Shamita Sharmacharja is a curator at Wellcome Collection. In addition to ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’, she has curated exhibitions such as ‘Genetic Automata’ (2023), ‘Play Well’ (2019) and ‘Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?’ (2017). Before Wellcome Collection, Shamita worked as a curator at the Whitechapel Gallery and assistant curator at Tate Modern.

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Shamita Sharmacharja

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Shamita Sharmacharja, curator of Play Well

We’ll be in Gallery 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, it’s on the left on level 0.

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

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Perspective Tour with Shamita Sharmacharja

Join curator Shamita Sharmacharja  for a tour of the ‘Play Well’ exhibition.

You’ll hear her personal views and insights into the exhibition and have the opportunity to ask questions. 

Join curator Shamita Sharmacharja for a tour of the ‘Play Well’ exhibition.

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