Events: detail
Sleeping and Dreaming Public Event: Insomnia [symposium]
- Hosted by:
- Wellcome Collection & Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
- Speaker:
-
Kenton Kroker, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, York University, Toronto
Professor Eluned Sumner Bremner, Department of Women’s Studies, University of Aukland
Kevin Morgan, Director of Insomnia Research Programme at Loughborough Sleep Research Centre, Loughborough University
Chris Idzikowski, Director, Edinburgh Sleep Centre
Professor Russell Foster, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford
Frances Morris, Tate Modern
- Starts:
- February 22, 2008 at 07:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 23, 2008 at 04:00 pm
- Location:
- Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
22 February 2008, 1900 – 2100hrs
23 February 2008, 1000 – 1600hrs
Insomnia A day and a half symposium to explore insomnia through science, psychology, history sociology, literature and art, held in partnership with the Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL.
_MUSIC FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS _
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 19.00-21.00: Enjoy a concert of music inspired by insomnia
Live performance by classical music group Manning Camerata, including an 18th-century Domenico Scarlatti cantata used to cure Philip V of Spain’s insomnia.
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 10.30-17.00: Join sleep experts, scientists, historians and curators for a symposium that will give you plenty to think about during the night
Contemporary obsession, schizophrenia, cultural differences and complex ideas behind treatment; an insight into the impact of sleeplessness on the work of artist Louise Bourgeois; and a curator-led tour of the ‘Sleeping & Dreaming’ exhibition.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION
Book early to avoid disappointment
Tickets: £30.00 (£20.00 concessions)
Ticket price includes entry on both days, drinks reception on Friday evening, plus lunch, optional tour of ‘Sleeping & Dreaming’ and drinks reception on Saturday.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Wellcome Collection
- Phone:
- 020 7611 2222
- Email:
- events [ at ] wellcomecollection.org
- Website:
- Sleeping and Dreaming Public Event: Insomnia [symposium]
