Chisato Minamimura is a professional conceptual dance choreographer, dance artist and British Sign Language art guide. Minamimura approaches choreography from her unique perspectives as a deaf artist, creating what she calls ‘visual sound/music’.

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Chisato Minamimura

Artist

Agnese Reginaldo is an art historian whose work focuses on the intersection between art and social sciences. Her practice focuses on public-engagement projects aiming to create a more effective connection between the public and contemporary art in museum and gallery settings.

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Agnese Reginaldo

Facilitator

Nelly Ekström is a culture historian with an academic background in museum and heritage studies. Fascinated by worlds of knowledge past and present, real and imagined, she creates immersive sensory engagement sessions that offer new perspectives on the roles of art and science in our lives.

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Nelly Ekström

Guide

Rock is a member of the Visitor Experience team. He is interested in anything ‘old’, whether interpreting objects in a museum, digging up the past through archaeology or exploring art through the use of traditional photography.

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Neil 'Rock' Webb

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Reading Room workshop

This is an event with several different activities. Check specific sub-events for their locations.

Throughout our building

This is a large-scale event with several different activities, which may include drop-in sessions, scheduled performances, workshops or talks. Check specific activities for details and to see if you need to book a ticket or just show up. Spaces for drop-in activities are limited and may run out if we are busy.

Multi-part programme

<p>A practical activity where you will create something or develop skills.</p>

Workshop

Audio described

We’ll meet at the Information Point, which is on level 0, directly in front of you as you enter Wellcome Collection.

Information Point

Spaces are limited and may run out if we are busy so you may wish to arrive early.

Limited spaces available

Access Tours and Discussions

AD Trepanation Station Workshop

<p>A chance to hear about and talk about ideas with others.</p>

Discussion

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

Reading Room

AD Music in Medicine

British Sign Language

BSL What is Your Silence?

Gallery tour

Speech-to-text

STT and BSL Tour of Global Clinic

Disabled Access Day

Join us for a day of accessible events and activities where you will be able to discover our collections and think about health through tours, discussions and a hands-on workshop. Topics will include ancient surgery, architecture, and the healing qualities of music, sound and silence.

Disabled Access Day is a national day organised by Euan’s Guide, which recently awarded us Venue of the Year 2018.

Discover our collections in a day of accessible events and activities including tours, discussions and a hands-on workshop.

Wellcome Collection

event

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

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