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Wellcome Collection

 
 
ADDRESS
Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, Bloomsbury, London NW1 2BE 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7611 2222 
 
Dates:
1st January 2011 until 31st December 2012
 
OPENING TIMES
Tue & Wed, Fri & Sat, Bank Hols 10am-6pm, Thu 10am-10pm, Sun 11am-6pm, Bank Hols 12noon-6pm
 
PRICES
Free
 

Nearby Wellcome Collection

 
 
Wellcome Collection at Wellcome Collection. A look at the human condition through two permanent exhibitions, rotating temporary exhibitions and a well respected library.
 

About Wellcome Collection

A major cultural venue costing £30 million, the Wellcome Collection combines three galleries: 'Medicine Man', 'Medicine Now' and 'special exhibitions'. In addition you'll find the famous Wellcome Library, cafe, bookshop and a 'forum' to consider issues of science, health and human identity. More about Wellcome Collection

 

Location map of Wellcome Collection

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Underground Stations

Underground Stations

 
 
Euston Tube Station
 
3 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Euston Railway Station
 
4 minutes walk
 
Eurostar
 
11 minutes walk
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Arcade Car Parks
 
4 minutes walk
 
Russell Court NCP
 
9 minutes walk
 
 
 

Further articles featuring Wellcome Collection on LondonTown.com

 
October in London 2012

The Big Draw Wellcome Collection, NW1 2BE 1st October 2012 - 31st October 2012 The Big Draw takes place nationwide throughout the month of October and museums, galleries,...

 
 
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THE BEST

Hotels near Wellcome Collection

Near Wellcome Collection
Hilton London Euston London
Hilton London Euston
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 80% off from £88
17-18 Upper Woburn Place, WC1H0HT | 4 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The grand Victorian building that houses this hotel is surely one of the most impressive edifices in the Hilton chain. The location of this hotel in ...More
 
 
 
Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel London
Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 81% off from £66
130 Tottenham Court Road, W1T | 5 minutes from Wellcome Collection
With 330 rooms, this West End venue conforms to the Radisson brand, offering a wide choice of rooms, smart, modern surroundings - with Asian-influenced touches and ...More
 
 
 
Thistle Euston London
Thistle Euston
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 83% off from £76
Cardington Street, NW12LP | 6 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Within three minutes’ walk of Euston Station, between Regent's Park and the British Museum and close to Kings Cross Station, this modern hotel offers guests a ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Wellcome Collection

Near Wellcome Collection
Faust London
Faust
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, WC1N | 11 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Heinrich Faust is fascinated by life and death, and the invisible ties which bind one person to another. He is inextricably drawn to Margarete and pursues ...More
 
 
 
Town Of Runners London
Town Of Runners
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 13 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji has given birth to Olympic and World champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele - two supreme competitors who have overcome ...More
 
 
 
Francis Davison: Collages
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 29th May, 30th May and 31st May 2012 - 10.30am-5.30pm
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Pied Bull Yard, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 15 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Abstract works by the artist....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Wellcome Collection

Near Wellcome Collection
Bloomsbury Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bloomsbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15 Gordon Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 1 minute from Wellcome Collection
Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind ...More
 
 
 
Charlotte Street Blues London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charlotte Street Blues
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 9 minutes from Wellcome Collection
With live performances every night of the week set over three floors in an attractive Charlotte Street venue, welcome to the Ronnie Scott's of the Blues ...More
 
 
 
The New Diorama Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The New Diorama Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, London, Fitzrovia, London NW1 | 9 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The New Diorama Theatre is an 80-seat performance space located in central London, close to Great Portland Street, dedicated to presenting the work of theatre companies ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Wellcome Collection

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wellcome Collection
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
183 Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | At Wellcome Collection
A major cultural venue costing £30 million, the Wellcome Collection combines three galleries: 'Medicine Man', 'Medicine Now' and 'special exhibitions'. In addition you'll find the famous ...More
 
 
 
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There are ...More
 
 
 
St Pancras Church London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St Pancras Church
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 4 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Completed in 1822, St Pancras Church was the most expensive church to be constructed since St Paul's was rebuilt after the Great Fire. This Greek Revival ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Wellcome Collection

The best shops and markets near Wellcome Collection
Waterstone's - Gower Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waterstone's - Gower Street
London > Shopping > Books
82 Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 6 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Waterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relativenewcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road, London, in1982 ...More
 
 
 
Heal's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Heal's
London > Shopping > House and Garden
196 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 7 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Though it was established in 1800 Heal's is renowned for its beautifully designed furniture, attractive modern decorations and hyper-modern kitchenware. The Heal's trademark has become synonymous ...More
 
 
 
School of Life London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
School of Life
London > Shopping > Specialists
70 Marchmont Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 9 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The School of Life offers so much more than your average shopping experience. In fact, it doesn't do it justice to label it a mere shop ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Wellcome Collection

What are the best dining options near Wellcome Collection London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ravi Shankar
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
133 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Wellcome Collection
South Indian cuisine. Separate room for parties. ...More
 
 
 
Chutneys London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chutneys
London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
124 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Wellcome Collection
One of the best Indian restaurants in the country, and exclusively veggie! This place is a real treat for non meat-eaters, with a huge menu of ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Diwana Bhel Poori House
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
121 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Vegetarian...More
 
 
 
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Education near Wellcome Collection

Near Wellcome Collection
Slade School of Fine Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Slade School of Fine Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Place
London > Education > Evening Classes
17 Duke's Road, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Wellcome Collection
London's specialist venue for contemporary dance, The Place plays a role in every aspect of this fast-growing art form. The London Contemporary Dance School offers degrees ...More
 
 
 
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 7 minutes from Wellcome Collection
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. In fact, ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dolphin Swimming Club
London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 6 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Swimming lessons for children and aquaphobic adults. This is one of the more popular swimming schools in London, and one of the most long-running, with over ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fitzroy Square Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Fitzroy Square is one of London's finest squares and the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of ...More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 16 minutes from Wellcome Collection
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Wellcome Collection

The best pubs near London Wellcome Collection.
Queen's Head & Artichoke London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Queen's Head & Artichoke
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
30 - 32 Albany Street, London, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Located in a 16th-century coaching inn, this sweet little gastropub offers diners the choice of just nibbling on a little tapas, or going for a full ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lowdown at the Albany
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Lowdown at the Albany, 240 Great Portland Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 11 minutes from Wellcome Collection
...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Crown & Sceptre
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
26 Foley Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 12 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Pub ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Shochu Lounge London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Shochu Lounge
London > Nightlife > Bars
37 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 11 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Shochu Lounge's mixture of of rustic wood and shiny twenty-first century fittings is very Japanese, as is the low, moody lighting, and the cocktails, which are ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lotus Rooms at Bam-Bou
London > Nightlife > Bars
1 Percy Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 13 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Small, sumptuous bar hidden away above a restaurant in an original Georgian townhouse. On the ground floor this sprawling Soho Georgian townhouse hosts an elegant French-Vietnamese restaurant. ...More
 
 
 
Bourne & Hollingsworth London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bourne & Hollingsworth
London > Nightlife > Bars
28 Rathbone Place, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 13 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading as ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Wellcome Collection

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Wellcome Collection.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
BMA House
London > Business > Venue Hire
Tavistock Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Wellcome Collection
Conference, wedding, banqueting, outdoor facilities....More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Library Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Wellcome Collection
...More
 
 
 
Imagination Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Imagination Gallery
London > Business > Venue Hire
South Crescent, 25 Store Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 11 minutes from Wellcome Collection
...More
 
 
 

Wellcome Collection events

 
Wellcome CollectionWellcome CollectionA look at the human condition through two permanent exhibitions, rotating temporary exhibitions and a well respected library.31st May 2012Monday 31st December 2012 Where:
Wellcome Collection, 183  Euston Road      NW1 2BE
Category: event
Wellcome Collection
 
event  Running until Monday 31st December 2012
TIMES  Various Times  PRICING  Free
A look at the human condition through two permanent exhibitions, rotating temporary exhibitions and a well respected library.... More about this event
Wellcome Collection
The Big DrawThe Big DrawThe Big DrawThe Big Draw takes place nationwide throughout the month of October and museums, galleries, heritage sites, libraries, schools and parks all play host to a variety of events encouraging people of all ages to discover how drawing can connect them with their surroundings and communities. Put together by the Campaign for Drawing, The Big Draw is one o1st October 2012Wednesday 31st October 2012 Where:
Wellcome Collection, 183  Euston Road      NW1 2BE
Category: event
The Big DrawEditor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Big Draw
 
event  Running from Monday 1st October 2012 until Wednesday 31st October 2012
TIMES  1st October 2012 to 31st October 2012  PRICING  Free
The Big Draw takes place nationwide throughout the month of October and museums, galleries, heritage sites, libraries, schools and parks all play host to a variety of events encouraging people of all ages to discover how drawing can connect them with their surroundings and communities. Put together by the Campaign for Drawing, The Big Draw is one o... More about this event
 
 

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Wellcome Collection
Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 

Wellcome Collection At Wellcome Collection

A look at the human condition through two permanent exhibitions, rotating temporary exhibitions and a well respected library....More

Mapdance 2012
Dance | On 31st May 2012 

The Place 6 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

An opportunity to see a number of newly-devised contemporary dance works, commissioned by Nigel Charnock, Saju Hari, Detta Howe and ...More

Magali Charrier: How My Hand Got To Know My Feet
Exhibitions | Until 23rd June 2012 

The Place 6 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

The French artist and filmmaker presents a series of works including multi-screen dance films and preparatory sketches, following her three-month ...More

Orlando Figes: Talk
Exhibitions | On 31st May 2012 

Waterstone's - Gower Street 6 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

The author talks about his book Just Send Me Word: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Gulag....More

The Light & Shadow Salon: Talk
Exhibitions | On 31st May 2012 

The Horse Hospital 11 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

Filmmaker Jo Ann Kaplan and visual arts activist Jo Wonder discuss their work....More

La Excelencia
Concerts | On 31st May 2012 

The 229 Venue 11 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

The New York City-based band plays salsa dura....More

Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite
Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite
Exhibitions | Until 2nd September 2012 

British Museum 13 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

The British Museum has recently been fortunate enough to acquire the complete Vollard Suite - a set of 100 etchings ...More

 
Mine to Medals
Mine to Medals
Exhibitions | Until 9th September 2012 

British Museum 13 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

For some this British Museum exhibition may be as close as they'll get to an Olympic gold medal - despite ...More

 
Royal Treasures: Talk
Exhibitions | On 31st May 2012 

British Museum 13 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

Education Officer Hilary Williams discusses objects from monarchies....More

Thursday at Camino
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 31st May 2012 

Camino Bar & Restaurant 14 minutes walk from Wellcome Collection

DJ Caz Coronel spins funk, Latin, deep house, electro-swing and hip hop....More

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