Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world.
Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week
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We are delighted to announce we now have an online shop! We sell a wide variety of items- from brain shaped cookie cutters to skeleton nesting dolls!
You can check it out for yourself here: https://shop.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/
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This knuckle-duster belonged to dentist Frederick Smith. Smith was a dentist in Chesterfield. He carried this knuckle-duster as protection from "highwaymen" on his weekly horse drawn cab journey to his practice in Alfreton.
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Napoleon's Toothbrush, c.1790. Napoleon brushed his teeth regularly using opium-based toothpaste. His toothbrush has a silver gilt handle and bristles made of horsehair, which would have been very rough on the gums.
Photo: the Wellcome Collection, London.
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The award winning Museums are open to the public, 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom. Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publically sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house the Barclay and Bell collections. Whilst the Museums were initially established as a medical teaching resource, all are now welcome to visit.
January can be a long and dreich month. However, we some great events taking place this month to lighten things up a little!
You can find out more information on our upcoming events here: https://buff.ly/2G5Drmq
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The award winning Museums are open to the public, 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom. Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publically sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house the Barclay and Bell collections. Whilst the Museums were initially established as a medical teaching resource, all are now welcome to visit.
Happy New Year!
We are open! You can visit us from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week!
We will be closed from 3pm on the 23rd of December and will reopen at 10am on the 4th of January 2023!
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
David Gwillam