Upcoming Events

August 2014

St Giles Cathedral - outreach exhibition and activities

Date(s): 11 August 2014 - 7 September 2014

Cost: Free

From the 11th August - 7th September, Surgeons' Hall Museum, in partnership with Edinburgh University will bring it's touring exhibition ‘Words and Deeds: Women, Warfare and Caregiving' to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The University of Edinburgh’s exhibition ‘Words and Deeds: Women, Warfare and Caregiving’ explores the often neglected and under…

The Remarkable Elsie Inglis & the Scottish Women’s Hospital

Date(s): 5 August 2014

Time: 18:30-19:30

Cost: Free

Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-remarkable-elsie-inglis-the-scottish-womens-hospital-tickets-12407801067

Iain Macintyre talks about Elsie Inglis - a remarkable woman doctor. She was a pioneer of medical education for women, a successful surgeon in Edinburgh and a leader of the Suffrage movement. But it was her work with the Scottish Women's Hospitals in the First World War which made her a national heroine. Her story, one of courage and determinatio…

Central Library - outreach exhibition and activities

Date(s): 4 August 2014 - 8 August 2014

Cost: Free

From the 4th-8th August, The Central Library, Edinburgh will host the exhibitions ‘Words and Deeds, Weapons and Wounding’, a partnership project between Surgeons’ Hall Museum and The University of Edinburgh. Please contact the venue for more informationlibraries@edinburgh.gov.uk