Why Wellcome closed its Medicine Man exhibition - and others should follow suit

Why Wellcome closed its Medicine Man exhibition – and others should follow suit

In November, the Wellcome Collection closed its Medicine Man gallery. In a Twitter feedthey acknowledged that “posting still perpetuates a version of medical history based on racist, sexist and ableist theories and language”. Medicine Man told the story from a narrow, Eurocentric point of view. So the Wellcome’s decision to redesign its gallery is not …

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