Did we nearly lose sign language in 1880? Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader explain... @WellcomeCollection
Did we nearly lose sign language in 1880? Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader explain...  @WellcomeCollection
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video tells the story of the year sign language education was nearly banned forever.

Join us for a deep dive (straight up the nostrils) into one of Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader’s latest artworks, as seen in our exhibition 1880 THAT.

At first glance, it’s a huge nose. Or actually two. Or three. But who do they belong to? And why?

1880 was a big deal in Deaf history. And its effects can still be felt today.

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Did we nearly lose sign language in 1880? Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader explain...

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