Conversations about Death

Join us for a conversation about death in a home-like setting, where you can even go barefoot. This comfortable environment is designed to make you feel at ease, just like being at home. You’ll talk in small groups, each with a facilitator. These discussions will either be open and free-flowing or focused on exploring afterlife beliefs and offerings in different cultures.

You're welcome to share your own experiences or bring in different perspectives. We also have prompts for you. You’re free to say as much or as little as you’d like. Or you can just listen.

This is a relaxed event, so you can move around during the session. There will also be a chill-out room with cushions, blankets, ear defenders, earplugs and stim toys. Tea and coffee will be provided.

This event is recommended for people aged 18 and over. We want to create a confidential and safe space for everyone, so we’ll be closing the doors at 11:15 and latecomers will not be able to join the event after that.

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Wellcome Kitchen, which you can find by taking the stairs or the lift to level 2.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free 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.

Audio described

Key visual elements referred to during this event will be described.

Relaxed

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

Hearing loop

There will be a hearing loop at this event.

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.

Our event terms and conditions

About your facilitators

Isabelle Gapomo

Isabelle Gapomo is a visitor experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection, where she fosters critical dialogue and reflection in an inclusive environment. Isabelle has a keen interest in connecting historical and contemporary issues, including developing a series of talks that explore the impact of labour and health in Black communities and beyond.

Sin Ying Joelle Li

Joelle is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection, where she researches objects and actively explores creative approaches to making the museum and collection more relevant to contemporary audiences. Valuing the lived experiences of others, she is passionate about fostering empathy, dialogue, and co-learning by adopting equitable representation. She is particularly interested in the intersection of theatre and museum.

Jake Blackavar

Jake Blackavar is a visitor experience and engagement facilitator at Wellcome Collection. Here they encourage people to explore different narratives and ways of experiencing a museum space through creative, participatory and questioning practices. Jake is passionate about revealing the diverse interpretations of artworks, as well as how discussing them can foster communal bonding and enable the sharing of knowledge and experience.

Image credit: Conversations about death, an event in Wellcome Kitchen, David Sandison. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).