A prominent museum in London is shuttering a long-standing exhibit dedicated to the history of medicine because of its alleged "racist, sexist and ableist theories and language." The Wellcome ...
A new temporary exhibit at London’s health and medicine museum the Wellcome Collection shows work by artists Grace Ndiritu and Jim Naughten. While seemingly covering different topics, the combination ...
Towards the end of last year, the Wellcome Collection in London decided to close its 15-year-old “Medicine Man” display because it “perpetuate[d] a version of medical history that is based on racist, ...
Physic and Philanthropy examines the origins and evolution of the Wellcome Trust, and its impact on medical science. Although the book contains a good deal of factual information, it may not stir much ...
Nov. 27 (UPI) --The 15-year run of the Medicine Man display, which showcased pieces of global health and medicine, will be removed from the Wellcome Collection at the University of London because of ...
As a medical student, I often used to work in the library of the Wellcome Collection on London’s Euston Road, taking breaks from my textbooks to explore the associated museum. Its core was a permanent ...
The seven items had been part of its collection since 1965, but new research found that the objects, including gold jewelry, had been taken by British forces during the colonial era. By Colin Moynihan ...
The University of Oxford is considering what to do about replacing the director of a high-profile center for studying ancient DNA who resigned 6 weeks ago in the wake of an investigation into his ...