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Surgeons' Hall Museums

We are open from 10am-5pm, 7 days a week. Booking is not required to visit. If you are looking to bring a large group, please get in touch. 

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 publicly 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.

The Collection

The Collection
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Our spring events programme has launched!

We have a fantastic range of events lined up for the next few months. We are very excited to be hosting another Evening with Surgeons' Hall, which will have a variety of new hands on activities. Also … read more >>

We will be open as usual over Easter weekend

The museum will be open from 10am-5pm every day over the Easter weekend. Full details on admission prices can be found here.We don't operate a pre-booking system. All tickets can be purchased on arriv… read more >>

We are open!

The museum will be open from 10am on the 3rd of January. Tickets are £9.50 for adults, £6 for concessions (students with ID, 60+ and NHS Staff with ID) and £5 for children. The museum is open from 10a… read more >>