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31 July 2015

We're delighted to announce that The Centre of Population Health Science's Centenary of Public Health Lecture Series will be coming to Surgeons' Hall Museums this October. "The Health of the City of Edinburgh: 1865, 2015, and 2165", is a celebratory symposium marking the 150th anniversary of the report on the Sanitary Condition of the City of Edinb…

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Festival of Museums: A Scandal in Surgeons' Hall, in partnership with The University of Edinburgh

24 April 2015

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now available for our Festival of Museums event that we are hosting in partnership with the University of Edinburgh Anatomy Museum. On Saturday the 16th of May, come and join us for an evening of dark entertainment at Surgeons’ Hall – music, dancing, magic and mystery all included!  We’re hosting a scan…

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Surgeons' Hall Museum comes to Blackhall Library

1 April 2015

Throughout April 2015, Surgeons' Hall Museum, will be working in partnership with Edinburgh University to bring its touring exhibition ‘Words and Deeds, Weapons and Wounding’ to Blackhall Library. The University of Edinburgh’s exhibition ‘Words and Deeds: Women, Warfare and Caregiving’ explores the often neglected and understated story of women in …

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New Events Programme

19 February 2015

We are delighted to announce our events programme for the upcoming year. In March, Ms Chris Short will be speaking at Kirkcaldy Museum and Galleries for International Women's Day. In April, our outreach exhibition, "Words and Deeds, Weapons and Wounding" will be heading to Blackhall Library, with a full list of accompanying talks and events to be p…

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Edinburgh World Heritage grant for Playfair's Surgeons' Hall

30 January 2015

The conservation work forms part of the Lister Project, a £4 million re-development of the historic building by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. The project will see a re-interpretation of its museum collections, access improvements to buildings, the conservation of its archive and work to help preserve its exterior. The building was co…

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