Events: detail
The Skull and the Saw: Releasing Demons
- Hosted by:
- Old Operating Theatre Museum
- Speaker:
- None listed
- Starts:
- March 31, 2007 at 02:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 31, 2007 at 03:00 pm
- Location:
- Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret, , 9a St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
Trepanning is one of the most ancient operations known to man. Prehistoric skulls with man-made holes have been found – an attempt to kill or cure…? Experience the fearsome instruments; drills and brutal saws once used in this worrying practice.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret is based in the newly-restored attic of St Thomas’s Church, at 9a St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY, a short walk from London Bridge station. The museum is open every day from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm. We are open Bank Holidays except Christmas Day and Boxing Day and we are closed 15th Dec – 5th Jan.
Admission is £5.25 for adults, £4.25 for concessions and £3.00 for children. There is no extra charge for special events and workshop. There is also a gift and bookshop, offering extensive medical and herbal information and a range of children’s toys. Further information is available on the museum’s website at www.thegarret.org.uk.
Contact: 020 7188 2679 (or to speak to the Director 020 8806 4325)
