Upcoming Events

Skeleton Reconstruction Drop In Session

Date(s): 20 April 2026

Time: 10.30am-12pm

Cost: Included in standard museum entry

Age Restrictions: 7+

Can you piece together the bones to solve the puzzle?Come along to our drop-in session and reconstruct a plastic teaching skeleton. For age 7+ Please note: These sessions are not ticketed and are included in the standard price of museum admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult

Edinburgh: City of Medicine

Date(s): 30 April 2026

Time: 6.30pm

Cost: £3.96

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-city-of-medicine-tickets-1985575728454?aff=oddtdtcreator

An evening lecture exploring the hidden histories and enduring legacy of a city shaped by medicine Join Malcolm MacCallum, Curator of the Anatomical Museum at the University of Edinburgh, and Thomas Elliott, Head of Surgeons Hall Museums, for an evening talk inspired by our new temporary exhibition in collaboration with the University of Edi…

Dissecting The Author: The Routledge Handbook of Museums Heritage and Death

Date(s): 7 May 2026

Time: 7pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dissecting-the-author-the-routledge-handbook-of-museums-heritage-and-death-tickets-1985450896077?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join this Zoom event where we discuss The Routledge Handbook of Museums Heritage and Death Join us for a thought-provoking Zoom talk exploring the complex and often sensitive intersections of museums, heritage, and death, through the lens of contemporary practice and research. Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator at Surgeons’ Hall Museum, wi…

Suturing Skills Drop-in Session

Date(s): 12 May 2026

Time: 10.30am-12pm & 1.30pm-3pm

Cost: Included in standard museum entry

Age Restrictions: 16+

International Nurses Day Tuesday 12th May 2026 In celebration of International Nurses Day, we are delighted to offer the chance to try out suturing. Come along to our drop-in session and attempt the medical technique of stitching a wound together. For age 16+ Please note: these sessions are not ticketed and included in the standard price of…

Lunch Time Talk: Anatomy and Crucifixion Imagery in Art

Date(s): 14 May 2026

Time: 1.15pm

Cost: £3

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-time-talk-anatomy-and-crucifixion-imagery-in-art-tickets-1985129905987?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join Anatomist and Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving as she discusses art, anatomy, and the depiction of the crucifixion Join us for this bite sized lunch time talk exploring the history of medicine. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Peter Paul Rubens studied human anatomy closely in order to represent the body with grea…

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