Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection is located in Central London
Wellcome Collection
Location within Central London
Established2007
LocationEuston Road
London, NW1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′33″N 0°08′02″W / 51.525944°N 0.133889°W / 51.525944; -0.133889
TypeMuseum, library
Collectionshistory of medicine
Visitors550,000 per annum, as of 2013[1]
FounderHenry Wellcome
DirectorMelanie Keen
Public transit accessLondon Underground Euston Square
National Rail Euston
Websitewellcomecollection.org

Wellcome Collection is a museum and library based at 183 Euston Road, London, England, displaying a mixture of medical artefacts and original artworks exploring "ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art".[2] Founded in 2007, the Wellcome Collection attracts over 550,000 visitors per year.[1] The venue offers contemporary and historic exhibitions and collections, the Wellcome Library, a café, a bookshop and conference facilities. In addition to its physical facilities, Wellcome Collection maintains a website of original articles and archived images related to health.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Wellcome Collection London Transformation / Wilkinson Eyre Architects". 16 June 2015.
  2. ^ Art Fund. "Museum of the Year". Art Fund.
  3. ^ "Stories". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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