Wellcome Collection
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". Founded in 2007, the Wellcome Collection attracts over 550,000 visitors per year. 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.
Location within Central London | |
| Established | 2007 |
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| Location | Euston Road London, NW1 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.525944°N 0.133889°W |
| Type | Museum, library |
| Collections | history of medicine |
| Visitors | 550,000 per annum, as of 2013 |
| Founder | Henry Wellcome |
| Director | Melanie Keen |
| Public transit access | Euston Square Euston |
| Website | wellcomecollection |
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