Under the skin: the bodies behind the pictures
Exhibiting illustrations of human anatomy raises questions about the ethics of dissection and display in the history of medicine.
Katie Birkwood
Blogs
Women’s book ownership and use: Anne Smyth, Elizabeth Grey, and a new research opportunity
Drawing on the rich resources of the RCP library and archives a new doctoral research project at the RCP will investigate how women used and shared medical knowledge in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
Katie Birkwood
Searching for the female firsts of the RCP
For International Women’s Day 2019, Aiysha Sheth, a recent intern from the Queen Mary University of London history BA course, reflects on the work she undertook here investigating women in the library, archive and museum collections.
Katie Birkwood
J Edward Squire and the sanatorium movement
A newly-catalogued collection of papers in the RCP archives illustrates the life and work of sanatorium advocate J Edward Squire.
Katie Birkwood
The Archaeology of Reading: John Dee’s books transcribed
Twelve rare books from the RCP library that once belonged to the Elizabethan polymath John Dee have been fully digitised as part of the Archaeology of Reading project and are freely available online.
Katie Birkwood
Preserving the history of the RCP’s homes: conserving stained glass
The RCP building houses a number of panels of stained glass, some of which have recently been the focus of a restoration project to improve their condition and display
Lowri Jones
Dr Fayrer and the leopard skull
A leopard skull in the RCP museum collection has recently been conserved. It is part of the ‘College Club’ collection and was given by Sir Joseph Fayrer in 1880.
Kristin Hussey
Under the skin and colouring in: a new exhibition at the RCP
A new ‘pop-up’ exhibition explores the marvels of several centuries of anatomical illustration in the RCP collections.
Katie Birkwood
Portrait personalities: Faces of twentieth century medicine
Behind the scenes of RCP museum's newest display of paintings: a colourful new hang of 20th century figures of medicine
Natalie Craven
Goodbye and thanks for all the inspiration: the last day of ‘This vexed question’
Library, archive and museum team staff reflect on their favourite exhibits in the exhibition ‘This vexed question’.
Katie Birkwood