Surgeons' Hall Museums
@surgeonshall.bsky.social
Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world.
Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.
Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.
This is a hip joint prosthesis. It has been specifically designed to withstand compression stress.
#TriviaTuesday
#TriviaTuesday
For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this object from the 1970s. It is 11 cm long. Do you know what it is?
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is a hip joint prosthesis. It has been specifically designed to withstand compression stress.
#TriviaTuesday
#TriviaTuesday
For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this object from the 1970s. It is 11 cm long. Do you know what it is?
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
For #TriviaTuesday this week we have this object from the 1970s. It is 11 cm long. Do you know what it is?
This microscope was made by the Beck brothers in London, with the lenses designed according to formulas done by Joseph Lister’s father, Joseph Jackson Lister. These new lenses significantly improved image quality and significantly enhanced the microscope as a scientific tool.
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This microscope was made by the Beck brothers in London, with the lenses designed according to formulas done by Joseph Lister’s father, Joseph Jackson Lister. These new lenses significantly improved image quality and significantly enhanced the microscope as a scientific tool.
This painting by Charles Bell is an amalgam of 3 soldiers he had treated with gunshot fractures of the skull which led to them developing opisthotonos. You can read more about the history of the painting in this blog from our Humans Remains Conservator: bit.ly/3vDWO5D
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This painting by Charles Bell is an amalgam of 3 soldiers he had treated with gunshot fractures of the skull which led to them developing opisthotonos. You can read more about the history of the painting in this blog from our Humans Remains Conservator: bit.ly/3vDWO5D
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Dr Clare McNaught is set to officially take office as RCSEd's new President tomorrow (14 November) at the College's AGM.
Dr McNaught succeeds Professor Rowan Parks, who has served as the College's President for the last three years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XxrhwN #OperatingAsOne
Dr McNaught succeeds Professor Rowan Parks, who has served as the College's President for the last three years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XxrhwN #OperatingAsOne
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dr Clare McNaught is set to officially take office as RCSEd's new President tomorrow (14 November) at the College's AGM.
Dr McNaught succeeds Professor Rowan Parks, who has served as the College's President for the last three years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XxrhwN #OperatingAsOne
Dr McNaught succeeds Professor Rowan Parks, who has served as the College's President for the last three years.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XxrhwN #OperatingAsOne
This painting depicts Saint Apollonia, a virgin martyr, whose torture included having all her teeth pulled out or shattered. For this reason she is often regarded as the patroness of dentistry.
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This painting depicts Saint Apollonia, a virgin martyr, whose torture included having all her teeth pulled out or shattered. For this reason she is often regarded as the patroness of dentistry.
The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is four humours!
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is four humours!
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A gentleman skeleton at a ball asks a lady skeleton to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.
Image: Wellcome Collection, London.
Image: Wellcome Collection, London.
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A gentleman skeleton at a ball asks a lady skeleton to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.
Image: Wellcome Collection, London.
Image: Wellcome Collection, London.
It's time for another #WordOnWednesday!
This week we are looking for two words you would find in our History of Surgery Museum.
This week we are looking for two words you would find in our History of Surgery Museum.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's time for another #WordOnWednesday!
This week we are looking for two words you would find in our History of Surgery Museum.
This week we are looking for two words you would find in our History of Surgery Museum.
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Today, RCSEd paused to remember the brave souls who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Today, RCSEd paused to remember the brave souls who served and sacrificed for our freedom.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
President Rowan Parks laid a poppy wreath on our remembrance bench as our staff observed a two-minute silence.
Lest we forget.
The Heritage department has been gifted a unique collection from the family of Captain Jack Ennis, a prisoner of war under the Japanese in Singapore during World War Two.
You can read more on our blog: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/m...
You can read more on our blog: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/m...
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Heritage department has been gifted a unique collection from the family of Captain Jack Ennis, a prisoner of war under the Japanese in Singapore during World War Two.
You can read more on our blog: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/m...
You can read more on our blog: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/m...
Archibald Pitcairne died at the age of 60 #OTD in 1713. Pitcairne led the first recorded legal public dissection in Scotland when he dissected the remains of David Myles in 1702. The man leading the dissection in this painting is believed to be Pitcairne.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Archibald Pitcairne died at the age of 60 #OTD in 1713. Pitcairne led the first recorded legal public dissection in Scotland when he dissected the remains of David Myles in 1702. The man leading the dissection in this painting is believed to be Pitcairne.
#ICYMI we will be joined by emergency medic, Dr Tony Bleetman for @rcsed.bsky.social Christmas lecture.
This event is free for school pupils from S4+. If you would like to come along or bring your class, please email c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book your place!
This event is free for school pupils from S4+. If you would like to come along or bring your class, please email c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book your place!
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#ICYMI we will be joined by emergency medic, Dr Tony Bleetman for @rcsed.bsky.social Christmas lecture.
This event is free for school pupils from S4+. If you would like to come along or bring your class, please email c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book your place!
This event is free for school pupils from S4+. If you would like to come along or bring your class, please email c.ronan@rcsed.ac.uk to book your place!
The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is Padua.
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The answer to #WordOnWednesday this week is Padua.
The answer to #WordOnWednesday can be found in our History of Surgery Museum.
Can you solve the anagram?
Can you solve the anagram?
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The answer to #WordOnWednesday can be found in our History of Surgery Museum.
Can you solve the anagram?
Can you solve the anagram?
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We have lots of student notebooks containing sketches on anatomy, diseases etc, however, this one is by far our favourite. It shows Joseph Lister, father of antiseptic surgery, disappearing through a trapdoor after his lecture in Glasgow in 1868. Now that's how to make an exit!
#Museum30 #Sketchbook
#Museum30 #Sketchbook
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We have lots of student notebooks containing sketches on anatomy, diseases etc, however, this one is by far our favourite. It shows Joseph Lister, father of antiseptic surgery, disappearing through a trapdoor after his lecture in Glasgow in 1868. Now that's how to make an exit!
#Museum30 #Sketchbook
#Museum30 #Sketchbook
Last night, we were joined by Professor Ralph BouHaidar for a talk on the changing role and training of forensic pathologists.
Professor BouHaidar will be joining us again later this month for An Evening with Surgeons’ Hall.
Professor BouHaidar will be joining us again later this month for An Evening with Surgeons’ Hall.
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Last night, we were joined by Professor Ralph BouHaidar for a talk on the changing role and training of forensic pathologists.
Professor BouHaidar will be joining us again later this month for An Evening with Surgeons’ Hall.
Professor BouHaidar will be joining us again later this month for An Evening with Surgeons’ Hall.
This set of 6 instruments belonged to William Walker, the first Ophthalmic Surgeon to be appointed to the Royal Infirmary and held the appointment of Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria. The case includes some corneal splitting knives and an iris hook.
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This set of 6 instruments belonged to William Walker, the first Ophthalmic Surgeon to be appointed to the Royal Infirmary and held the appointment of Surgeon Oculist to Queen Victoria. The case includes some corneal splitting knives and an iris hook.
Murder, mystery and medicine! Louise Wilkie uncovers how Scotland’s first forensic pioneers brought science to the courtroom in our latest episode of Beyond the Knife.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
shows.acast.com/beyond-the-k...
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
shows.acast.com/beyond-the-k...
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Murder, mystery and medicine! Louise Wilkie uncovers how Scotland’s first forensic pioneers brought science to the courtroom in our latest episode of Beyond the Knife.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
shows.acast.com/beyond-the-k...
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
shows.acast.com/beyond-the-k...
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A plate from “Engravings, Explaining the Anatomy of the Bones, Muscles, and Joints” by Scottish surgeon-anatomist John Bell FRCSEd, published in 1794. Bell illustrated his own works based on dissections he carried out in his Edinburgh anatomy school.
October 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A plate from “Engravings, Explaining the Anatomy of the Bones, Muscles, and Joints” by Scottish surgeon-anatomist John Bell FRCSEd, published in 1794. Bell illustrated his own works based on dissections he carried out in his Edinburgh anatomy school.
Novocaine has been used as a local anaesthetic from the early 20th century. Previous to this, cocaine was one of the most commonly used local anaesthetics.
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Novocaine has been used as a local anaesthetic from the early 20th century. Previous to this, cocaine was one of the most commonly used local anaesthetics.
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Our #WordOnWednesday this week can be found in our Wohl Pathology Museum. Can you work out what it is?
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Our #WordOnWednesday this week can be found in our Wohl Pathology Museum. Can you work out what it is?
This is an ArtoTrainer. The equipment is used alongside an online course designed for those who start in arthroscopic surgery, which allows them to perform the first basic manoeuvres of arthroscopy such as arthroscopic knots.
For the final #TriviaTuesday of October we have this interesting looking object from the 21st century. It was designed in Spain and is 32 cm in width and 16 cm in depth. What is it?
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is an ArtoTrainer. The equipment is used alongside an online course designed for those who start in arthroscopic surgery, which allows them to perform the first basic manoeuvres of arthroscopy such as arthroscopic knots.
For the final #TriviaTuesday of October we have this interesting looking object from the 21st century. It was designed in Spain and is 32 cm in width and 16 cm in depth. What is it?
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
For the final #TriviaTuesday of October we have this interesting looking object from the 21st century. It was designed in Spain and is 32 cm in width and 16 cm in depth. What is it?