Books

Browse Wellcome publications produced or commissioned by the Trust.

Medical London: City of diseases, city of cures A unique celebration of London's medical history that combines essays, an illustrated gazetteer and six individual maps for self-guided historical walks.

Creative Encounters: New conversations in science, education and the arts Explores the many opportunities and questions provided and prompted by collaborations between artists, educators and scientists.

Engaging Science: Thoughts, deeds, analysis and action Featuring essays from leading researchers, practitioners and commentators, this book examines what we have learned about the relationships between these groups and what the implications are for future practice.

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Future Face: Image, identity, innovation Beautifully designed and illustrated throughout with stunning images, this book was designed to accompany the 'Future Face' exhibition at the Science Museum (which ran from October 2004 to February 2005).

Medicine Man This is a fully illustrated book of the 'Medicine Man: The forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome' exhibition, held at the British Museum in 2003, which explores the interlocking histories of art, science and society.

Pearls of the Orient In this lavishly illustrated book each chapter reflects a different region of Asia, its people and culture, in which something of the variety of the Asian collections preserved in the Wellcome Library can be appreciated.

Phantom Museum This anthology of stories is inspired by objects from Henry Wellcome's collection at the 'Medicine Man' exhibition in 2003.

Talking Back to Science: Art, science and the personal A unique written, photographic and DVD journey through the final nine moving-image and performance-based projects funded by the Science on Stage and Screen Programme.