News

New Temporary Exhibition Now Open

3 April 2026

Edinburgh: City of Medicine- 300 Years of Edinburgh Medical SchoolUncover the city mapped by medicine in our new temporary exhibition in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh Medical School is the oldest medical school in the English-speaking world. It grew at the time of the Scottish Enlightenment and was founded on radical new…

Spring 2026 Events

26 March 2026

We have an exciting programme of events coming up to celebrate the launch of our new exhibition, Edinburgh: City of Medicine- 300 Years of Edinburgh’s Medical School (opening April 3rd). Join us for a lunchtime talk on Edinburgh’s Polish Medical School and an evening lecture exploring the development of the Medical School and the human stories behi…

Winter 2026 Events

10 December 2025

In January, we’ll present an immersive promenade performance of a new play by Raymond Friel. The Science of Guilt is inspired by real early Victorian crime cases; however, the verdict is up to you! In February, we’ll host our rescheduled Lunch time Talk on Gonorrhoea, as well as the next instalment of Dissecting the Author. This time we’ll be join…

Our Autumn Events Are Live

18 September 2025

Our Autumn Events programme has launched. We’ve got a fantastic line up of events to take us through to the end of the year. In October we will be joined by author, historian, and bereavement counsellor Molly Conisbee for our latest Dissecting the Author. be joined by Molly Conisbee for Dissecting the Author. Looking to learn some lifesaving ski…

We are not participating in Doors Open Day

5 September 2025

We will not be participating in Doors Open Day on the 27ths and 28th of September.The museum will be open as normal from 10am-5pm on those days and standard admission fees will still apply.You can view the full Doors Open Day Programme on their website.

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