The Crystal Gallery at the Hunterian Museum
When: 19th February 2014 at 11am, 2pm and 3.30pm
Where: The Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE
£: Tickets cost just £2. Free entry for RCS fellows and members, plus a guest. This event is suitable for ages 6+ (children must be accompanied). Booking is essential, phone 020 7869 6568 to reserve a place.
What is it?
The Hunterian Museum is holding a special family event, Barber Surgeon: leeches, lancets and blood-letting, on 19th February.
Meet Rory McCreadie, a Barber-Surgeon from the 17th century, and his pet leeches! From blood-letting to amputation, Rory reveals the gory secrets of surgery from centuries past.
The museum also offers free family trails, worksheets and drawing materials in the gallery throughout the year.
More info: www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian