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Happy #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse!
The horse featured on our graphic is a painting in our collection, not something you expect to find in a medical museum.
Find out more about the painting & artist Xu Beihong 👉
history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/gallopi...
#ChineseNewYear #Tet @rcphysicians.bsky.social
The horse featured on our graphic is a painting in our collection, not something you expect to find in a medical museum.
Find out more about the painting & artist Xu Beihong 👉
history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/gallopi...
#ChineseNewYear #Tet @rcphysicians.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Happy #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse!
The horse featured on our graphic is a painting in our collection, not something you expect to find in a medical museum.
Find out more about the painting & artist Xu Beihong 👉
history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/gallopi...
#ChineseNewYear #Tet @rcphysicians.bsky.social
The horse featured on our graphic is a painting in our collection, not something you expect to find in a medical museum.
Find out more about the painting & artist Xu Beihong 👉
history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/gallopi...
#ChineseNewYear #Tet @rcphysicians.bsky.social
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Today I got to share the story of a magnificent library, some glorious books… and a woman who had been erased from history. Thank you @rcpmuseum.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Today I got to share the story of a magnificent library, some glorious books… and a woman who had been erased from history. Thank you @rcpmuseum.bsky.social
#Halfterm activity needed? Visit the RCP Museum tomorrow morning for 'Tales from the doctors library: family storytelling & crafts'. Join storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an exciting tale & enjoy paper crafts!
2-for-1 offer!👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
2-for-1 offer!👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
#Halfterm activity needed? Visit the RCP Museum tomorrow morning for 'Tales from the doctors library: family storytelling & crafts'. Join storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an exciting tale & enjoy paper crafts!
2-for-1 offer!👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
2-for-1 offer!👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
A chance find in a Heritage Library book led to the story of 2 leading lights in nursing teaching in New York in the late 19th C, Diana Kimber & Louise Darche. Women who devoted their lives to their work & each other.
Discover their story👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/diana-k...
#ValentinesDay #LGBTplusHM
Discover their story👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/diana-k...
#ValentinesDay #LGBTplusHM
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A chance find in a Heritage Library book led to the story of 2 leading lights in nursing teaching in New York in the late 19th C, Diana Kimber & Louise Darche. Women who devoted their lives to their work & each other.
Discover their story👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/diana-k...
#ValentinesDay #LGBTplusHM
Discover their story👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/diana-k...
#ValentinesDay #LGBTplusHM
If dropping by to visit the museum this month look out for our listening posts. This month they feature a selection of clips from interviews with physicians reflecting on #LGBTQ+ history.
#LGBTplusHM #histmed @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#LGBTplusHM #histmed @rcphysicians.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 12:35 PM
If dropping by to visit the museum this month look out for our listening posts. This month they feature a selection of clips from interviews with physicians reflecting on #LGBTQ+ history.
#LGBTplusHM #histmed @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#LGBTplusHM #histmed @rcphysicians.bsky.social
Don't forget to book for next week's exciting half-term 'Tales from the doctors library: family storytelling & crafts', discover what happened to the RCP library after the great fire! Then get creative making prints, bookmarks origami & more.
👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Don't forget to book for next week's exciting half-term 'Tales from the doctors library: family storytelling & crafts', discover what happened to the RCP library after the great fire! Then get creative making prints, bookmarks origami & more.
👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience we are spotlighting Dr Una Christina Ledingham, a 20th century physician who became the leading authority on pregnancy in diabetic women, helping to reduce the mortality rate in mothers & infants.
👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-ph...
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👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-ph...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience we are spotlighting Dr Una Christina Ledingham, a 20th century physician who became the leading authority on pregnancy in diabetic women, helping to reduce the mortality rate in mothers & infants.
👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-ph...
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👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/inspiring-ph...
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Also a bit late to the #MuseumSuperbOwl party but who doesn't want an owl study buddy?
In this 18th C satirical print physician Cromwell Mortimer is depicted as not 'as learned as he might wish'. Pictured with Folly behind him & a lovely owl acting as his inkstand.
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In this 18th C satirical print physician Cromwell Mortimer is depicted as not 'as learned as he might wish'. Pictured with Folly behind him & a lovely owl acting as his inkstand.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Also a bit late to the #MuseumSuperbOwl party but who doesn't want an owl study buddy?
In this 18th C satirical print physician Cromwell Mortimer is depicted as not 'as learned as he might wish'. Pictured with Folly behind him & a lovely owl acting as his inkstand.
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
In this 18th C satirical print physician Cromwell Mortimer is depicted as not 'as learned as he might wish'. Pictured with Folly behind him & a lovely owl acting as his inkstand.
@barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
Loving this theme! Hope we are not too late to join in @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social.
Our #MuseumSuperBowl offer is this pewter mid-18th century bleeding bowl.
Inside are graduated lines for the physician to measure just how much blood was being taken from the patient.
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
Our #MuseumSuperBowl offer is this pewter mid-18th century bleeding bowl.
Inside are graduated lines for the physician to measure just how much blood was being taken from the patient.
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Loving this theme! Hope we are not too late to join in @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social.
Our #MuseumSuperBowl offer is this pewter mid-18th century bleeding bowl.
Inside are graduated lines for the physician to measure just how much blood was being taken from the patient.
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
Our #MuseumSuperBowl offer is this pewter mid-18th century bleeding bowl.
Inside are graduated lines for the physician to measure just how much blood was being taken from the patient.
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
Did you know about the ghost in the Dorchester Library?
Doctoral candidate & guest blogger, Constance Hardesty, has researched & curated a new display for the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Treasures Room all about the missing book, read it 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/ghost-l...
#histmed
Doctoral candidate & guest blogger, Constance Hardesty, has researched & curated a new display for the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Treasures Room all about the missing book, read it 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/ghost-l...
#histmed
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Did you know about the ghost in the Dorchester Library?
Doctoral candidate & guest blogger, Constance Hardesty, has researched & curated a new display for the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Treasures Room all about the missing book, read it 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/ghost-l...
#histmed
Doctoral candidate & guest blogger, Constance Hardesty, has researched & curated a new display for the @rcphysicians.bsky.social Treasures Room all about the missing book, read it 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/ghost-l...
#histmed
2 for 1 offer now open on tickets for our half-term activities!
Book 👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
Join professional London storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an interactive storytime with music, props & even smells! Plus get creative with paper crafts!
Book 👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
Join professional London storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an interactive storytime with music, props & even smells! Plus get creative with paper crafts!
February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
2 for 1 offer now open on tickets for our half-term activities!
Book 👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
Join professional London storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an interactive storytime with music, props & even smells! Plus get creative with paper crafts!
Book 👉 tales_from_the_doctors_library.eventbrite.co.uk
Join professional London storyteller Vanessa Woolf @londondreamtime.bsky.social for an interactive storytime with music, props & even smells! Plus get creative with paper crafts!
Join us next Thurs 5 Feb for an evening exploring the long, rich & inspiring history of LGBTQ+ lives through fascinating & potentially challenging items in the RCP collections.
Book free now 👉https://RCP_Museum_LGBTplus_History_Month.eventbrite.co.uk
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTQIA #ScienceAndInnovation
Book free now 👉https://RCP_Museum_LGBTplus_History_Month.eventbrite.co.uk
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTQIA #ScienceAndInnovation
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Join us next Thurs 5 Feb for an evening exploring the long, rich & inspiring history of LGBTQ+ lives through fascinating & potentially challenging items in the RCP collections.
Book free now 👉https://RCP_Museum_LGBTplus_History_Month.eventbrite.co.uk
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTQIA #ScienceAndInnovation
Book free now 👉https://RCP_Museum_LGBTplus_History_Month.eventbrite.co.uk
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTQIA #ScienceAndInnovation
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For #NationalHandwritingDay here's proof that doctors don't have terrible handwriting! This beautifully handwritten letter (c.1735) diagnoses a patient with breast cancer, a “disorder rarely hitherto known to yield to any milder remedy than the knife”.
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
For #NationalHandwritingDay here's proof that doctors don't have terrible handwriting! This beautifully handwritten letter (c.1735) diagnoses a patient with breast cancer, a “disorder rarely hitherto known to yield to any milder remedy than the knife”.
Happy belated Birthday to Edward Tyson born #OTD (yesterday!) 1651!
These drawings are from Tyson's scrapbook on #comparativeanatomy. Tyson was one of the first to propose a continuity of traits between humans & other primates, his writings informing future research into human evolution.
#histmed
These drawings are from Tyson's scrapbook on #comparativeanatomy. Tyson was one of the first to propose a continuity of traits between humans & other primates, his writings informing future research into human evolution.
#histmed
January 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Happy belated Birthday to Edward Tyson born #OTD (yesterday!) 1651!
These drawings are from Tyson's scrapbook on #comparativeanatomy. Tyson was one of the first to propose a continuity of traits between humans & other primates, his writings informing future research into human evolution.
#histmed
These drawings are from Tyson's scrapbook on #comparativeanatomy. Tyson was one of the first to propose a continuity of traits between humans & other primates, his writings informing future research into human evolution.
#histmed
Events to look out for over the next few months at the RCP museum!
⭐4 Feb & 4 Mar – taster tour
⭐5 Feb – Museum Late: LGBT+ History Month special
⭐17 Feb – Tales from the doctors library: family storytime & crafts
⭐4 Mar – Museum Late: women’s history month
Book now 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/events
⭐4 Feb & 4 Mar – taster tour
⭐5 Feb – Museum Late: LGBT+ History Month special
⭐17 Feb – Tales from the doctors library: family storytime & crafts
⭐4 Mar – Museum Late: women’s history month
Book now 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/events
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Events to look out for over the next few months at the RCP museum!
⭐4 Feb & 4 Mar – taster tour
⭐5 Feb – Museum Late: LGBT+ History Month special
⭐17 Feb – Tales from the doctors library: family storytime & crafts
⭐4 Mar – Museum Late: women’s history month
Book now 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/events
⭐4 Feb & 4 Mar – taster tour
⭐5 Feb – Museum Late: LGBT+ History Month special
⭐17 Feb – Tales from the doctors library: family storytime & crafts
⭐4 Mar – Museum Late: women’s history month
Book now 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/events
Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' uses 61 of our most fascinating books to explore 500 years of book collecting @rcphysicians.bsky.social. But there are 50,000 on our shelves!
Today’s blog👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/archite... explores 5 16th C masterpieces on architecture, displayed at #OpenHouse2025.
Today’s blog👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/archite... explores 5 16th C masterpieces on architecture, displayed at #OpenHouse2025.
January 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' uses 61 of our most fascinating books to explore 500 years of book collecting @rcphysicians.bsky.social. But there are 50,000 on our shelves!
Today’s blog👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/archite... explores 5 16th C masterpieces on architecture, displayed at #OpenHouse2025.
Today’s blog👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/archite... explores 5 16th C masterpieces on architecture, displayed at #OpenHouse2025.
Today we got to see this painting of physician William Harvey up close as it was removed from its frame. The frame is off for a conservation treatment.
Painted by an unknown artist in 1650 it is one of the few RCP Museum objects to have survived the Great Fire of London.
#behindthescenes
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Painted by an unknown artist in 1650 it is one of the few RCP Museum objects to have survived the Great Fire of London.
#behindthescenes
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January 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Today we got to see this painting of physician William Harvey up close as it was removed from its frame. The frame is off for a conservation treatment.
Painted by an unknown artist in 1650 it is one of the few RCP Museum objects to have survived the Great Fire of London.
#behindthescenes
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Painted by an unknown artist in 1650 it is one of the few RCP Museum objects to have survived the Great Fire of London.
#behindthescenes
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Happy New Year!! 🥳
We are enjoying the winter sun & looking forward to 2026, pop by for a visit to see:
⭐Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' until 23 July
⭐Historic medical tools of the trade
⭐Artwork & silverware
⭐Stunning Grade I listed architecture
Plan your visit now history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
We are enjoying the winter sun & looking forward to 2026, pop by for a visit to see:
⭐Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' until 23 July
⭐Historic medical tools of the trade
⭐Artwork & silverware
⭐Stunning Grade I listed architecture
Plan your visit now history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy New Year!! 🥳
We are enjoying the winter sun & looking forward to 2026, pop by for a visit to see:
⭐Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' until 23 July
⭐Historic medical tools of the trade
⭐Artwork & silverware
⭐Stunning Grade I listed architecture
Plan your visit now history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
We are enjoying the winter sun & looking forward to 2026, pop by for a visit to see:
⭐Exhibition 'A body of knowledge' until 23 July
⭐Historic medical tools of the trade
⭐Artwork & silverware
⭐Stunning Grade I listed architecture
Plan your visit now history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
The gorgeous 13th C Wilton Psalter starts with a calendar of annual events. As well as listing Christian saints' days & other religious festivals, each month is illustrated with its sign of the Zodiac & a 'labour of the month'.
Here is December's 'labour' - to feast & be merry!
Here is December's 'labour' - to feast & be merry!
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The gorgeous 13th C Wilton Psalter starts with a calendar of annual events. As well as listing Christian saints' days & other religious festivals, each month is illustrated with its sign of the Zodiac & a 'labour of the month'.
Here is December's 'labour' - to feast & be merry!
Here is December's 'labour' - to feast & be merry!
2025 has been a busy year, we:
⭐ran 34 events & 79 tours for over 2,600 visitors
⭐replied to over 600 enquiries
⭐set 85 traps for pests
⭐drank about 1300 cups of tea!
Explore all our fun facts in our 'Museum Wrapped' blog 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/2025-rc...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
⭐ran 34 events & 79 tours for over 2,600 visitors
⭐replied to over 600 enquiries
⭐set 85 traps for pests
⭐drank about 1300 cups of tea!
Explore all our fun facts in our 'Museum Wrapped' blog 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/2025-rc...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
2025 has been a busy year, we:
⭐ran 34 events & 79 tours for over 2,600 visitors
⭐replied to over 600 enquiries
⭐set 85 traps for pests
⭐drank about 1300 cups of tea!
Explore all our fun facts in our 'Museum Wrapped' blog 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/2025-rc...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
⭐ran 34 events & 79 tours for over 2,600 visitors
⭐replied to over 600 enquiries
⭐set 85 traps for pests
⭐drank about 1300 cups of tea!
Explore all our fun facts in our 'Museum Wrapped' blog 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/blog/2025-rc...
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
🎄Festive closures 🎄
The RCP Museum will be closed on the following dates 👇
19th December, Christmas Eve (24th), Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th), New Year's Eve (31st) 2025 and New Year's Day (1st) 2026.
Plan you visit 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
The RCP Museum will be closed on the following dates 👇
19th December, Christmas Eve (24th), Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th), New Year's Eve (31st) 2025 and New Year's Day (1st) 2026.
Plan you visit 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎄Festive closures 🎄
The RCP Museum will be closed on the following dates 👇
19th December, Christmas Eve (24th), Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th), New Year's Eve (31st) 2025 and New Year's Day (1st) 2026.
Plan you visit 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
The RCP Museum will be closed on the following dates 👇
19th December, Christmas Eve (24th), Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th), New Year's Eve (31st) 2025 and New Year's Day (1st) 2026.
Plan you visit 👉 history.rcp.ac.uk/visit-us
To celebrate #ArabicLanguageDay here is one of the first books printed in Arabic in Europe - a 1593 copy of 'Al-qanun fi'l-tibb' [The canon of medicine] by 10th–11th C Muslim writer Ibn Sīnā, known as Avicenna. It was a key text for medical students, but most Europeans would have read a translation.
![An open book with Arabic printed text inside a display case. The text is:
Al-qanun fi'l-tibb [The canon of medicine] byIbn Sīnā, known as Avicenna, published Rome, 1593](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uq22na5icapxhazlawihjk54/bafkreihb5gfrqk5i5znn25nwnignhdn2z37tpwvix2zfq7o4biw7yg7w3y@jpeg)
![Open pages of a printed book in Arabic. The book is:
Al-qanun fi'l-tibb [The canon of medicine] by Ibn Sīnā, known as Avicenna, published Rome, 1593](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uq22na5icapxhazlawihjk54/bafkreid4hig2rvtzrykcxpry322y4biohjgay2pt65gmhbwgegmbqs5v3i@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To celebrate #ArabicLanguageDay here is one of the first books printed in Arabic in Europe - a 1593 copy of 'Al-qanun fi'l-tibb' [The canon of medicine] by 10th–11th C Muslim writer Ibn Sīnā, known as Avicenna. It was a key text for medical students, but most Europeans would have read a translation.
Thank you to everyone who joined the RCP Garden & Museum teams for a lovely evening of tea tasting & making last night!
A beautiful final event of 2025 with a lovely group. 🍵😋
We look forward to sharing more lovely events with you all in 2026!
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #histmed #RCPHealingRecipes
A beautiful final event of 2025 with a lovely group. 🍵😋
We look forward to sharing more lovely events with you all in 2026!
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #histmed #RCPHealingRecipes
December 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined the RCP Garden & Museum teams for a lovely evening of tea tasting & making last night!
A beautiful final event of 2025 with a lovely group. 🍵😋
We look forward to sharing more lovely events with you all in 2026!
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #histmed #RCPHealingRecipes
A beautiful final event of 2025 with a lovely group. 🍵😋
We look forward to sharing more lovely events with you all in 2026!
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #histmed #RCPHealingRecipes
Excellent recent workshop with artist Sarah Davis! Inspired by the Wilton Psalter we recreated beautiful letters from the 13th C manuscript learning all about medieval materials & techniques. Thanks to all who joined.
About artist: www.sarahgdavis.co.uk
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
About artist: www.sarahgdavis.co.uk
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Excellent recent workshop with artist Sarah Davis! Inspired by the Wilton Psalter we recreated beautiful letters from the 13th C manuscript learning all about medieval materials & techniques. Thanks to all who joined.
About artist: www.sarahgdavis.co.uk
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
About artist: www.sarahgdavis.co.uk
@rcphysicians.bsky.social #BodyOfKnowledge
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Hi! Sharing my call out for participants for my PhD research. Looking for women involved in care/ and or activism during the AIDS crisis in UK or US! #research #aids #women #feminism #phd #callforparticipants #interview #history
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hi! Sharing my call out for participants for my PhD research. Looking for women involved in care/ and or activism during the AIDS crisis in UK or US! #research #aids #women #feminism #phd #callforparticipants #interview #history