Kate Stanforth, A still from a film by MK Moves for Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Wherever I go, I look for an opportunity to dance. You’ll find me ...

show credit information for image 'Queer cafés and gay mylk' Queer cafés and gay mylk. © Cat O'Neil for Wellcome Collection. Peering over the rim of my mug, a ...

Discover how self-published zines have been used to share individual expriences of disability and disabled identity. You can see, touch, listen to and create your own zines in this display, drawn from ...

Join a BSL-interpreted tour of the ‘1880 THAT’ exhibition. A member of our Visitor Experience & Engagement team will guide you around the exhibition, exploring its themes and offering their personal ...

Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality. Dr Jana Funke reflects on her experiences of discussing sexology ...

Credit: The history of cholera in India from 1862 to 1881 : being a descriptive and statistical account of the disease ... and mainly in illustration of the relation between cholera activity and ...

In the early 20th century, a new form of treatment for tuburculosis emerged in Europe and North America. Sanatoriums were a hybrid between a hospital and a resort, built to maximise patients’ exposure ...

When a woman discloses that she’s autistic, the reaction is often, “But you don’t look autistic,” or even a straight denial, “No you’re not.” This insightful and moving series of portraits and ...

The live spectacle of public surgery – and the origin of the operating ‘theatre’ – began with dissections for paying audiences in the 16th century. Lizzie Enfield uncovers the drama, and the ...

In the 20th century, doctors and nurses became sex symbols and romantic heroes and heroines as medical Mills & Boon novels grew and spread with the newly created NHS. Agnes Arnold-Forster explores the ...

Many artists in the 1980s and 1990s turned their art into activism to raise awareness of the emerging AIDS epidemic. These public health posters from around the world show how they creatively ...