Surgeons' Hall Museums

Watching on the Heights: The Life and Work of Joseph Lister

Watching on the Heights: The Life and Work of Joseph Lister will be on display from the beginning of February until September 2012. Over the last months, much work has been carried out to reassess and reinterpret many fascinating items from the collections.

Surgeons' Hall Pathology Museum >>

Housed in the upper floor of the William Playfair building, 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 upper gallery houses three exhibtions; Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form and Function, Sight for Scotland: 100 years of the Scottish Ophthalmology Club and The Development of Sports and Exercise Medicine.