The Wellcome Collection Study Visits

Visits

Published: 23rd February 2010

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library exploring health and human experience. It is the extraordinary legacy of an extraordinary man: Henry Wellcome.

Drawn from his collection of over one million objects from across the world and through many centuries, this unique space is designed to promote new and creative ideas about the role of medicine and science in society. At Wellcome Collection you will find exciting temporary exhibitions, a library and two unique permanent galleries. Now there is a fully resourced schools programme offering GCSE and A Level students an unrivalled opportunity to apply their subject knowledge and immerse themselves in some extremely contemporary issues.

Study Visits are free. They can last a full day or a half day and include a fully facilitated Background Briefing, Study Trail and Practical Workshop. The current Study Visit theme is Body Image and encourages students to creatively explore the interrelationships between science and art - and a creative challenge to students: "will science help us improve the human body?"

Wellcome Collection runs just a small number of Study Visits and so advance booking is essential. 

  • Free to schools
  • Easy to access
  • Professional educational facilitation
  • Specialist Visitor Services team
  • One hour Study Trail
  • Two hour practical group workshop
  • Pre and post visit lesson plans with video and PowerPoint presentations
  • Special teacher-only pre-visit planning sessions. Talk to the team and plan your visit
  • Encouraging creativity, communication and interest in topical issues
  • Ideal for groups of up to 30 students
  • Supporting GCSE, A level and other courses
  • Develop your students' personal, learning and thinking skills and also help them explore elements of the Art, History and Science curricula in a very different and world-class environment

Book now...