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Surgeons' Hall Museums' iconic William Playfair building at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Surgeons' Hall Museums' iconic William Playfair building at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Wohl Pathology Museum, one of the most historic collections of surgical pathology in the world

The Wohl Pathology Museum, one of the most historic collections of surgical pathology in the world

Book said to be made from William Burke's skin in our History of Surgery Museum

Book said to be made from William Burke's skin in our History of Surgery Museum

Artwork depicting historic tooth extraction methods is displayed in our Dental Collection

Artwork depicting historic tooth extraction methods is displayed in our Dental Collection

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Our Latest Events Programme has Launched

19 March 2023

The nights are getting lighter which means it's time to launch our spring events programme! As our first series of lunch time talks were a fantastic success, we are delighted to announce our next series of lunch time talks will begin in April! Our Dissecting the Author series will also return in April. This time our Human Remains Conservator will b…

New Temporary Exhibition Opening in April

15 March 2023

Our new temporary exhibition "In Safe Hands: A Battle for Midwifery" will open on the 1st of April 2023. This exhibition explores the story of midwifery and obstetrics through the centuries. It explores how the perception of childbirth changed from being simply a life event unto something requiring medical oversight. Traditionally women naturally t…

We are now closed until the 4th of January

23 December 2022

We are currently closed and will reopen on Wednesday the 4th of January at 10am.

The first events for 2023 have been announced!

14 December 2022

We are delighted to announce our winter events programme!We'll kicking off 2023 with a jam packed programme which will include a new lunchtime talk series, heart dissections and talks. We will also be joined by author Megan Rosenbloom who will be discussing her book "Dark Archives". 2023 will also see the return of the Rare Books Festival, which th…

Festive Opening Hours

1 December 2022

We will be closed from 3pm on Friday the 23rd of December and will reopen at 10am on Wednesday the 4th of January 2023.

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