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

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

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December 2025

1 December 2025

The museum will be closed from 5pm on Tuesday the 23rd of December 2025 and will reopen at 10am on Monday the 5th of January 2026.

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