Wellcome Collection - What's On in September

Booking for events opens at 11.00 on Friday 28 August.
	You can book online with our ticketing system by following the links below, or you can call us on 020 7611 2222.

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BBC RADIO 3 WEEKEND EVENT Why Music? What makes music a vital part of being human FRIDAY 25 SEP–SUNDAY 27 SEP FREE | BOOK NOW Join BBC Radio 3 at Wellcome Collection for 'Why Music?', three days of live music, debates, one-off broadcasts and public events exploring what makes music a vital part of being human. Weekend highlights include Hear and Now, including 'Chorale' for MRI and string quartet; Late Junction, with live performances from the Body of Songs project; The Psychiatrist at the Keyboard, looking at music and mental health; and Music and Memory. For an unusual weekend breakfast, drop into Wellcome Café from 08.00 on Saturday and Sunday to experience the Breakfast show broadcast live from the Radio 3 pop-up studio. There will be other live events and radio programmes throughout the whole weekend. › Why Music? – book tickets  FREE EXHIBITION  Alice Anderson: Memory Movement Memory Objects UNTIL 18 OCT  FREE | DROP IN Over 100 works by acclaimed artist Alice Anderson are displayed at Wellcome Collection. How do we remember the past and commit moments to memory? Anderson's beautiful and uncanny sculptures will prompt you to rediscover things you thought you already knew. Take part in the exhibition by mummifying a 1967 Ford Mustang and other objects with copper wire in 'The Studio, the first of five areas in the gallery. Visit the exhibition desk outside the gallery to book your slot. › Alice Anderson: Memory Movement Memory Objects – find out more Symposium: The Stuff of Memory SATURDAY 3 OCT, 10.30–17.30 £18/£15 CONCESSIONS | BOOK NOW  Memory is an imaginative and creative process, not a static repository. But what part does "stuff" play in the act of remembering? From neurons to possessions and public memorials, this symposium will examine the relationship between memory, immateriality and objects through a full day of talks and discussions. › The Stuff of Memory– find out more Donate Your Object SATURDAY 26 SEP–SATURDAY 3 OCT  FREE | DROP IN For one week, you are invited to donate an object to the exhibition that has some significance to you or to society. Selected items will be 'mummified' and will become part of The Studio Archive. › Donate Your Object – find out more Rituals in the 21st Century: Continuity or reinvention? THURSDAY 17 SEP, 19.00–20.30  FREE | BOOK NOW What are the roles of rituals today? Do contemporary Western cultures produce novel forms of ritual in response to new digital technology and political structures? Join us for a discussion on rituals in the 21st century with an expert on neo-shamanism, a digital anthropologist and a sociologist who looks at rituals in large-scale media events. › Rituals in the 21st Century – find out more  FREE EXHIBITION  Last chance to see: The Institute of Sexology Until 20 SEP FREE | DROP IN Undress your mind and investigate human sexuality at 'The Institute', which offers a candid exploration of 150 years of sex research. Featuring over 200 objects spanning art, rare archival material, erotica, film and photography, this is the first UK exhibition to bring together pioneers of the study of sex – catch it while you can. Perspective tour: Matt Cook, author and Professor of Modern History at Birkbeck THU 10 SEP, 18.00–18.45 FREE | DROP IN › The Institute of Sexology – find out more      FRIDAY LATE SPECTACULAR  Friday Late Spectacular: Hubbub FRIDAY 4 SEP, 19.00–23.00 FREE | DROP IN Join the Hubbub team for an evening investigating rest and its opposites. Explore the meaning of noise, tumult, activity and relaxation through talks, performances, films, installations and workshops. This is a special late-night event with a bar running all evening. Tickets for the scheduled talks and some larger activities will be available from 18.30 from Wellcome Collection on the night of the event only. › Friday Late Spectacular: Hubbub – find out more  FREE EVENTS Raw Emotion TUESDAY 15 SEP–SUNDAY 27 SEP  FREE | DROP IN Visit our listening lounge on the first floor to be uplifted, moved and amused by a selection of creative audio pieces inspired by 'The Book of Human Emotions' by Tiffany Watt-Smith. Located in the Studio on Level 1, accessed through 'Medicine Now'. Created for all our visitors by RawMinds, our participation programme for young people aged 14–19. › Raw Emotion – find out more Saturday Studio: Street dance workshop SATURDAY 19 SEP, 14.00–15.00/15.00–16.00/ 16.00–17.00 FREE | FIRST COME FIRST SERVED  Aged 14–19? Drop in to have a go at hip hop dancing and learn about the psychology of dance and memory. Learn a hip hop routine from a professional dancer from the ZooNation Dance Company and hear from dance psychologist Peter Lovatt, as he looks at how dance and memory are linked. These workshops link to 'Alice Anderson: Memory Movement Memory Objects'. No previous dance experience is necessary. › Saturday Studio – find out more Human Library SATURDAY 19 SEP, 15.00–17.00FREE | DROP IN In the Human Library, the books are people and the reading is a conversation. The Human Library is an international equalities movement that challenges prejudice, exclusion and discrimination through social contact. By connecting people who under normal circumstances might not have had the chance to sit down and talk, the Human Library uses conversations to break down stereotypes. Part of the Reading Room: Open Platform series. › Human Library – find out more Rest and Relaxation in the Modern World THURSDAY 10 SEP, 19.00–20.30 FREE | BOOK NOW  Join broadcaster Claudia Hammond for a panel discussion as she explores whether difficulties in relaxing are anything new. Sociologist Judy Wajcman will address some digital myths, Des Fitzgerald will ask where cities got their stressful reputation and historian Ayesha Nathoo will look back to the early 20th century to trace the roots of our search for methods of relaxation. A Hubbub event.  › Rest and Relaxation in the Modern World – find out more Doctors and the Invention of the English Seaside TUESDAY 22 SEP, 18.00–19.00 FREE | BOOK NOW Why did the English in the eighteenth century start going to the seaside instead of fashionable spas? Was drinking sea water before being dipped in it really thought to be beneficial? Join us to hear about a time when swimming naked instead of with a bathing suit and oilskin cap was a matter for serious medical debate. Part of the Library Insights series.  › Doctors and the Invention of the English Seaside – find out more  BOOKS  Out Now: 'The Book of Human Emotions' by Tiffany Watt-Smith Recent research suggests that there are only six basic emotions. But if this makes you feel uneasy, suspicious and maybe even a little bereft, 'The Book of Human Emotions' is for you. From anger to zeal, each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinating facts behind our emotional lives. Tiffany Watt-Smith is a research fellow at the QMUL Centre for the History of the Emotions and was a 2014 BBC New Generation Thinker. Before beginning her academic career, she worked as a theatre director for seven years.  The book is available at the Wellcome Shop for £14.99.  › The Book of Human Emotions – find out more  ONLINE On the Blog Some of the mummies in our collection had CT-scans recently. Read about the process and watch a new short film about them in Mummies revealed. For a more general look at mummies, read Mummies preserved to explore why and how people protect the dead from the ravages of decomposition. The definition and diagnosis of Hysteria has quite a history. We look back at the beginnings of hysteria in Greece, then to animal magnetism, vibrators and shell shock in WWI. › On the Blog – find out more Catch up: In Conversation with... Neil Bartlett In July, artist and theatre director Neil Bartlett discussed his current commission WOULD YOU MIND? with a live audience at Wellcome Collection. If you missed it, watch the video of the event on our YouTube channel. › In Conversation with... Neil Bartlett – watch now  WELLCOME AND BEYOND Club des Haschichins: A talk by Mike Jay OCTOBER GALLERY  MONDAY 7 SEP  Author and curator Mike Jay explores Brion Gysin's fascination with Assassin myths and their connection with hashish. The talk accompanies the launch of a new Gysin catalogue at October Gallery. › Club des Haschichins – book now 5x15 with Tiffany Watt Smith, Michael Morpugo, James Rhodes, Andrew Roberts and Martin Rees THE TABERNACLE WEDNESDAY 23 SEP 5 outstanding speakers have 15 minutes to talk about their life and work. Featuring Tiffany Watt Smith, author of 'The Book of Human Emotions', published by Wellcome Collection. › 5x15 – find out more Open Open 2015 Private View SWISS COTTAGE GALLERY  SATURDAY 29 AUG Open Open 2015 invites all artists, amateur and professional, from anywhere and any age to bring along their art work for an exhibition. All participating artists are invited to a private view on 29 August. › Open Open 2015 – find out more The Time Travelling Operating Theatre SUNDAY 13 SEP–SATURDAY 10 OCT Find out how the operating theatre has changed as you immerse yourself in operations taking place in 1884, 1984 and 2014. Funded by a Wellcome Trust People Award. Taking place in various locations around the UK. › The Time Travelling Operating Theatre – find out more