Wellcome Collection unveils major exhibition on the science and art of growing older

Opening at Wellcome Collection on March-26, The Coming of Age is a major exhibition exploring experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to older age, through different perspectives from art, science and popular culture. Globally people are living longer—one in ten children in the UK can expect to live beyond 100—yet many face health and social inequalities throughout life that impact older age. The exhibition asks how societies can adapt to ensure everyone ages better. The Coming of Age opens with a solid-silver sake cup, an example of those presented to Japanese centenarians between 1963 and 2014. Due to the cost associated with an unprecedented increase in Japanese people reaching 100, the material used to make the cup was downgraded to the cheaper silver-nickel alloy version awarded today. More than 120 artworks and