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National Pathology Week: Objects and Emotions in Medical Museums
13:00 - 14:00
Audience: Age 18+ only
Object Based Learning Laboratory, UCL
Please note: This event takes place in UCL’s Object Based Learning Lab, Bloomsbury Campus, NOT the UCL Pathology Museum.
About the event
Join us in the Object Based Learning Lab for a special Research in Focus talk during National Pathology Week, highlighting the evocative potential of science and pathology collections in medical museums.
Speaker: Cornelia Thompson, UCL Doctoral Candidate
Framing medical museums as distinct and powerful heritage spaces, Cornelia Thompson's research considers the evocative potential of the objects in medical science and pathology collections. What draws visitors to these museums, and what is the value of engaging with these objects and histories? In addition to Cornelia's presentation, the UCL Collections team will offer a chance to handle some historical medical objects in an attempt to grapple with these questions.
Audience
Age 18+ only
Access
Step-free access to the Object Based Learning Laboratory is available.
- If approaching from Gower Street, this is via ramp from the main entrance quad
- If approaching from Gordon Street, this is via lifts in the Student Centre
- If approaching via Malet Place, this is via lifts outside the SU Shop
If you need to travel by car, please refer to our Visit the Object Based Learning Laboratory page.
Gender neutral, female and male toilets are close to the workshop space. Staff will be on hand to guide you to the easiest step-free facilities on the day.
Finding us
We are located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.
Here's the location on Google to help you find your preferred route.
Food and drink
To protect the collection, no food or drink can be consumed inside the space. Water drinking facilities are located nearby.
About Research in Focus
UCL’s Museums and Collections encompass artefacts, specimens, artist works and more telling the history of living species in global contexts spanning thousands of years. The Collections are used for teaching, public engagement and research, all of which contribute to our understanding of the world around us. The Research in Focus talk series provides a platform for researchers to share their investigative enquiries through public engagement. We are proud to showcase how knowledge production is supported across varied collections.
Object Based Learning Laboratory, UCL
Please note: This event takes place in UCL’s Object Based Learning Lab, Bloomsbury Campus, NOT the UCL Pathology Museum.
About the event
Join us in the Object Based Learning Lab for a special Research in Focus talk during National Pathology Week, highlighting the evocative potential of science and pathology collections in medical museums.
Speaker: Cornelia Thompson, UCL Doctoral Candidate
Framing medical museums as distinct and powerful heritage spaces, Cornelia Thompson's research considers the evocative potential of the objects in medical science and pathology collections. What draws visitors to these museums, and what is the value of engaging with these objects and histories? In addition to Cornelia's presentation, the UCL Collections team will offer a chance to handle some historical medical objects in an attempt to grapple with these questions.
Audience
Age 18+ only
Access
Step-free access to the Object Based Learning Laboratory is available.
- If approaching from Gower Street, this is via ramp from the main entrance quad
- If approaching from Gordon Street, this is via lifts in the Student Centre
- If approaching via Malet Place, this is via lifts outside the SU Shop
If you need to travel by car, please refer to our Visit the Object Based Learning Laboratory page.
Gender neutral, female and male toilets are close to the workshop space. Staff will be on hand to guide you to the easiest step-free facilities on the day.
Finding us
We are located in Bloomsbury, in the heart of central London. The nearest tube stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City), Goodge Street (Northern Line), Warren Street (Victoria Line), and buses 18, 30, 73, 134 and 205 stop 3-5 minutes away on Euston Road.
Here's the location on Google to help you find your preferred route.
Food and drink
To protect the collection, no food or drink can be consumed inside the space. Water drinking facilities are located nearby.
About Research in Focus
UCL’s Museums and Collections encompass artefacts, specimens, artist works and more telling the history of living species in global contexts spanning thousands of years. The Collections are used for teaching, public engagement and research, all of which contribute to our understanding of the world around us. The Research in Focus talk series provides a platform for researchers to share their investigative enquiries through public engagement. We are proud to showcase how knowledge production is supported across varied collections.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
Object-Based Learning Lab (next to the Main Library), Wilkins Building, UCL Main Campus Event Object Based Learning Space