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Heriot-Watt University Museum & Archive
Mary Burton Centre
Edinburgh Campus
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
website : http://www.hw.ac.uk/archive/
information : archive@hw.ac.uk
tel : 0131-451 3218

The museum holds medicine-related archives and objects relating to teaching and research from the University’s origins in 1821 as the Edinburgh School of Arts, the first Mechanics Institute, to today: from farriery and pharmacy to a diamond coated artificial hip joint and innovative medical textiles.


opening months
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
opening hours
mon : 1.00 to 4.00
tues : 1.00 to 4.00
wed : closed
thurs : closed
fri : closed
sat : closed
sun : closed



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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Collections
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Chemistry laboratory, c 1900
Chemistry laboratory at Heriot-Watt College, c.1900 Chemistry became ... more
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Sight testing laboratory, 1930s
Sight testing laboratory at Heriot-Watt College, 1930s Photograph by ... more