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“Books and Other Certain Rarities”: The Library and Archive of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Date(s): 21 March 2024

Time: 11am and 2pm

Cost: £6.50-£9.50

Booking Link: https://shop.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/products/books-and-other-certain-rarities-the-library-and-archive-of-the-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-edinburgh

Join the Library and Archive of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in celebration of Rare Books Edinburgh 2024.   The first recorded evidence of the Library at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was in 1696, when archived Minutes recorded that "books and other certain rarities" were to be provided in the new Hall of the Incorporat…

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Lunch Time Talk: The Eye in Myth and Science

Date(s): 1 April 2024

Time: 1.15pm

Cost: £3

Booking Link: https://shop.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/products/lunch-time-talk-the-eye-in-myth-and-science

Join Surgeons' Hall Museums Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving as she discusses the human eye in myth and science during this bite sized talk. Shakespeare said that the eyes are the window to your soul, and vision has often been considered our primary sense. Cat Irving will look at the way myth, folklore and science have changed our understanding…

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Sensory Friendly Quiet Evening

Date(s): 8 April 2024

Time: 5.30pm-7pm

Cost: £4

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sensory-friendly-quiet-evening-tickets-851539947907?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our sensory friendly late openings provide an opportunity for those who need a quieter environment to enjoy our museum without the hustle and bustle of the general public. Taking place on Monday the 8th of April, the museum will open at 5.30pm after our official closing at 5pm, and wherever possible, we have adjusted operations and/or lowered volu…

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Exploring Anatomy Through Art: Dry Point Etching

Date(s): 21 April 2024

Time: 11am-4pm

Cost: £14.95-£17.95

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://shop.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/products/exploring-anatomy-through-art-dry-point-etching

Join Surgeons Hall Museums and Artist Susie Wilson for this one-day workshop which will introduce the technique of Dry Point Etching using multiple plates in order to layer colours and textures. Taking inspiration from the museum collection, participants will make drawings using various media. These drawings will then be devel…

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Lunch Time Talk- Asbestos From Magic Mineral to Deathly Dust

Date(s): 6 May 2024

Time: 1.15pm

Cost: £3

Booking Link: https://shop.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/products/lunch-time-talk-asbestos-from-magic-mineral-to-deadly-dust

Join Surgeons' Hall Museums Research Fellow Professor Ken Donaldson as he discusses Asbestos in this bite sized talk. In the early 20th century, asbestos was hailed as a ‘magic mineral’ and was eventually incorporated into thousands of products in homes, cars, ships etc; it was woven into the fabric of buildings and indeed, people’s lives. The fib…

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