Upcoming Events

October 2024

Evening Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History walking tour

Date(s): 24 October 2024

Time: 6.30pm and 7pm

Cost: £9.95-£18.95

Age Restrictions: 10+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/evening-blood-and-guts-the-twists-and-turns-of-edinburghs-medical-history-tickets-925210498507?aff=oddtdtcreator

As part of the International Storytelling Festival join Surgeons Hall Museums for this evening programming of our 5* walking tour through Edinburgh’s old town and afterhours museum access. We will take you through the highs and lows of Edinburgh’s world renowned medical history. Discover the intrigues, rivalries and dedication to the cause as our…

Skeleton Restoration Drop-In

Date(s): 18 October 2024

Time: 11am-4pm

Booking Link: 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 Cat…

Skeleton Restoration Drop-In

Date(s): 17 October 2024

Time: 11am-4pm

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

Re-Start A Heart Day

Date(s): 16 October 2024

Time: 11am-4pm

Cost: Included in standard museum admission

We are delighted to be hosting drop-in activities for Restart a Heart Day’, a global initiative to raise awareness and education of CPR and AEDs in the community and takes place every year on 16th October. We will be joined by the BSc Oral Health Sciences staff and students in from Edinburgh University as well as representatives from the British …

Exploring Anatomy Through Art: Anatomical Casting

Date(s): 10 October 2024

Time: 2pm and 5.30pm

Cost: £10.95-£12.95

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-anatomy-through-art-anatomical-casting-tickets-1006840074767

Join Surgeons' Hall Museums Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving for this adult only, hands-on workshop, exploring the history of anatomical casting. Anatomical models have been used since the eighteenth century to teach about normal anatomy and disease, and often these were made using casts from dissected cadavers. This workshop with human remai…