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Men’s Sexual Health in Early Modern England

Event Date:

Thu, 14/05/2020

***Due to the current situation this event has now been cancelled More information can be found here **** Speaker: Dr Jennifer Evans, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire How did men cope with sexual...

An Evening with Ambrose Parry

Event Date:

Wed, 15/04/2020

***Due to the current situation this event has now been cancelled More information can be found here **** Ambrose Parry’s The Way of All Flesh and The Art of Dying are historical crime novels set in Victorian Edinburgh...

Walking Scotland's Lost Railway: Track Beds Rediscovered

Event Date:

Mon, 30/03/2020

***Due to the current situation this event has now been cancelled More information can be found here **** Speaker: Robin Howie, experienced walker and Scotsman columnist This talk covers the delights of exploring the...

Forensic Psychiatry: From Plato to the Modern ‘Insanity’ Defence

Event Date:

Wed, 22/01/2020

Speaker: John Crichton, Chair of RCPsych in Scotland In Scotland’s enlightenment a bride stabs her husband on their wedding night; a nobleman kills his brother; a veteran kills his devoted wife – who then pleads mercy...

Charity Lecture: Scotland from the Sky

Event Date:

Wed, 11/12/2019

Speaker: James Crawford, author and BBC presenter James Crawford will show how, from up high, Scotland is transformed. He’ll discuss how you can read the landscape and see people’s stories within it, over thousands of...

The McCarthy Award for History of Medicine Research

Event Date:

Thu, 17/10/2019

At this event you will get the chance to hear short 15 minute talks from our awards finalists, before having a break to enjoy complimentary wine. Our panel of esteemed judges includes Dr Allan Beveridge, a leading...

Animals and Madness

Event Date:

Wed, 20/11/2019

Speaker: Professor Chris Philo, Professor of Geography, University of Glasgow Louis Wain was a relatively well known British illustrator working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly known for his...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind Tour

Event Date:

Thu, 31/10/2019

This behind the scenes tour will present objects, illustrations and early medical texts on the history of mental health which are not featured in our Moonstruck exhibition. Medical researchers and historians will use...

The Physician as Revolutionary

Event Date:

Wed, 18/09/2019

Speaker: Professor Abraham Verghese, Stanford University Medical School The commitment of physicians to the wellbeing of patients and society often puts them at odds with the state. So it is surprising how short the...

Moonstruck Exhibition Late

Event Date:

Sat, 17/08/2019

Discover our latest temporary exhibition, featuring everything from straitjackets and ECT machines to patient art, all housed in our historic Queen Street building. On Saturday 17 August, visit the new exhibition ‘...

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Men’s Sexual Health in Early Modern England

An Evening with Ambrose Parry

Walking Scotland's Lost Railway: Track Beds Rediscovered

Forensic Psychiatry: From Plato to the Modern ‘Insanity’ Defence

Charity Lecture: Scotland from the Sky

The McCarthy Award for History of Medicine Research

Animals and Madness

Out of Sight, Out of Mind Tour

The Physician as Revolutionary

Moonstruck Exhibition Late