Breaking the Bread Workshop

Join Isabel and Sana from our Visitor Experience and Engagement Team for a practical workshop exploring the role of bread in building and maintaining communities.

We’ll start with some historical context on bread and breadmaking, followed by a guided meditation on bread and a story about bread in South Asian culture. You’re wellcome to join the conversation and share your own thoughts and experiences.

You’ll then have a chance to make sculptures from bread dough, drawing on the themes discussed. We'll have images and recipes from our historical collections on display to inspire you – and you can take your sculptures home at the end of the workshop.

All materials will be provided. Please note that this workshop is not suitable for anyone with a gluten or nut allergy.

This is a relaxed event, so you're free to move around. There will be a Chill-Out Room with low lighting and comfortable seating.

Need to know

We’ll be in the Studio on level 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, head up the stairs or take the lift, then follow the signs.

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.

Access

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call 020 7611 2222.

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About your facilitators

Isabel Greenslade is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, and a poet with a background in the youth homelessness sector. Drawing on her practice as a poet, she creates shared experiences through storytelling.

Sana Siddiqui is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. She has a deep interest in food history and the social aspects of food. She facilitates creative engagements in the museum, combining her passion for food and storytelling.

Image credit: Visitor Experience Engagement Day, Photo: Steven Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).