Surgeons’ Hall Museum

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.

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Venue Details

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Address

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

Links

Telephone

  • Museum - 0131 527 1711

Entry Charges

Adult: £8 Concession (under 16, student, 60+, NHS Staff, jobseeker) £4.50

Discounts Offered

  • International Council of Museums
  • Museums Association
 
  • Venue Services
    • Academic publications and resources available
    • Adult lectures and courses held
    • General guide to collections available
    • Information point provided
    • Public access available to collections information
    • Specialist publications on collections available
    • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Venue Facilities
    • Auditorium
    • Meeting room available
    • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
    • Research facilities for academics
    • Shop
    • Wheelchair access to some public areas
    • Toilets for disabled
    • Baby changing facilities
    • Toilets
    • Education facilities available

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At a glance

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

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