Upcoming Events

October 2025

Lunch Time Talk: Catching the Clap-A History of Gonorrhoea

Date(s): 23 October 2025

Time: 1.15pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-time-talk-catching-the-clap-a-history-of-gonorrhoea-tickets-1679660974189?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for this bite sized lunch time talk exploring the history of medicine. The Royal College of Surgeons has existed for over 500 years and holds one of the world’s most significant pathology collections, documenting centuries of disease. In this fascinating lunchtime talk, Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving delves into the surprising and oft…

Skeleton Reconstruction Drop In Session

Date(s): 20 October 2025

Time: 11am-4pm

Cost: Included in standard museum admission. Booking not required.

We all need a little bit of TLC every now and again. In October our Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving will be taking some of the skeletons from our pathology gallery for cleaning and conservation to make sure they continue to look their best. You will be able to come and see these skeletons in our Anatomy Lab, where you will be able to watch Ca…

Dissecting The Author: No Ordinary Deaths with Molly Conisbee

Date(s): 9 October 2025

Time: 7pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dissecting-the-author-no-ordinary-deaths-with-molly-consibee-tickets-1659786027689?aff=oddtdtcreator

From Death-Watchers to Victorian Mourning: A People’s History of Mortality Join us for a thought-provoking Zoom talk exploring how the rituals and realities of dying, death, and disposal have shaped, and been shaped by, society throughout history. Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall Museums, will be joined by author, historian, …