Wellcome Collection is a museum and library at 183 Euston Road, London, that hires out eight spaces for conferences, lectures, board meetings, workshops, drinks receptions and dinners. The largest room is the Henry Wellcome Auditorium, a tiered space for up to 154 people. It suits organisers who want a daytime programme in one building and a reception or dinner in the evening.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists multi-day conferences, lectures, board meetings, formal presentations, workshops and informal gatherings. The Henry Wellcome Auditorium is the plenary room, with tiered seating for talks. Meeting rooms have high-specification audiovisual equipment, and selected rooms offer video conferencing, live streaming, recording and digital flip charts. Free Wi-Fi covers the whole building. The Williams Lounge is a breakout area that can be booked alone or alongside the auditorium for coffee breaks and registration. Guests can also visit the free exhibitions, the library, the café and the shop during the event, and the venue notes a 10 percent discount in the café and shop for them.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private parties are not mentioned on the venue hire page, so the offer should be read as a conference and corporate hospitality venue. Drinks receptions are listed, and the Reading Room, which has natural daylight, is suited to dinners and receptions. The Private Dining Room covers breakfast meetings through to evening dining for smaller groups.
Rooms and capacities
Eight spaces are available. The Henry Wellcome Auditorium seats up to 154. The Dale Room is a bright meeting space with natural light. The Franks and Steel Rooms can be used as one room or split in two. The Burroughs Room is a quiet meeting room with a semi-private terrazzo lobby. The Reading Room is for dinners and receptions. The Private Dining Room is for breakfast meetings and dinners. The Williams Lounge is the breakout area. The Being Human Gallery, the permanent exhibition, can also be hired. The venue publishes a capacity only for the auditorium, so ask for figures for the other rooms in the layout you need.
Catering
Benugo is the partner caterer and arranges food and drink, with seasonal menus designed around quality and freshness. The venue has a separate page on food and drink for hire clients.
History and setting
The building is a free museum and library exploring health and human experience, with exhibitions, a library, a café and a shop. Events in the hire rooms take place inside this working public building, which has step-free access and hearing loops.
Getting there
The address is 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. The venue describes itself as a short walk from Euston and King's Cross stations, with Euston Square and Warren Street Underground stations nearby and several bus routes. Venue hire enquiries go through the conference centre team.
