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This mythic transformation is the subject of Milk, a major exhibition at Londons Wellcome Collection that is set to run through September 30. Milk. Poor women often lacked the right nutrition and unable to provide enough breastmilk needed for the babys growth. Milk explores our relationship with milk and its place in politics, society and culture. Courtesy of The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. function checkCookies() { Wellcome Collection (London): All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go Richard Whiddington, + 'Thank you for subscribing!' This distinctive status given to milk is here reflected in a mish-mash of media, from historical models in terracotta of a mule carrying cheese, dating from the 3rd or 2nd century BC, to contemporary pieces from artists including Julia Bornefeld, Sarah Pucill, Hetain Patel, and Lucy + Jorge Orta. This exhibition asks: Why has cows milk been considered essential to a good diet in the UK? }); In recent years, oppressed political groups have sought to reclaim milk as a symbol of resistance. Perhaps unsurprisingly, its the first exhibition to deconstruct the complex history of the dairy product. Though the roots of this consumption run deeper, as the exhibition shows through historical objects dating back thousands of years, they were supercharged by governmental and industrial forces in the 20th century. Admission to Wellcome Collection is free. }; Harris-Babous work highlights the horrific and traumatic history of the transatlantic slave trade in which enslaved women were robbed of their bodily autonomy, while also linking it to the present-day inequalities in Black maternal healthcare in the US and UK. You can unsubscribe at any time using links in the emails you receive. var ouibounceScript = '