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News
Posted: November 6, 2021
It is an exciting time for the Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret as we mark 200 years since the building of the operating theatre in the roof of St…
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Old Op Museum receives Heritage Fund grant for 2022 Bicentenary
News
Posted: November 6, 2021
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is awarded a £125,222 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to mark the operating theatre’s bicentenary in 2022. The Lord Brock…
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The Friends of the Old Op scheme is OPEN
News
Posted: October 25, 2021
Earlier this year we began to discuss the possibility of a membership scheme – it is something that many of you have asked us about in previous as you have…
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Half Term Halloween fun at the Old Op
News
Posted: October 15, 2021
The October half term is nearly upon us. So what better way to keep those inquisitive minds (young and old) active, than by visiting the Old Operating Theatre Museum and…
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Mr Travers Augmented Reality Experience
NewsSurgery
Posted: July 23, 2021
Are you ready to step into the shoes of a 19th Century medical student? We’re excited to announce that our new augmented reality experience is now LIVE for summer 2021.…
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Summer Holiday fun and safety 2021
News
Posted: July 23, 2021
It’s the summer holidays and we can’t wait to welcome you to Europe’s oldest surgical operating theatre! This summer, head down to the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret…
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Venetian Plague Mask Sliding Puzzle
Diagnosis and Physicians
Posted: July 10, 2021
Venetian Plague Doctor Mask Sliding Puzzle » Sliding puzzle by ProProfs
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The countdown to our reopening begins!
News
Posted: April 23, 2021
It’s official, subject to safely reaching Step 3 in the Government’s Covid-19 plans, we will be reopening the Museum on Friday 21st May 2021. We will be opening Fridays and…
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The Old Op receives much-needed funding
News
Posted: April 2, 2021
The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret is to receive £32,255 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The museum is among more than 2,700 recipients…
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Our 2021 Events Programme is Live
News
Posted: April 1, 2021
We are delighted to today announce that our 2021 Events Programme goes live and will be delivered predominantly online, every last Thursday of the month, 6-7pm. This year, we will…
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Focus Groups
News
Posted: February 17, 2021
The Old Op Needs You! FAMILY FOCUS GROUP (on Zoom) We need your help in shaping our offer for family visitors We are running an online focus group on Saturday…
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Virtual Tour of the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
SurgeryThe Herb Garret
Posted: January 29, 2021
Explore the Museum from the comfort of your own home with our virtual tour.
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Explore the Old Operating Theatre
Surgery
Posted: November 6, 2020
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Explore the Cabinet of Curiosities
Diagnosis and Physicians
Posted: October 3, 2020
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Jigsaw Puzzles
The Herb Garret
Posted: July 4, 2020
The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret is an authentic museum with a great aesthetic! We have transformed some of our most popular images into jigsaw puzzles that you can…
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Medical Archives & Records
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
If you are seeking further information about St. Thomas’ or Guy’s Hospitals, the archives are held at the London Metropolitan Archives. If you are trying to find a particular Doctor, the…
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History of Medicine
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
Museums of Heath and Medicine – This page provides links to medical museums in London. Other Operating/Dissection Theatres: Bologna Anatomy Theatre Gustavianum Uppsala Teatro Anatomico, Padua Leiden Theatre (Dissection Theatre) Fenwick…
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Herbal Medicine/Pharmacy
The Herb Garret
Posted: July 4, 2020
Museum of the History of Medicine – Drug Trade Exhibition The Herb Society.org.uk (The UK’s leading society for increasing the understanding, use and appreciation of herbs and their benefits to health).…
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History of the Museum
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is situated in the roof space of St Thomas’ Church. The Church was dedicated to St Thomas Beckett and it probably originated as…
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History of Old St Thomas’ Hospital
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
St Thomas’ is one of London’s oldest hospitals. It has been providing shelter and relief to the sick and needy since the twelfth century. Founded as part of the Augustinian Priory…
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Top Hospital & Medical Facts
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
WHEN WAS THE HOSPITAL FOUNDED? St. Thomas’s was described as ‘ancient’ in 1215. It is named after Thomas Becket who died in 1170. It was probably originally part of the…
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Old St Thomas’ Hospital A-Z of Herbs: A Historical Compendium
The Herb Garret
Posted: July 4, 2020
The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret has a very extensive collection which includes the herbs that were used to make medicines at Old St Thomas’ Hospital. Since the…
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Surgery
Surgery
Posted: July 4, 2020
This section looks at one particular branch of medicine surgery. Undergoing an operation in the 18th and 19th century was a terrifying experience for anyone – find out why!
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Hospitals
Old St Thomas' Hospital
Posted: July 4, 2020
This section explains how and why hospitals in Britain have dramatically changed overtime.
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Diagnoses and Treatment
Diagnosis and Physicians
Posted: July 4, 2020
This section uses a variation of source material to show the different ways doctors’ and their patients’ understood sickness and the various methods used as treatment.
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Cholera
Diagnosis and Physicians
Posted: July 4, 2020
This section examines why the cholera outbreaks in 19th century Britain were a crucial element in the development of public health.
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The Foundations of Modern Public Health: The ‘Body’ and the Environment in Nineteenth Century London
Society and the Local Area
Posted: June 26, 2020
In the beginning there was paradise: “Life was without evils, hard toil and grievous disease.” But all changed, according to the poet, “thousands of miseries now roam among men that bring…
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