Glimpses of Medical History gallery

The Glimpses of Medical History gallery is a part of The Science Museum in London (Exhibition Road, South Kensington) where, via a mixture of reconstructions and dioramas, you’ll discover nearly forty vivid 3D snapshots from the history of practical medicine.

You’ll be able to glimpse medical dramas such as the on-board carnage of a warship’s surgery during the age of Nelson, childbirth in a Victorian home and cataract surgery in 11th century Persia.

From skull trepanning in the Neolithic era to a hospital operating theatre in the late 20th century, the gallery explores the varied and complex relationships between patients and those who treat them.

Among the broad themes that run through the exhibition are the rise of preventative medicine, the increasing use of technology and the growth of medical specialisms.

This gallery also complements the main medical exhibit, The Science and Art of Medicine gallery¹.

• Photos by Federica Altavilla ti.supmacinu|allivatla.aciredef#| (January 2011), courtesy of Science Museum.

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Focus on:

• An x-ray room in the 1930s
• Dr Bruce's Electrotherapy Room in 1905

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Footnotes

1. Retrieved from the Museum's official website.