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Following government advice, we will be closing our doors on Wednesday 4 November at 5pm until further notice. We will continue to monitor the situation and will keep you updated on our reopening dates. In the meantime, feel free to continue exploring our collections and Stories on our website. https://wellcomecollection.org/stories

In the final part of 'The Disabled lockdown experience' curated by Francesca Martinez actor and comedian Gareth Berliner shares how being a Disabled person has given him the resilience and motivation to find a new creative challenge during lockdown.

It's been 205 days since we closed our doors to the public in March. We're thrilled to announce that from today we are once again OPEN! Find out more about how we're making your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible, and how to book your free ticket. https://wellcomecollection.org/covid-welcome-back

What do you not like? Another wonderful pondering from Worry Lines contemplating all the things that make us human. Artwork: Worry Lines for Wellcome Collection.

What makes us human? We're excited to present a new regular series of comics, following on from our successful Body Squabbles series. For the next 8 weeks the wonderful Worry Lines will be contemplating all the things that make us human. Worry Lines is an anonymous illustrator whose drawings have been described as 'too relatable', ‘mildly uplifting’ and ‘oddly comforting’. In 2020, Vulture listed her as one of the nine funniest cartoonists and illustrators on instagram and h...er work has also been published in Vogue Australia, The Stranger in Seattle, Netflix Queue and on the arms and legs of people around the world (in tattoo form). You can follow her on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/worry__lines/ Artwork: Worry Lines for Wellcome Collection.

What can the experiences of astronauts tell us about our connection to home? Gail Tolley focuses on a Mars simulation in Hawaii to see what space travel reveals about homesickness.

Migrants and refugees, who cannot return home, experience homesickness in its most extreme form. In part 4 of 'The Heart of Homesickness' Gail Tolley explores why this so-called ‘minor’ condition should be taken more seriously.

With the growth in popularity of crime TV series on streaming services there has been a matching increase in the demand for realistic bodies on-screen. Special-effects expert Hildegunn M S Traa explores the last 70 years in cadaver aesthetics.

Whether working with monks, medics or the military, dogs have long supported rescue missions. Russell Moul gives an overview of the many times through history that dogs have braved terror and turmoil to come to our aid.

Three artists far from their birthplaces capture the different facets of homesickness in their work. They express both the loss and the connection in this complex experience, articulating their longing and the perpetual hunt for a lost place.

In 2017 the removal of thousands of bodies buried on a former burial ground next to London’s Euston Station required the largest exhumation in British history. Tom Bolton explores some of the stories behind the now lost graveyard and the bodies it held.