Our lunchtime talks continue with upcoming sessions on the consequences of vaping and anatomy and crucifixion imagery in art.

By popular demand, Teen Takeover returns, offering young people aged 12-18 and their accompanying adults a unique after-hours experience in our historic pathology galleries.

Our online series Dissecting the Author is also back, featuring Cat Irving in conversation with Katie Stringer on The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritage and Death.

Looking ahead to August, we’re delighted to be part of the Fringe with our new show In Her Hand, running 24–29 August, with all tickets including Museum entry.

Throughout April, join our drop-in skeleton reconstruction sessions, and in May, a special suturing workshop will mark International Nurses’ Day.

In October we will be joined by author, historian, and bereavement counsellor Molly Conisbee for our latest Dissecting the Author.

be joined by Molly Conisbee for Dissecting the Author.

Looking to learn some lifesaving skills? Drop by on October 16th for CPR sessions as part of World Restart a Heart Day. 

We've also got a talk on the development of forensics and a talk for Pathology Week. 

A fair field and no favour’ was the request made by Sophia Jex-Blake whilst campaigning for access to medical education for women in the 1860s. Her request was simple: equal opportunities with no exemptions.

This exhibition explores the journey of women in surgery and medicine from ancient times to the present day.

We are delighted to announce the first episode of our podcast “Beyond the Knife” is now available! 

Join Anatomist and Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving as we learn about the history of anatomical studies and the importance of dissection in teaching and discovery.

Hear about the darker past of sourcing cadavers, how the process of dissection has improved dramatically through time and how things have changed for present day anatomists.

This episode is hosted by Chanté St Clair Inglis, Director of Heritage and Estates at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

You will find episode on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes will be released on the last Friday of every month!

                                           Visualising Surgery, modelling innovation by Dr Pankaj Chandak

                  The use of 3D printing & machines for complex surgery, and to support organs for transplant



Join surgeon and scientist, Dr Pankaj Chandak, as we explore the innovative ways technologies are being used to assist complex surgery. We take a closer look at the first reported use of 3D modelling to plan a kidney transplant procedure between a father and their two-year old daughter. Along the way we’ll cover some human systems, anatomy, physiology and what it is like to work in dynamic medical & scientific teams, as well as seeing how machines can be used to support and assess organs for transplantation.

                                                                             

                                                                               Speaker info

Dr Pankaj Chandak is a transplant surgeon currently at the Royal London Hospital and a research fellow at The Institute of Child Health, UCL and King’s College London. He is a passionate communicator of science, speaking to worldwide audiences through collaborations with The Royal Institution, The Royal Society, The Science Museum, The Hunterian Museum and the BBC. He was Medical Advisor to the Netflix Series “The Crown” and even acted in several episodes! Pankaj is also a Hunterian Professor at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

We have designed the guide to help improve the accessibility of the collection. Whether you are physically in the museum or viewing the guide from home, we want our collection and the stories we tell to be available to everyone. The guide is available in 37 different languages and has a screen reader function built in to make the collection accessible to all.

To access the guide you will need to download the Bloomberg Connects app. You can do this by scanning the QR code below. 

 

Explore our latest exhibition which examines the history of medicine’s oldest specialty, ophthalmology. The study and treatment of eye diseases can be traced back to ancient Egypt and has a fascinating journey to the specialism we recognise today. The exhibition explores the complex workings of the human eye, the development of our understanding of eye disease and discoveries of new treatments.

Ommetaphobia is the fear of eyes (something we empathise with) This exhibition contains no physical anatomy of the eye or any graphic eye images!

The museum will be open from 10am-5pm over Easter weekend.

Our previous temporary exhibition: In Safe Hands: The Battle for Midwifery is now closed. However, you can view a digital version of the exhibition here.

This year we will be joined by the Kids Operating Room (KidsOR).

KidsOR is a global health charity focused entirely on changing this reality through the provision of high quality, safe surgical services for children in low- and middle-income countries.

Join David Cunningham - CEO of Kids Operating Room - as we delve into the remarkable journey of this Scottish Charity. In just five short years, they have brought life-saving and life-changing surgical interventions to over 100,000 children. Featuring a special appearance from KidsOR’s in-house Biomedical Engineer, Courtney Ludick.

Speaker info

Chief Executive David Cunningham has led children’s charities for over a decade, and, with Co-Founders Gareth & Nicola Wood, was inspired to start Kids Operating Room after witnessing the devastating consequences of the global crisis in children’s surgery at a hospital in Uganda.

As a psychology graduate with a keen interest in early-years development, David has championed holistic centres of excellence that do more than just provide safe spaces for children’s surgery.

To book a place

Please RSVP to Carl Ronan, c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book a places for this exciting event.To allow as many schools as possible to attend, places will initially be limited to 12 per school.

December
4th- The Secret Of Life: The History, Discovery & Significance of DNA Structure

Taking place on Monday, 31^st July, the museum will open at 9am before our official opening at 10am, and wherever possible, we have adjusted operations and/or lowered volume levels on exhibits.  There will be old surgical equipment available to handle and a quiet room for those needing to take a break.

Due to the nature of the event, spaces are limited and booking is required. To reserve a place, please phone 0131 527 1711 or email museum@rcsed.ac.uk. 

Please note that we have human remains on display in our galleries, therefore, our recommended age for visiting it is 10+. 

The King James IV Professorship is awarded annually in open competition to practitioners of surgery or dental surgery who have made a significant contribution to the clinical and/or scientific basis of surgery. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II gave permission for the College to use the title King James IV Professorship as King James IV of Scotland, who confirmed this College's Seal of Cause on 13 October 1506, had an interest in all matters scientific, including medicine and surgery and was proud of his skill as a dental surgeon, adopting the somewhat unusual practice of paying patients on whom he operated.

Full information can be found on their website here.

Take a walk through time as we learn about the history of anatomical studies and the importance of human bodies in teaching and discovery. We learn about the darker past of the cadaver, how the process has improved dramatically through time and some of the demands anatomists have in our present day.

18th- Museum Detectives

Join our learning team and become a real-life Sherlock Holmes with our Museum Detectives drop-in session. Get hands on and try out different techniques used by forensic investigators when they analyse the evidence left at a crime scene.

25th- Lindsey Fitzharris - The Facemaker Q&A

Join Lindsey Fitzharris, historian and award-winning author of The Butchering Art, as she presents the compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War’s injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery. In "The Facemaker", Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies. Referred to as the ‘grandfather of plastic surgery’ Gillies dedicated himself to restoring the faces - and the identities - of a brutalized generation. "The Facemaker" places Gillies's ingenious surgical innovations alongside the poignant stories of soldiers whose lives were wrecked and repaired. At this event Lindsey Fitzharris will discuss her latest book and will follow up with a question-and-answer session. There will be an opportunity to buy copies of the book to have them signed.

November

10th- Heart Dissection- Adult Workshop

This workshop is open to all over 18, and you don't need prior knowledge of medicine to try your hand at dissection. This workshop takes a hands-on look at the structure and function of the mammalian heart. Using a pig heart, participants will dissect out the path of the blood revealing the chambers and their associated vessels and valves. We will discuss the function of each intricate part of the heart and what happens when it goes wrong. The ticket includes access to the Museums, from 18:30 to 21:30 on the day of your workshop.

19th- Anatomical Drawing: Disease

This half-day drawing course, leading on from our previous session focusses on disease. The course is suitable for those with a range of artistic abilities and/or knowledge of human anatomy. Ideal for science inspired artists, those looking to progress into healthcare education; aspiring medics, dentists and high school students studying art or sciences. During the workshop you will be introduced to various specimens which have suffered disease. You will develop your observational and recording skills using pen and ink, graphite powder and pencil. Here we focus on accuracy whilst producing drawings in the style of both classical and medical artists of the past. Attendees will study and recreate some of the beautifully preserved specimens held at Surgeons’ Hall Museum.



December 

1st- Surgeons' Hall Book Club: Spare Parts

Taking place in the beautiful surroundings of the Fellows Library, in the A Listed William Playfair building. The Museums second book club session will discuss 'Spare Parts' by Paul Craddock. We are fortunate to have Paul host the book club, alongside our Museum's Human Remains Conservator, Cat Irving, who will be discussing the book in relation to things in the museum. Expertly weaving together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery has constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal, and machine. It shows us that the history -- and future -- of transplant surgery is tied up with questions not only about who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become

We're back with our latest events programme. Over the next few months we will be hosting a bone handling workshop, kids drop in sessions and moving music and human anatomy. 

We have also re-programmed our forensic art and facial reconstruction workshop which was originally planned to go ahead in 2020! The workshop ties in with out new temporary exhibition Beyond Skin & Muscle: the art and science of medical illustration which will open in July. 

We will also be holding our first BSL Blood and Guts walking tour in August! 

You can find out more about all our upcoming events below.

 


JULY
16th- Bone handling workshop- An interactive workshop for adults led by Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving, exploring the wonders of the human skeleton. Learn how we get a new skeleton every ten years, what happens when bones break and what happens to our bones after we die.

19th and 20th- Skeleton Investigators drop in session- Do you know what an owl has for its dinner? Find out in these sessions! Investigate the skeleton remains removed from owl pellets. Discover what animal the bones belong to and then reconstruct the skeleton. There is no need to book for these sessions as they are included in the cost of museum admission.

26th- DNA Detectives drop in session- Can you break the genetic code? Come along to one of our drop-in sessions, learn all about DNA and make your own DNA sequence bracelet to take home with you. There is no need to book for these sessions as they are included in the cost of museum admission.

27th- Moving Music and Human Anatomy- Want to learn the bones of the human body - from our smallest bone and how it helps us hear sounds and music, right through to the largest bone in the body? Moving Music offers fun and therapeutic musical experiences through the use of mixed percussion instruments. Music is proven to make our bodies and minds healthier. It is great fun and is for everyone. Absolutely no experience needed. Easy to play instruments, drums and percussion provided.

Recommended age of approximately 10 years old, all children must be accompanied by a non-paying adult. Workshops run for 1hr 30min and require an accompanying (non-paying) adult per child.

 

AUGUST
6th- BSL Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History walking tour- Join Surgeons Hall Museums on our inaugural BSL walking tour through Edinburgh’s old town. 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 guide leads you through the sites where anatomists, surgeons and physicians worked, operated, and squabbled in the quest for medical advancement. Drawn from the archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh you will discover little known accounts of iconic writers, chloroform tea parties, pioneering women, grave robbing and of course Britain’s first serial killers the infamous Burke and Hare.
Encounter tales of old Edinburgh, disease, dissection, and curious methods of treatment.
Tours will last approximately 75mins and include free museum access from 10am-5pm on the day of your tour.
Age & suitability Guidance: Age 10+ and for those with hearing impairment




SEPTEMBER
17th- Forensic Art and Facial Reconstruction-  Join forensic artist Karen Fleming for this hands-on facial reconstruction workshop. Facial reconstruction is an interpretation of human remains in an attempt to depict the likeness of the deceased, using a combination of art and science techniques.

For this in-person workshop, Fleming will teach you the process involved when recreating a full facial reconstruction using a replica skull, and discuss the scientific methods that are used when only skeletal remains are available to aid in the identification of a person.

Karen Fleming has an MSc in forensic art and facial identification from The University of Dundee, along with a BA (hons) degree in painting from Edinburgh College of Art. She has recently been working on 2D facial reconstructions, some of which can be seen in our newly opened temporary exhibition.

Spearheaded by the College’s Director of Heritage, Chris Henry, the exhibition features beautiful pieces of art and prints created by Sandie Youngson throughout her years as a self-taught artist.

Before her passing earlier this year, grandmother-of-eight Sandie, from Aberdeenshire, had worked as an artist and was a former Macmillan nurse who ran classes for terminally ill cancer patients whilst encouraging the therapeutic quality of painting.

During her fight with MND, although no longer able to paint, Sandie still gained and gave enormous pleasure in sharing her paintings with loved ones and all of those who came to enjoy her exhibitions.

Her husband, former RCSEd Vice President and council member George Youngson, is also helping to launch the event at the College’s Surgeons’ Hall Museums in Edinburgh. The retired paediatric surgeon said:

My wife’s remarkable artistic practice had a huge impact on the many people she worked with, and the College is doing Sandie a great honour in showcasing this exhibition of her art. Much of her generosity included donating her work to charities. Therefore, our family have chosen My Name’5 Doddie as the beneficiary of an exhibition of her paintings being held in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Sandie’s courage and spirit in coping with MND is well reflected in the charity’s founder Doddie, his family and his team of supporters. The foundation has shown the leadership and advocacy in promoting awareness and exploring new treatments that are so desperately needed in an illness that has been so difficult to make progress on. I’m enormously grateful to the College for allowing us to show Sandie’s paintings. If she could have known that her art could provide pleasure for some, at the same time supporting research into this awful condition, then she would have been thrilled.

The exhibition includes prints and cards featuring Sandie’s distinctive seascapes, beach scenes, and colourful landscape paintings.

Sandie, who was also a mother-of-three, was inspired mainly by memories of her childhood and depicted growing up along the Scottish coastlines.

Jill Douglas, CEO of My Name’5 Doddie Foundation commented:

Thank you to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Youngson family for their generosity in supporting the work of My Name’5 Doddie Foundation with this wonderful event. Sandie’s story has moved everyone at the Foundation and we’re so pleased that her beautiful artwork is being exhibited. Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is not incurable, it’s just underfunded, and events like this will help our fundraising efforts as we continue to invest in targeted MND research and support patients living with MND.

Support the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation by making a donation or purchasing a print/postcard here.

Can you help to build a human body?  Come along to our drop-in session and create internal organs out of Play-Doh for our human body model.

Join consultant histopathologist Dr Suzy Lishman CBE as she performs a living autopsy to investigate the effects of modern living on the body. Discover what an autopsy involves and how post-mortem examinations have transformed our understanding of disease and why future investigations may not require a scalpel. Her award-winning living autopsy has been seen by thousands in real life, and over one million people online. In her day job, Suzy specialises in bowel cancer diagnosis and establishing accurate causes of death. Out of work Suzy gives regular talks to schools, specialist societies and the public, and has appeared on numerous television programmes discussing historic murders and diseases such as bubonic plague, syphilis and arsenic poisoning. Find out more about the tour here https://www.rcpath.org/discover-pathology/diamond-jubilee/living-autopsy-tour.html

June

17th- Surgeons' Hall Book Club-  

Taking place in the beautiful surroundings of the Fellows Library, in the A Listed William Playfair building. The Museums inaugural book club session will discuss 'The Butchering Art' by Lindsey Fitzharris.
In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris recreates a pivotal point in medical history, when Joseph Lister transformed surgery from a brutal, harrowing practice to a far safer and smoother process, that we are familiar with in present times. The book is available in our Museum shop. All purchases will gain complimentary access to the Museum with each copy.

24th- Phases of Matter Film Screening + Director Q&A- Phases of Matter made its premiere at the International Rotterdam Film Festival 2020 and won the Best Documentary Film Award at the 57th Antalya Film Festival and the 39th Istanbul Film Festival. As a non-traditional cinematic documentary with an observant style, the film meticulously portrays the story of not only a hospital, but also a country, helping the audience to understand and empathize with health workers in a way that regular style of documentary filmmaking can't. It is the latest film of director and artist Deniz Tortum, who is based in Philadelphia and was featured on “25 New Faces of Independent Cinema” by Filmmaker Magazine.

For several years Faulkner had wanted to create a painting that showcased the different roles involved in delivering patient care within his specialty. In 2020, Faulkner decided to push ahead with his idea and put the idea to some of his colleagues at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. After approaching several of his colleagues, Faulkner started working on the composition of the painting. The team took part in a photoshoot which took inspiration from historical paintings such as “Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp”.  However shortly after, the world was hit with the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the painting to take on a new significance. Faulkner was separated from his loved ones and was only able to see his colleagues at work. He considers the painting to be a record of the unprecedented times we were living in.

Trauma depicts a scene illustrating the multi-disciplinary trauma and orthopaedic team surrounding a patient lying on an operating table about to undergo hip surgery. The figures hold items to signify their roles within the team and their gazes are cantered on the patient directing their focus of care. The skeleton in the background represents orthopaedics and the shrouded figure in the Personal protective Equipment (PPE) to the right of the canvas represents the COVID-19 pandemic when this painting was created.

Faulkner states “I am immensely honoured and proud that this painting which has resonated with so many, and holds a huge personal significance is being displayed at Surgeons Hall to be seen by members of the public.”

The painting has been featured in the online exhibition “Healthcare Heroes” organised by Paintings in Hospitals and in the book “Portraits for the NHS Heroes” published by Bloomsbury.

“Trauma” is currently on display at Surgeons’ Hall Museums, Edinburgh.

From the 11th of September visitors to Edinburgh’s Surgeons’ Hall Museums will have the opportunity to see an innovative surgical robot up close. The da Vinci surgical system has arrived at the museum as part of its new Body Voyager exhibition, which takes visitors on a journey through the human body to explore how technology is changing the face of healthcare.

The da Vinci system was donated to the museum by Intuitive Surgical, the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery that has more than 6,000 systems installed globally, including 20 years of innovation history in the UK. 

The da Vinci systems are used by surgeons to carry out operations using a minimally invasive approach that may improve patient outcomes. The system will be a focal point in the new galleries and visitors to Body Voyager will be able to experience what the surgeon experiences during a robotic-assisted procedure.

Chris Henry, Director of Heritage at the Museum said: “Our Body Voyager Galleries will look at the future of surgery and try to address changes that have taken place in recent years. The da Vinci surgical system is a fantastic addition to the galleries and will give visitors a unique opportunity to operate one of the most advanced pieces of surgical equipment currently available.”
Body Voyager will take visitors through the human body exploring the way in which modern technology is changing the course of modern surgery and patient care. A high level of interactive computer technology, working surgical instruments, human specimens and AV presentations will create an immersive experience.

Visitors will enjoy an interactive art-based programme designed specifically for Body Voyager to enable them to see what surgeons experience when operating the robotic-assisted da Vinci system.

“We’re delighted to help make such a ground-breaking new exhibition possible at the renowned Surgeon’s Hall Museum,” said Dr. Catherine Mohr, president of the Intuitive Foundation. “With da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery being used increasingly throughout the UK to transform the lives of patients, we hope this exhibition will help educate and inspire the next generation of surgeons and innovators.”

David Marante, Regional Director of Intuitive in the UK and Ireland, said: “By giving museum visitors this hands-on experience of our da Vinci surgical system we hope to help them understand the value of da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery for patients and how we develop our technology with surgeons to enhance patient care.”

The new permanent galleries are the second phase of the museum redevelopment.  Phase one was completed in 2015 when the museum underwent a £4.4 million Heritage Lottery funded refurbishment. The museum’s collections chart the development of anatomical medical knowledge between the 16th and 19th centuries and deal with subjects such as the history of surgery, techniques and technology, surgical specialty, anatomy and a host of other themed subjects.

Currently the galleries at Surgeons’ Hall, one of the oldest museums in Scotland, chart the history of surgery from 1505.  Body Voyager will explore the rise in computerised and robotic technology in medicine throughout the 20^th and 21^st centuries.

The project has been in development for a couple of years and was due to open in September 2020 however, it was put on hold due to the pandemic. Body Voyager will be split into four different zones: an introduction, the head, the torso and the limbs. Each area will look at the extent to which robotics has been introduced into certain procedures already and how this equipment has evolved in recent years.

The galleries will incorporate a high level of interactive computer technology, working surgical instruments, human specimens and AV presentations to create an immersive experience. The Body Voyager galleries will take visitors on a journey through the human body exploring the way in which modern technology is changing the course of modern surgery and patient care.

Surgeons’ Hall have been working with a number of surgical companies including Intuitive Surgical Inc, Freehand Surgical and Bbraun to showcase some equipment used by surgeons, from the first pieces of robotic equipment used in the operating theatre to some of the most up to date, high tech instruments in use today.

Visitors will take an immersive journey through the human body in a new virtual reality experience. The galleries will pose many questions for visitors to consider: Will technology improve patient safety? Would you like to be operated on by a robot? Will the surgeon of the future be a data programmer? Will these changes ever replace the surgeon?

The new galleries are the second phase of the museum re-development, with phase one being completed in 2015 when the Museums underwent a £4.4 million Heritage Lottery funded revamp. While the current galleries chart the development of anatomical medical knowledge between the 16^th and 19^th centuries, Body Voyager will look at the future of surgery, exploring the use of robotics.

You can read more here. 

Things you need to know before you visit:

• Visitors can make a reservation to visit. Reservations are free to make and tickets can be purchased on arrival. Tickets are £8 for adults and £4.50 for concessions. Reservations can be made on our eventbrite page here. Reservations are not mandatory to visit but are recommended to avoid disappointment. 
• In line with advice from the Scottish Government, face masks are mandatory (unless medically exempt)
• Please pay by card, preferably contactless where possible.
• There will be a one way system in operation. This is marked out by arrows on the floor. 
• Visitors are asked to maintain a social distance of 2 metres.
• There are hand sanitising stations throughout the museums.
• Increased cleaning of all touch points and toilets.
• We will be asking visitors to leave contact details to assist with Test and Protect.
• If you feel unwell with any COVID-19 symptoms please stay at home.
• Due to current Scottish Government advice, group sizes are limited to no more than 6 people from 2 different households. We ask our visitors to please adhere to these restrictions to help stop the spread of the virus.

In order to keep our staff and visitors safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have introduced several safety measures. 

Things you need to know before you visit:

• Visitors can make a reservation to visit. Reservations are free to make and tickets can be purchased on arrival. Tickets are £8 for adults and £4.50 for concessions. Reservations can be made on our eventbrite page here. Reservations are not mandatory to visit but are recommended to avoid disappointment. 
• Please pay by card, preferably contactless where possible.
• There will be a one way system in operation. This is marked out by arrows on the floor. 
• Visitors are asked to maintain a social distance of 2 metres.
• There are hand sanitising stations throughout the museums.
• Increased cleaning of all touch points and toilets.
• In line with official advice from the Scottish Government, face masks are mandatory (unless medically exempt)
• We will be asking visitors to leave contact details to assist with Test and Protect.
• If you feel unwell with any COVID-19 symptoms please stay at home.

• A one way system will be in operation to guide visitors through the museum to ensure social distancing guidelines are met.
• Hand sanitising stations for visitors.
• Increased cleaning of all touch points throughout the museum and toilets.
• Encouraging card payments wherever possible.

Due to the current pandemic RCSED has decided to cancel all events and as a result, all museum events up until the end of April have been cancelled. This includes

• RCSEd Library and Archive Present: Rare Books and Restoration 
• A Model Education Curator Tours (in both April and May)
• Anatomical Modelling workshop 
• Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History walking tours.

• International Women's Day Talk 2020: A Surgeon's Perspective- 2nd of March
• RCSEd Library and Archive Presents: Rare Books and Restoration- 24th of March
• A Model Education Curator Tours- 9th of April and 7th of May
• Anatomical Modelling: Forensic Art Workshop- 25th and 26th of April
• Explore the Body with Anatomicum kids workshop- 9th of May
• Death in the Arctic; Harry Goodsir and the Franklin Expedition- 21st of May

The new galleries are the second phase of the museum redevelopment, with phase one being completed in 2015 when the Museums underwent a £4.4 million Heritage Lottery funded revamp.

Currently the Museums collections chart the development of anatomical medical knowledge between the 16th and 19th centuries and deal with subjects such as the history of surgery, techniques and technology, surgical specialty, anatomy and a host of other themed subjects.

Body Voyager, and will explore the rise in computerised and robotic technology in medicine. The new space will incorporate a high level of interactive computer technology, working surgical instruments, human specimens and AV presentations to create an immersive experience.

Body Voyager will be an immersive experience and will take visitors on a journey through the human body exploring the way in which modern technology is changing the course of modern surgery and patient care. Visitors will be asked to think more about the advancement of surgery and how they would feel as a patient in these circumstances.