#SciFri: A Body of Knowledge at the Royal College of Physicians
As you may have seen from the recently #MuseumMonday post, I visited the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Museum, which is located in in Regent’s Park. While I was there, I visited the temporary exhibition A Body of Knowledge which…
#MuseumMonday: What is the Royal College of Physicians Museum?
The medical history rabbit hole continues! Where have I been this time you may ask? Well, the Royal College of Physicians Museum which to me is one of the most intellectually rich and compact, yet understated museums in Britain. It…
#MuseumMonday: Timeline of exhibitions at the Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute, commonly known as the Crick, is one of the United Kingdom’s leading centres for biomedical research. Located in central London, next to St Pancras International and King’s Cross, the institute brings together scientists from different disciplines…
#MuseumMonday: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum – A Fascinating History of Medicines, Poisons and Pharmacy
Tucked away on East Smithfield, a short walk from Tower Bridge and St Katharine Docks, is one of London’s lesser-known medical museums. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum is easy to overlook. It does not have the grand scale of the…
#MuseumMonday: A comprehensive review of the Hunterian Museum
The Hunterian Museum is one of London’s most fascinating, controversial, and intellectually challenging museums. Located within the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of England at Lincoln’s Inn Fields (easily accessible from Holborn tube station), it houses one of…
#SciFri: Homo sapiens – Classifying the Human Animal
The classification of the human species has occupied philosophers, physicians, theologians, and naturalists for thousands of years. Long before the emergence of modern biology, human beings sought to understand what humanity was, how humans differed from animals, and whether differences…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the British Optical Association Museum
You have probably noticed that I am not an optometrist, and I do not spend hours looking at the eyes of amphibians and reptiles for hours on end. However, I still appreciate that side of science and so I recently…
#StevesLibrary: Spare Parts
As you may have noticed, I have been down a bit of a medical history rabbit hole recently, you’ll be glad that this is still going strong! I recently learned about Spare Parts: An Unexpected History of Transplants by Paul…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Barts Pathology Museum
Okay, it is finally here! If you’ve been following my blog and social media accounts over the past few weeks, you’ll be aware this post has been coming for a while. The Barts Pathology Museum is one of the most…
#SciFri: On The Art of Teeth at Barts Pathology Museum
Recently, I mentioned that I had previously visited the Barts Pathology Museum, and that I’ll be featuring it on #MuseumMonday in the near future. However, on my first visit back before Christmas, there was a site-specific art installation being exhibited…
