Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is one of the most unusual museums in London. The Operating Theatre is the oldest in Europe and found in a unique space in the Herb Garret of St Thomas Church, and was part of old St Thomas Hospital.

The museum has a collection of objects and archives illustrating the history of the Old Operating Theatre, and Herb Garret.

We have objects and archives relating to:

Obstetrics
Midwifery
Surgical Instruments
Cupping and Bleeding
Nursing and Patient Care
Anaesthesia
Antiseptic surgery
Apothecaries and Herbal Medicine
St. Thomas's, Guy's and the Evelina Children's Hospital.

For more details of the Objects click here.

For more details of the archives click here.

For the Museum Collection On-Line click here.

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