Body Cartography
- Event type
- Exhibition, Discussion/talk
- Organisers
- Queen Mary University of London
- Contact
- humanisingmedicine@gmail.com
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility features
- Seating
- Accessibility information
- Please note: unfortunately there is no step free access at this venue. During special events, the museum can be accessed via a lift which takes you to the third floor. However, there are still 7 steps which lead into the museum. Please contact the organiser regarding specific access requirements.
- Region/country
- London
- Address
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Bart's Pathology Museum
St Bartholomew's Hospital
London
EC1A 7BE
- Booking required
- Yes
Scheduled dates
, 18:00:00 - 20:00:00
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Come along to discover a commissioned series of walking maps using the body's landmarks as a yardstick. For example, a human adult's digestive tract is 6-9 metres. The fastest nerve cells carry messages along at 118 metres a second. Hair grows at half an inch per month, which is 1km in a lifetime!
Distances like these have been mapped out by the commissioned cartographers to create unique walks that chart the body's landmarks with physical landmarks in their local community.
This event will exhibit the commissioned maps and will be a chance to hear from the authors and even participate in one of the (shorter) routes.