Edinburgh: City of Medicine

Join Malcolm MacCallum, Curator of the Anatomical Museum at the University of Edinburgh, and Thomas Elliott, Head of Surgeons Hall Museums, for an evening talk inspired by our new temporary exhibition in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh. They will discuss the foundations that were in place within the city that eventually led to the founding of Edinburgh Medical School, the oldest in the English-speaking world. and some of the innovative factors that drove its early success. Discover how the Anatomical Museum grew and developed as a teaching collection and examine how the human cost of that progress is being re-evaluated today.

Doors open 18:10

Duration: 18:30-19:30 (60mins approx.)

Age Guidance: 16+

Important Refund Information: Please note that included in your ticket prices is a 96p booking charge which is non-refundable. This is part of Eventbrite terms and conditions and is not at the discression of Surgeons Hall Museums.

Content Warning: Our collections contain human remains as well as representations of anatomy, injury, and disease that some may find upsetting

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