Assistant curator Dr. Rebecca Mellor explores the life and work of Tu YouYou, Nobel Prize winner and the first person to discover a cure to Malaria.
Dr Rebecca Mellor is an assistant curator working with the Science Museum Group Collection at Blythe House. Her research interests include classical reception studies, sexual history through the lens of visual arts, digital humanities, and the history of censorship.
Assistant Curator Rebecca Mellor delves into the Science Museum Group’s collection of votives to explore the role of votive anatomical objects in health and public welfare in ancient civilizations.