Join us for the opening of ‘The Thirst Symposium’ – an exciting evening of film, music and conversation about our relationship with water.

Our new exhibition, ‘Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’, will remain open throughout the evening for you to explore whenever you like.

Free drinks and snacks will be provided.

If you need a break from the action, you can head to our Chill-Out Room to lie down or relax. There will be low lighting, comfortable seating, cushions, mats, ear defenders, earplugs and sensory toys.

Schedule

18:00 – 19:30: Film screening of ‘Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey’ in the Henry Wellcome Auditorium

Watch ‘Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey’ by Brave Blue World Foundation in association with BlueTech Research. This film explores humanity’s profound relationship with water and shows how humans can use their agency to help rebalance the planet’s water systems.

Need to know

Location

This is an event with several different activities. Check specific sub-events for their locations.

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 2020 7611 2222.

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Image credit: ‘Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’ an exhibition at Wellcome Collection, Gallery Photography: Benjamin Gilbert. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

The Thirst Symposium Day One