The Wellcome Collection contains images with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science (from medicine to magic). All images are available on demand in digital form. Contains historical images from the Wellcome Library collections, Tibetan Buddhist paintings, ancient Sanskrit manuscripts written on palm leaves, beautifully illuminated Persian books and much more.
The Wellcome collections are built on those first assembled by Wellcome’s founder, Sir Henry Wellcome. In the early 20th century he founded a private historical medical museum, which, in common with others of the time, followed a racist, sexist and ableist system of cultural hierarchies. The Wellcome Foundation understands their responsibility to be honest and transparent about the past injustices in which their collections are rooted.