The Collections
Medicine Man A permanent display of a small part of Henry Wellcome's collection.
Medicine Now A permanent exhibition using art, mixed media displays and objects to present some aspects of modern medicine and of the work of the Wellcome Trust. This area features a postcard wall where visitors are encouraged to contribute drawings.
Exhibition space A changing programme of events and exhibitions.
The building foyer includes a 1950 work by Pablo Picasso (originally on a wall in John Desmond Bernal's flat in Torrington Square) and one by Anthony Gormley. A figure by Marc Quinn is displayed next to the entrance, originally lying unprotected on the stone floor, but now inside a glass case.
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