Wellcome Collection

Summary

Wellcome Collection is a museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wellcome Collection is located in Euston Road^[3].
• Wellcome Collection is located in London Borough of Camden^[4].
• Wellcome Collection is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Wellcome Collection's instance of is recorded as museum^[6].
• Wellcome Collection's instance of is recorded as library^[7].
• Wellcome Collection's instance of is recorded as medical museum^[8].
• Wellcome Collection's instance of is recorded as independent museum^[9].
• Wellcome Collection's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome^[10].
• The location of Wellcome Collection was Euston Road^[11].
• Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome Trust^[12].
• Wellcome Collection's Commons category is recorded as Wellcome Collection^[13].
• Wellcome Collection comprises Wellcome Library^[14].
• January 1, 2007 marks the founding of Wellcome Collection^[15].
• Wellcome Collection's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.52594444444444, 'lon': -0.1338888888888889}^[16].
• Wellcome Collection's official website is recorded as http://www.wellcomecollection.org^[17].
• Wellcome Collection's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet^[18].
• Wellcome Collection's has facility is recorded as Changing Places toilet^[19].
• Wellcome Collection's director / manager is recorded as Melanie Keen^[20].
• Wellcome Collection's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+500000'}^[21].
• Wellcome Collection's external data available at URL is recorded as https://developers.wellcomecollection.org/docs/datasets^[22].
• Wellcome Collection's described by source is recorded as Open GLAM Survey^[23].
• Wellcome Collection's Commons Institution page is recorded as Wellcome Collection^[24].
• Wellcome Collection's date of official opening is recorded as 2007^[25].
• Wellcome Collection's related Wikidata property is recorded as P13204^[26].
• Wellcome Collection's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://developers.wellcomecollection.org/api/catalogue#tag/Works/operation/getWorks^[27].

Body

Founding

Wellcome Collection's founder is recorded as Henry Solomon Wellcome^[10]. January 1, 2007 marks the founding of it^[15].

Identity

Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome Trust^[12].

Leadership

Wellcome Collection's director / manager is recorded as Melanie Keen^[20].

Why It Matters

Wellcome Collection ranks in the top 2% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]