"Being Human" WELLCOME COLLECTION (London) - official review
This is Wellcome’s new permanent exhibition, the redesigned gallery “Being Human”.
LOCATION. Nearest station: Euston Square. Exit the station, turn right and walk for forty-five seconds.
THEMES? EXAMPLES?
The genre and medium are extremely diverse. You can expect most of the exhibits are artistic interpretations or on the social consequences of technology. And latest advancements.
Here are some of them that interest me:
- Home DIY kits for genome experiments
- iPhone-compatible gene sequencer
- Junk food. Video footage of “Flooding McDonald’s” (Superflex 2019) is pretty gimmicky.
- Vaccine scare
WHAT’S NEW? The curating choice follows the recent trends for scientific institutes to “get science to dialogue with arts”.
(If you have leftover appetites for showcases like these, there’s plenty of options in London alone – try the Science Gallery or Francis Crick Institute. The Faraday Museum also has tiny corridors dedicated to these.)
And if you compare it with how Wellcome used to do exhibitions, you’ll see that “dark and mysterious” (with enlightening spotlights) is what they’re going after now.
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Time is asset: save it for better with 25-min museum tours. Or find yourself in my novel, check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize.
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LOCATION. Nearest station: Euston Square. Exit the station, turn right and walk for forty-five seconds.
THEMES? EXAMPLES?
The genre and medium are extremely diverse. You can expect most of the exhibits are artistic interpretations or on the social consequences of technology. And latest advancements.
Here are some of them that interest me:
- Home DIY kits for genome experiments
- iPhone-compatible gene sequencer
- Junk food. Video footage of “Flooding McDonald’s” (Superflex 2019) is pretty gimmicky.
- Vaccine scare
"Being Human" WELLCOME COLLECTION
WHAT’S NEW? The curating choice follows the recent trends for scientific institutes to “get science to dialogue with arts”.
(If you have leftover appetites for showcases like these, there’s plenty of options in London alone – try the Science Gallery or Francis Crick Institute. The Faraday Museum also has tiny corridors dedicated to these.)
And if you compare it with how Wellcome used to do exhibitions, you’ll see that “dark and mysterious” (with enlightening spotlights) is what they’re going after now.
Messenger me for free advice on traveling plans: CHAT
Time is asset: save it for better with 25-min museum tours. Or find yourself in my novel, check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize.
Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger
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