Surgeons' Hall Museums

Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form & Function >>

Plastic surgery has been one of the key developments in surgery in the twentieth century. We attempt to discover what effect surgery on congenital defects can have on the psychology of the patient.

Surgeons' Hall Pathology Museum >>

Housed in the upper floor of the William Playfair designed Surgeons' Hall, the Pathology Museum has one of the largest collections of pathological anatomy in the United Kingdom and provides valuable material for the study of human disease.

Conan Doyle & Joseph Bell: The Real Sherlock Holmes >>

The exhibition focuses on Conan Doyle's relationship to Joseph Bell, who later became President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Surgeons Hall Museum: History of Surgery >>

The Museum covers the History of Surgery and Edinburgh’s special contribution to surgical practice in modern times.

Dental collection >>

The Dental Collection is one of the finest in the UK and demonstrates the development of dentistry from its earliest days to modern times.

The History of Surgery (upper gallery)

The exhibition explores the development of Sports and Exercise Medicine and the wider medical and social issues raised through the changes in recreational sport in recent times. It also houses temporary exhibitions such as our upcoming exhibtion on the history of elective and corrective facial surgery, Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form and Function.