Professor to curate major exhibition on secret science during the Cold War

US Civil Defense Poster (1951)

Professor Ulf Schmidt and Professor (emeritus) David Welch from the School of History have been given the “green light” to curate a major exhibition on “The War of Nerves: Secret Science during the Cold War” in collaboration with Wellcome Collection.

US Civil Defense Poster (1951)
US Civil Defense Poster (1951)

Current plans envisage the exhibition to open first at the Wende Museum, Los Angeles, before moving to the new, much expanded exhibition space at Wellcome Collection, London. The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of public engagement events and conference activities.

Further details and exhibition dates will be included here as soon as they are announced.

For more information on Professor Schmidt’s work within this area, including his new book, see here.