Wellcome Collection

Past

WELLCOME COLLECTION

staircase

cafe

holding area

exhibition

temporary exhibition

Reading room

staircase

restaurant

temporary exhibition

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All images & video are taken by Ying Zhu

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INTRODUCTION

ELEVATION OF WELLCOME COLLECTION

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Analysis

ANALYSIS

Have you been impressed with this art museum design?

Below are visitors' answers.

INTERVIEW RESULTS

"Exactly, the idea to bring together library and gallery together is awesome."

- N

"I like the exhibition, the gift shop, the whole space and the building. I came to the exhibition yesterday and I come to the shop today."

- M

"The building design is nice.

I found it is interesting."

- L

"I just saw this building is fantastic actually, hmm, I haven been in the exhibition, I am waiting for my friend.

But I think the bookshop and the café are lovely."

- K

ANALYSIS

Which design elements impress you most in Wellcome Collection?

"Staircase design is good. The position of the welcome gallery is very accessible. And the reception design is pretty good."

- N

"Maybe the natural light. And maybe the colour scheme. "

- M

"Colour scheme and I like the lighting as well, just, in general, I like the space."

- L

"I think this building is really modern, and there is a lot of glass and it just feels open and I think the staircase is really nice and the ceiling height like you said just feels like spacious."

- K

ANALYSIS

What do you enjoy most in Wellcome Collection?

"Atmosphere and connection. Medical collection and particular theme. It is making people learn medicine from a fun side."

- N

"I guess the artworks, and the incoming exhibition programming probably."

- M

"The exhibitions."

- L

"I love the shops because I always find something in the shop and I have never seen it anywhere else. Really unusual books and really interesting stuff. They did really good job."

- K

"I am interested in Tate modern because it is re-using old building. It combined modern and factory together."

- N

"Not really. I study medicine."

- L

ANALYSIS

What do you think about the current contemporary design of art galleries/museums?

How could the experience in Wellcome Collection be improved?

ANALYSIS

"This place is keep improving, people in Wellcome gallery think about all details. But the library member must be above 18 years old, this is what can be adjusted maybe. Allowing primary students become members would be good."

- N

"Well, I like to see less connection between the noise of the café and the space of the shop."

- M

"I think it is quite nice, especially the environment. Maybe the gallery tour, a free gallery tour for tourists could be best."

- L

"Well, it is interesting, I have been sitting here for awhile waiting for my friend. I loving seen people arrive with wheelchairs, the lift is amazing but it is taking them like 10 minutes to get in, like to say to someone they would like to use the lift. It might be a better way of making it clearer for people how they can use the lift. Because it is taking quite a lot of time. The design is amazing, but everybody who comes has been waiting for a long time. And the café is always really busy, I don't know if there is a way of creating more space, I mean it quite nice to have a place when you come in you can on your laptop and working all day. That is quite nice. Maybe they need more space. Other than that I think it is really nice.

- K