Pathology Museum

Pathology Museum Barts Pathology Museum is only open during evening seminars and weekend workshops. Contact [email protected] to be placed on the mailing list

The beautiful Grade II listed Pathology Museum (based at QMUL's St Bartholomew’s Hospital campus) houses over 5,000 medical specimens. It spans three mezzanine levels and includes pathological pots relating to all areas of anatomy and physiology. It is leased by Queen Mary, University of London and is therefore run independently from the hospital. Designed by the architect Edward I’Anson, the muse

um was opened in 1879 by the future Edward VII and proved a valuable resource for medical students. It gradually fell into disuse following the opening of a new pathology department and the building of clinical skills teaching rooms in the 1970s. Grant funding was provided by The Medical College of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Trust, a registered charity that promotes and advances medical and dental education and research at "Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry" part of Queen Mary University. The Pathology Museum is undergoing an extensive period of conservation, so is only open to the public during special events. The Pathology Museum, a part of Queen Mary University of London , is a medical-humanities hub and venue for public engagement and education. Our events showcase research and the arts from our own institution as well as other universities, independent researchers and other museums. Our activities are in accordance with Human Tissue Authority recommendations on Public Display of medical collections and the University Museums Group guidance, and are sensitive to the dignity of the collection. Please email [email protected] if you'd like to be added to the museum's mailing list. You can also follow us on Twitter and see the Events page:

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/bartspathology/events/index.html

11/05/2026

'Mood States' free tickets available for Wed 13th or Tues 14th moodstates.eventbrite.co.uk 🧠

Barts Pathology Museum, which features in the current Channel 5 documentary 'Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time' w...
25/03/2026

Barts Pathology Museum, which features in the current Channel 5 documentary 'Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time' will be open to all ages on Wednesday 1st April. Tickets are free, but an hour-long slot must be booked via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1985717574720?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tickets are now available for On the Art of Teeth by Janetka Platun & Dr David MillsDate and time:3pm – 7.30pm, 3rd – 6t...
13/11/2025

Tickets are now available for On the Art of Teeth by Janetka Platun & Dr David Mills

Date and time:
3pm – 7.30pm, 3rd – 6th December 2025 – tickets for hour-long slots are FREE but must be booked via Eventbrite

Providing a rare opportunity to visit Barts Pathology Museum, this site specific installation of new film and sculpture by contemporary British artist Janetka Platun responds to the Museum’s own historic collection of tooth specimens dating back to the 19th century. These 24 specimens and their accompanying index cards, that form the ‘Diseases of Teeth’ collection, provide an insight into the range of problems faced by patients, and the (often brutal) history of dentistry in England.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1954631538549?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come and learn about autopsies in kitchens, pubs & more in a time before established mortuaries
10/09/2025

Come and learn about autopsies in kitchens, pubs & more in a time before established mortuaries

As part of National Pathology Week 2025, this talk discusses autopsies in kitchens, pubs & more in a time before established mortuaries

Join us for a special Halloween lecture, The Gothic Scientist: Science or Fiction? with neuroscientist Dr Jenny Lange, O...
09/09/2025

Join us for a special Halloween lecture, The Gothic Scientist: Science or Fiction? with neuroscientist Dr Jenny Lange, October 29th. How far-fetched were the stories of Dr Jekyll, Victor Frankenstein, Dr Moreau and more in Gothic tales of 'Mad Science'?

How far-fetched were the stories of Dr Jekyll, Victor Frankenstein, Dr Moreau and more in Gothic tales of 'Mad Science'?

Join us at this FREE Herbs & Handling event, open to all ages, at Barts Pathology Museum - in collaboration with The Old...
25/07/2025

Join us at this FREE Herbs & Handling event, open to all ages, at Barts Pathology Museum - in collaboration with The Old Operating Theatre.
Handling objects include a historic anaesthetic mask, syringe, tourniquet, poison bottle, Nelson's inhaler, (modern) carbolic soap, model leeches, and scarificator. There's also a chance to browse the specimens in the museum.

Join us for this FREE kids event at Barts Pathology Museum, a collaboration with The Old Operating Theatre

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