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Wellcome Collection

2007 establishments in EnglandArt museums and galleries in LondonArt museums established in 2007Medical museums in LondonMuseums in the London Borough of Camden
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Wellcome Collection is a museum and library based at 183 Euston Road, London, displaying a mixture of medical artefacts and original artworks exploring "ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art". Founded in 2007, the Wellcome Collection attracts over 550,000 visitors per year and is advertised as "the free destination for the incurably curious". The venue offers contemporary and historic exhibitions and collections, the Wellcome Library, a café, a bookshop and conference facilities. In addition to its physical facilities, Wellcome Collection maintains a website of original articles and archived images related to health.

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Euston Road, London St Pancras (London Borough of Camden)

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