Barts Pathology Museum Open Afternoon

Barts Pathology Museum is a Grade II Listed medical museum on the site of St Bartholomew's Hospital, and part of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at QMUL. It was built in 1879 for the express purpose of housing anatomical specimens to be used by those studying medicine, and is still in use by QMUL's medical students today. This means it is infrequently open to visitors. The oldest specimen in the collection is from 1750, and other highlights include the skull of John Bellingham: the only person to assassinate a Prime Minister in the UK - he was hanged for the crime in 1812. Conditions represented include leprosy, tuberculosis, plague (Black Death), syphilis, and rickets. There are also examples of occupational diseases such as Chimney Sweep's Cancer of the Scrotum (which affected young chimney sweeps), and Phosphorous Necrosis of the Jaw (suffered by matchstick factory workers). Modification, surgery and injury are also represented amongst the 5000 specimens or 'pots' in the form of trepanning, foot binding and lobotomy, and there is a medico-legal or 'forensic' collection illustrating the effects of various poisons and weapons on the human body. Suggested minimum age for visitors is 8/9 years, but this is at parents or guardian's discretion. We frequently hold events with younger children.

Feel free to contact us with enquiries [email protected]

Timings & Tours

Saturday 13 September:

12:00 to 16:00

Location & directions

Barts Pathology Museum, 3rd Floor Robin Brook Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, Greater London, EC1A 7BE

Directions:

Near Barbican, Farringdon and St Paul's tube stations

Contact on day:

Barts Pathology Museum

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Tickets are free but must be booked to satisfy criteria set out by the Human Tissue Authority

Booking contact name:

Barts Pathology Museum

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://HeritageBarts25.eventbrite.co.uk

Booking opens:

01 Jul 2025 10:00 AM

Booking closes:

12 Sep 2025 04:00 PM

Additional information

The museum contains pathological specimens of human remains so discretion is advised

Max no of people per tour:

50

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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