- Wikidata identifier:
- Q7084660
- Also known as:
- The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret, Old Operating Theatre Museum, Old Operating Theater Museum, Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret
- Instance of:
- science museum; former church; operating theater; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 407
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q7084660/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Medical History Collection
Small collection of objects illustrating medical history and the history of St Thomas’s and Guy’s Hospitals including collections on obstetrics and midwifery, surgical instruments, cupping and bleeding, anaesthetics, antiseptics, apothecaries and herbal medicine, nursing and patient care. The aim is to contribute to the understanding of the development of medical knowledge with particular emphasis on the history of the Old Operating Theatre. the collection also includes some objects relating to the history of the Parish of St Thomas.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC