Wellcome Collection & British Library:
Wandering along the Euston Road from St. Pancras International with Mr Darg we came across the gardens for the British Library, which were rather red and very 1980s, early 90s in design. Continuing along past Euston Station we went to a building opposite called the Wellcome Collection, which i had never heard of before. It is free to enter and contains a bookshop, cafe, library and three exhibitions mixing medicine, life and art all in one building. On the ground floor is a special exhibition called "Sleeping & Dreaming", which investigates the science and need for sleep and dreams. Inside the exhibition there are videos and films showing people and their sleeping patterns and how this can be shown through diagrams and artwork. There are three photos that show the mapping of light across a city through different times of the night and how this relates to people's sleeping patterns. The exhibition blends a mixture of scientific experiments, with food's, sculpture and art through the ages that all have a connection with how sleep and dreams are perceived and can be controlled or understood.
Upstairs are a further two exhibitions Medicine Man and Medicine Now. Medicine Now looks at current day medical issues including Malaria, obesity and genomes. Reflecting on the experiences and interests of scientists, doctors and patients. Exhibits include a cut through of a donor's body showing how the muscles, veins and bones are laid out with in the body and the colours of each, which is fascinating. There is a film recording a year period of a womans life from her 23rd to her 24th birthday and every meal she has eaten with in that time frame. This is part of the obesity and Malaria section, which compares an illness associated with developed nations and a disease associated with developing nations.
There is also a wall for the public where they can write or illustrate their thoughts on science and medicine and then display it with other's thoughts.
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