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Family Activities

Physicians' Gallery

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Workshops, family days and activities for young people exploring health and medicine. We explore past and current medicine - from plague and cholera to wee, poo and snot.

Events in this collection

Drop-in Activity: Brain Lab
Tue, Jul 7, 11:00 AM
Free

Drop-in Activity: HeART Lab
Wed, Apr 15, 11:00 AM
Free
Drop-in Activity: Navigate neurons
Tue, Apr 14, 11:00 AM
Free
Drop-in Activity: Make a plague mask
Thu, Apr 9, 11:00 AM
Free
Wee, Poo, Snot!
Tue, Apr 7, 6:00 PM
Free
Drop-in Activity: Make a pomander
Thu, Feb 19, 11:00 AM
Free
Drop-in Activity: What do animals eat?
Tue, Feb 17, 11:00 AM
Free

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Physicians' Gallery

Organizer of Family Activities

We work with other institutions, historians, physicians and scientists to develop exhibitions to make the past, present and future of medicine accessible to everyone.

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Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery on the last Wednesday of every month at 12.30pm for a curator-led talk exploring some of the objects on display in our gallery. Exploring topics from bloodletting and homeopathy to antimony and alchemy.

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Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery on the last Wednesday of every month at 12.30pm for a curator-led talk exploring some of the objects on display in our gallery. Exploring topics from bloodletting and homeopathy to antimony and alchemy.

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