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Surgeons' Hall Museums

We are open from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week*. Booking is not required to visit. If you are looking to bring a large group, please get in touch. 

The award winning Museums are open to the public 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.

Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publicly sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house the Barclay and Bell collections. Whilst the Museums were initially established as a medical teaching resource, all are now welcome to visit.

*Please note: We will close at 5pm on Monday the 23rd of December 2024 and will reopen at 10am on Friday the 3rd of January 2025.

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Museum News

We will be closed over Christmas and New Year

The museum will close at 5pm on Monday the 23rd of December and will reopen at 10am on Friday the 3rd of January 2025. read more >>

2024 RCSEd Christmas School Lecture

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's School Christmas Lecture will take place on Tuesday the 26th of November at 2pm. This is a free event aimed at S4+. This year we will be joined by Dr Panka… read more >>

We are not participating in Doors Open Day.

We are not participating in the Doors Open Day festival on the 28th and 29th of September. The museum will be open from 10am-5pm as usual and standard admission fees will apply.  Full details of parti… read more >>