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Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons
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Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PE
England
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Anatomy specimens at the Hunterian Museum in London. Courtesy of the Museum.
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Collection details
Fine Art, Medicine, Natural Sciences
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Facilities
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Further information for disabled visitors
Access to the museum is via the two College entrances:
The main College entrance:
This entrance has six shallow steps up to the doors. There is a revolving door with two doors either side. The side doors open outwards from the inside. A member of the College staff will assist with entry through these doors. The reception desk has a portable induction loop.
The Nuffield College of Surgical Sciences entrance:
This entrance is for visitors who are wheelchair users, have mobility problems or are unable to use steps. Entry is provided via an external access lift. Please use the call button in the lift and a porter will provide entry into the building.
There is level access throughout the museum spaces. The upper galleries can be reached by using a platform lift within the museum. Our staff are happy to provide assistance if you require it, please ask.
Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome in the Museum.
There is an accessible toilet on the ground floor of the main College building.
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Contact details
Information and bookings (Tel)
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020 7869 6560
Textphone/Typetalk users (Tel)
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18001 020 7869 6560
Museum office (Fax)
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020 7869 6564
Information and bookings
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museums@rcseng.ac.uk
General information
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www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums
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Open
The Hunterian Museum is open Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00 Admission is free and the museum is open to all.
All groups must book in advance.
Admission is free. A donation of £3 per person is encouraged.
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Closed
Sun-Mon, Bank Holidays, Good Friday and Easter Monday, 24 Dec 08 to 5 Jan 09
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Admission charges
Admission is free.
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Description
The Hunterian Museum collections, brought together over four centuries by a cast of colourful characters including John Hunter (1728-1793), are a fascinating mix of comparative anatomy and pathology specimens; complete skeletons, bones, skulls and teeth; dried preparations, corrosion casts and wax teaching models; historical surgical and dental instruments together with modern surgical instruments and technologies; as well as paintings, drawings and sculpture. The Hunterian Museum has undergone a £3.2 million refurbishment to create a publicly accessible museum that encourages visitors to explore the scientific, cultural and historical importance of the museum collections. The new Hunterian Museum enables visitors to share the wealth of material that has been a source of inspiration to surgeons, scientists and artists for over two hundred years. Come and be inspired!
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Trails
From Apothecaries To Florence Nightingale - A Medical Museums Trail
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Events
Talk of the day
Guided tour
Six women surgeons
Exhibition (temporary)
Sir Bernard Spilsbury - hero or villain?
Lecture
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Guided tours
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Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
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Disability Access
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas
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Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Library
Meeting room available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Research facilities for academics
Shop
Study facilities
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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