Museums

Tayside Medical History Museum
Medical School Foyer, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
website : Institution Website
information : museum@dundee.ac.uk
tel : 01382 384310

Jointly managed by the NHS and the University of Dundee Museum Services, the Medical History Museum includes a wide range of material representing the history of medicine in Tayside and a general history of medicine throughout Scotland.

events / exhibitions:
Exhibition 28/03/2008
  MEDICAL IMPRESSIONS
Event 02/05/2008
  ShowScotland Open Afternoon

opening months
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
opening hours
mon : 9.00 to 5.00
tues : 9.00 to 5.00
wed : 9.00 to 5.00
thurs : 9.00 to 5.00
fri : 9.00 to 5.00
sat : 9.00 to 5.00
sun : closed


Opening times apply to the main exhibition area.


admission
adult : n / a
child : n / a
senior citizen : n / a
student : n / a
other concession : n / a
family : n / a
group : n / a
other : n / a

facilities
Toilets : Yes
Disabled Access : Yes
Cafe / Restaurant : Yes
Hearing Loop : No
Gift Shop : No
Car Park : Yes

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Tayside Medical History Museum
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Stethoscope owned by René Laennec
The stethoscope was invented in 1816 by Paris physician René Laennec. ... more
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Sir Ian Hill’s unipolar leads
This unassuming tangle of wires is actually the first unipolar lead sy... more
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Microscope used by Dr Maclagan
This microscope belonged to Dr Thomas J Maclagan, Medical Superintende... more
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Sir James Young Simpson’s Medicine Box
Large medicine chests were often awkward to transport and so pocket si... more
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Physician’s medicine chest, 1820s
This medicine chest was supplied by London pharmacist W Higgs. The med... more
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Mustard Oil used by Dr Pirie
Working at Dundee Royal Infirmary, George Alexander Pirie began experi... more