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Discovering our Collections through Maps

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  • Free
  • Workshop
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What you’ll do

Join Elfed Selman and Jeremy Brown from our library team for an interactive workshop about how to discover and use the maps in our collections. The workshop will help you think about maps differently and maybe inspire you to use them in your own projects.

You'll learn more about some of the maps we hold, and participate in activities such as map storytelling and life mapping. ​You’ll also learn about the practical aspects of using our collections, including how to find and order items using the online catalogue.  

The workshop is open to all levels and backgrounds, and especially useful if you are at the beginning of your research journey or new to Wellcome Collection. 

Unique and vulnerable items will be on display at the workshop, so please leave pens, coats, bags and other personal belongings in the cloakroom on the ground floor. You may bring laptops, notebooks and pencils to take notes.

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Viewing Room. It’s next to the Library entrance on level 2, which you can reach by taking the lift or the stairs.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free, in-person 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 facilitators

Elfed Selman

Elfed Selman

(he/him)

Elfed is a Library Experience and Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. Elfed is fascinated by the sensory experiences places of heritage have to offer and how each sense can inspire a re-interpretation of collections. He is especially interested in oral history and the insight it gives into people's personalities and experiences.

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Jeremy Brown

Jeremy is a Library Operations Officer at Wellcome Collection. He has a PhD degree specialising in early modern maps of Italy and how historic travellers used maps in creative ways.