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The Inquest!

Date(s): 19 April 2015

Time: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm (timed entry)

Cost: Free

Booking Link: http://theinquest.eventbrite.co.uk

We're taking you back to 1829, where an unidentified person has been found at Surgeons' Hall. Without any obvious cause of death, curator Robert Knox is finally called into question. Examine the scene of the crime, explore contemporary medical texts and illustrations, and discover the good and bad sides of Robert Knox. Should Robert Knox have been tried with Burke and Hare? The decision is yours...

In association with The National Libraries of Scotland, Edinburgh Napier University and The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Venue: Quincentenary Hall at the Royal College of Surgeons' of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh. 

Under 16s should be accompanied by an adult.

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