Surgeons' Hall Museums

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
18 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH8 9DW
Scotland

Website

Museum Homepage

www.edinburgh.surgeonshall.museum

Scotland and Medicine Partnership

www.scotlandandmedicine.com

Anatomy Acts Touring Exhibition

www.anatomyacts.co.uk

E-mail

museum@rcsed.ac.uk

Telephone

Museum Office

0131 527 1649

Fax

0131 557 6406

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Scotland’s largest medical museum houses one of the most significant surgical collections in the world. William Playfair’s outstanding Pathology Museum*, the oldest in Britain, contains human anatomical and pathological specimens from the late 18th century. Other objects, images and artworks trace surgery’s fascinating history from Roman times to the present including the breakthrough discoveries of antisepsis and anaesthesia, the curious development of false teeth and the chilling Burke and Hare murders. ‘Sport, Surgery and the Well Being’ highlights the benefits of sports and exercise medicine and gives you the chance to test your skill as a surgeon on the keyhole surgery training unit.

Note: The museum displays human remains which some people may find unsettling.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Monday - Friday, noon - 4pm
Summer opening hrs 2008: 1 Aug - 7 Sept, Monday - Friday 10am -4pm, Saturday & Sunday, noon - 4pm

 Admission charges

Full: £5
Child / concession with ID: £3
Family concession: Two paying adults and up to two children (under 16s) go free)
NHS workers: £3

Discounts

  • International Council of Museums
  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Shop
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
18 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH8 9DW
Scotland

Website

Museum Homepage

www.edinburgh.surgeonshall.museum

Scotland and Medicine Partnership

www.scotlandandmedicine.com

Anatomy Acts Touring Exhibition

www.anatomyacts.co.uk

E-mail

museum@rcsed.ac.uk

Telephone

Museum Office

0131 527 1649

Fax

0131 557 6406

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The museums contain objects in 9 main categories: anatomical and pathological specimens; casts and models; histological preparations; furniture; paintings and other works of art; photographic prints and slides; voice, video and other recordings; surgical and other instruments; and miscellaneous items.

Collection details

Medicine

Key artists and exhibits

  • Charles Bell
  • Joseph Lister
  • Robert Liston
  • Robert Knox
  • Burke and Hare
  • James Young Simpson
  • William Playfair
  • William Henry Playfair

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
18 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH8 9DW
Scotland

Website

Museum Homepage

www.edinburgh.surgeonshall.museum

Scotland and Medicine Partnership

www.scotlandandmedicine.com

Anatomy Acts Touring Exhibition

www.anatomyacts.co.uk

E-mail

museum@rcsed.ac.uk

Telephone

Museum Office

0131 527 1649

Fax

0131 557 6406

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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