Explore the history of the RCP through ten iconic items from the museum, archive and heritage library.
Join our senior curator Elizabeth Douglas for a fascinating talk through five centuries of Royal College of Physicians history through ten iconic items from the museum, archive and heritage library collections.
Covering pioneering medical discoveries, complex characters, and tragic events, discover how the RCP developed from six people gathering in someone’s living room to the patient centred, clinically led organisation with an international reach that it is today.
Featuring objects from RCP members and other individuals with significance to the history of the RCP and the history of medicine such as William Harvey's demonstration rod, René Laennec’s stethoscope and the letters of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson.
Access information:
You can join the live stream on 21 August anytime from 12.25pm, the event will start at 12.30pm.
You will be asked to enter your name and the email address with which you booked.
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The Royal College Of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London, Greater London, NW1 4LE
020 3075 1510
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Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm and until 8pm on the first Thursday of the month.
Closed the month of August for maintenance and conservation work, public holidays and for RCP major events and ceremonies. Please check the 'Closure dates’ on our website before planning your visit.
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