Surgeons' Hall Museums

Surgeons’ Hall Museum is part of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh which was founded in 1505, with collections growing significantly from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publicly sought. In the 1800s, the original museum expanded to include the collections of surgeon and anatomists, Sir Charles Bell and John Barclay and was open to the public since 1832, making it one of the oldest Museum in Scotland. Surgeons’ Hall Museum is an accredited Museum under the UK Accreditation scheme. You can download our Museum Policies and Plans using the following links. Collections Management Framework Human Remains in Collections Policy Collections Return Procedure