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Black History Month tours

  • Free
  • Gallery tour
Photograph of Isabelle Gapomo in a Wellcome Collection gallery space.
Isabelle Gapomo at Wellcome Collection, Steven Pocock. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join facilitator Isabelle Gapomo for a series of five talks and tours on Thursday evenings throughout October as part of Black History Month.

Each session will take about 45 minutes, with the chance to ask questions at the end. 

Tickets for the first tour are available to book now.

Dates

Events

Thursday 3 October 2024

  • Gallery tour
The body as a disposable tool of production
Information Point
Join Isabelle Gapomo for a tour of the Plantation section of ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’. Isabelle will discuss some of the objects in the exhibition that illustrate connections between work, health, Black bodies and their objectification. Together we’ll explore how the plantation system served as a blueprint for using timekeeping to control workers, who were seen as disposable tools that can be replaced.

Tickets via Eventbrite

Thursday 10 October 2024

  • Gallery tour
Black History Month tour
Information Point
Booking opens Thursday 12 September 2024 16:00

Thursday 17 October 2024

  • Gallery tour
Black History Month tour
Information Point
Booking opens Thursday 19 September 2024 16:00

Thursday 24 October 2024

  • Discussion
Black History Month talk
Viewing Room
Booking opens Thursday 26 September 2024 16:00

Thursday 31 October 2024

  • Gallery tour
Black History Month tour
Information Point
Booking opens Thursday 3 October 2024 16:00

Need to know

Location

We’ll meet at the Information Point, which is on level 0, directly in front of you as you enter Wellcome Collection.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 0 2 0. 7 6 1 1. 2 2 2 2

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About your facilitator

Photograph of Isabelle Gapomo

Isabelle Gapomo

Isabelle Gapomo is a visitor experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection, where she fosters critical dialogue and reflection in an inclusive environment. Isabelle has a keen interest in connecting historical and contemporary issues, including developing a series of talks that explore the impact of labour and health in Black communities and beyond.