellcome Collection was founded by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936), an enthusiastic traveler and collector.
Henry Wellcome, amassed a massive collection of books, paintings, and objects on the theme of the historical development of medicine worldwide.
Highlights of the Wellcome Collection
- “Daedalus and Icarus” by A.G.L. Desnoyers after C.P. Landon
- ‘Medicine Man’ Galleries
- Medical Glassware
- Masks
- Medical Instruments
- Votive offerings
- Artworks
- Anatomical Models
Wellcome Collection
- Site: Wellcome Collection
- City: London
- Country: United Kingdom
- Founded: 2007
- Type: Medical antiquities and Art Museum
- Location: 183 Euston Rd, London, UK
Wellcome Collection – Map
Wellcome Collection – 360 Views
Wellcome Collection
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