Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
500 years ago, this scroll was so powerful it offered protection and comfort during one of the most unpredictable and intense human experiences – childbirth. And one of the ways it did that was by connecting that experience to the fate of Jesus on the cross.
Join Dr Kierri Price and Dr Elma Brenner as they interpret this extraordinary artefact from our collection, on display now.
Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection is free to visit and open at Wellcome Collection until 19 April 2026.
Alt text: this video features details from a 500-year-old parchment scroll in our collection, including illustrations of the wounds of Jesus on the cross and of the nails used in the crucifixion.
#GoodFriday #Crucifixion
500 years ago, this scroll was so powerful it offered protection and comfort during one of the most unpredictable and intense human experiences – childbirth. And one of the ways it did that was by connecting that experience to the fate of Jesus on the cross.
Join Dr Kierri Price and Dr Elma Brenner as they interpret this extraordinary artefact from our collection, on display now.
Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection is free to visit and open at Wellcome Collection until 19 April 2026.
Alt text: this video features details from a 500-year-old parchment scroll in our collection, including illustrations of the wounds of Jesus on the cross and of the nails used in the crucifixion.
#GoodFriday #Crucifixion
