Events: detail
Hands On : Pills, Potions, Poisons
- Hosted by:
- The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- February 21, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 21, 2008 at 03:00 pm
- Location:
- Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret, 9a St Thomas' Street, London, SE1 9RY United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Thursday 21st February at 2pm
Discover the mucky (and often yucky!) medicines of the past. What is Snail Water? How were pills made? And how could boiling oil be a medicine?!
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Come to the Old Operating Theatre Museum this half-term for hands-on activities on surgery, herbal medicines and the power of blood! Children’s trails, including herb grinding and pill-making, are available all day, every day, and bags provided for kids to take their herbal remedies home. Booking is advised, as all events sold out in October half term. Call 020 7188 2679 or email curator@thegarret.org.uk to book a place.
For more information
- Contact person:
- The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret
- Phone:
- 020 7188 2679
- Email:
- curator [ at ] thegarret.org.uk
- Website:
- Hands On : Pills, Potions, Poisons
