Museums at Night: Vaccination - Yes or No?

Event Description Herd immunity or herd mentality? Make your own mind up at this late opening devoted to exploring the history of and changing attitudes to vaccination. The British Society for the History of Science ‘Strolling Players’ will perform a specially commissioned work to inform and entertain. Medical Historian and author Dr Richard Barnett will look at the horrifyingly beautiful illustrations of infectious disease from his book The Sick Rose. View the exhibition Vaccination: Medicine and the Masses and discover the history of the British anti-vaccination movement through our archival displays.