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Collins Gallery, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
22 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ MAP
T: 0141 548 2558
W: www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk
Sat 26th May – 30th June 2007, 10.30am & 12.30pm, £9, £8 conc.
Glasgow’s Medical Heritage Tour
Take this 90 minute tour and walk the steps of Glasgow’s medical & health
pioneers. Visits include The Physic Garden at Provand’s Lordship and
‘hidden fruit market’. Learn why Glasgow is affectionately known as the
‘Dear Green Place’.
Departs outside the Collins Gallery (exc Sundays & 28 May)
Pre-booking essential:
T/F: 0141 585 3074
W: www.puredeadbrillianttours.com
E: info@puredeadbrillianttours.com
Present your tour ticket to staff at the Collins Gallery to receive £2 discount off
the book Anatomy Acts: How We Come to Know Ourselves (RRP. £12.99)
A Surgical Artist at War
Mr Mick Crumplin FRCSEd will present this fascinating lecture on the life and work of the pioneering surgeon and accomplished artist, Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842).
19th Century Military Surgical Displays
Amputations, abscesses, wounds and foreign bodies. Short demonstrations of the procedures of early 19th century military field surgery in the days before pain relief and germ free surgery. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Making Poetry
The poet Kathleen Jamie will talk about her response to and involvement with Anatomy Acts.
Writing Workshop
Join this stimulating writing workshop with Mary Thompson. In the morning session participants will look at and discuss the exhibition Anatomy Acts and in the afternoon participants will practice their own creative writing. Places on the workshop are limited to 12, please book through the Collins Gallery.
T: 0141 548 2558
W: www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ MAP
T: 0141 330 4221
Open: Mon - Sat, 9.30 - 5pm
Visit www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk for more events.
The Hunterian is the legacy of Dr William Hunter, a pioneering obstetrician and teacher with a passion for collecting. 2007 is the bicentenary year of the opening of the Hunterian in 1807. To celebrate, a range of special exhibitions and events will take place.
The Ethical Issues in Medical Science
Join Professor Sir Ken Calman for this thought provoking public lecture. To book please telephone 0141 330 2806
Glasgow Science Festival @ University of Glasgow
The newly refurbished Museum opens with new displays including a permanent exhibition dedicated to William Hunter, Hunter: Man, Medic and Collector. Also visit ‘A Healing Passion’, the exhibition showcases Glasgow and the West of Scotland’s medical heritage.
When Your Heart Skips A Beat: Science and Cardiac Arrhythmias
Professor Andrew Rankin presents this fascinating lecture. To book please telephone 0141 330 2806
Glasgow Science Festival @ University of Glasgow
Family days at the Hunterian Museum
Drop-in science talks, workshops, hands-on demonstrations based on the displays, including the medical exhibition ‘A Healing Passion’
Glasgow Science Festival @ University of Glasgow
In the Art Gallery a new exhibition, “My Highest Pleasures” William Hunter’s Art Collection, showcases Hunter’s art collection and features outstanding works by Rembrandt and Chardin as well as important loans from the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Physicians.
232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RJ MAP
T: 0141 221 6072
W: www.rcpsg.ac.uk
The Medical Treatment of Homosexuality in Scotland, 1950-1980
The Goodall Memorial Lecture is held annually in memory of former RCPSG Honorary Librarian Dr Archibald Goodall. This year’s lecture is by Professor Roger Davidson from the University of Edinburgh.
William Smellie, A Conservative in Labour
Join Mr Roy Miller FRCS (Glasg) for a lecture on the life and work of William Smellie to coincide with the opening day of the exhibition in RCPSG on Smellie and his library.
Exhibition: William Smellie and his Library
A great figure in the history of obstetrics, Lanark born William Smellie (1697- 1763) was the first to teach obstetrics and midwifery on a scientific basis. The exhibition brings together items from Smellie’s book collection (housed at Lanark Library) together with works from the Library of the RCPSG.