Barts Pathology Museum
Medical pathology museum at St Bartholomew’s Hospital with over 4,000 specimens, open for special events and by appointment.
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About the museum
Barts Pathology Museum holds the pathology collection that came together in 1995, when the London Hospital Medical College and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College merged. After the Second World War the collection declined and it was largely neglected until a donation in 2010 paid for renovation.
The museum is now a public engagement venture of Queen Mary University of London. It describes itself as primarily a teaching facility and a hub for the medical humanities, part of the university's Institute of Health Sciences Education. It is housed on the third floor of the Robin Brook Centre at St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London.
More than 4,000 specimens are on display across three mezzanine levels, with about 1,000 more in storage and about 800 used for anatomy teaching. The specimens illustrate injury, disease, execution and body modification, including items such as a liver deformed by tight corset lacing and a bound foot. The museum holds lectures, workshops and open afternoons at selected times.
Highlights
- More than 4,000 specimens on three mezzanine levels
- Specimens showing injury, disease, execution and body modification
- Public lectures, workshops and open afternoons
- Research viewing by appointment
Permanent exhibition
- Pathology specimens – More than 4,000 specimens on three mezzanine levels illustrating injury, disease, execution and body modification.
- Operated by
- Queen Mary University of London
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
During events a lift serves the third floor, but there are still 7 steps into the museum, so access is not ideal. The museum is working on improving access. Access guides for the museum (third floor) and the Pathology and Museum Block are available on AccessAble.
Kids & families
Some events, such as the Easter open afternoon, are described as suitable for all ages.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Barbican, Farringdon and St Paul’s stations are the nearest Underground stations.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
No parking at the museum. The nearest public car park is the NCP on Long Lane, West Smithfield.
Enter by the Henry VIII Gate on West Smithfield, turn right to the Robin Brook Centre and take the lift or stairs to the third floor. A map is available as a PDF on the museum website.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Research viewing is available by appointment. Activities are described as sensitive to the dignity of the collection, which includes human remains. |
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