Join us on the 6th October for a talk and book signing with author Tim Richardson 💉 🔗 For more information and to book your ticket follow the link below: oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/... All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity

One Week until 'No Ordinary Deaths' Talk and Book Signing with Molly Conisbee 🖤 📆 Thursday 25th September: 6pm-8:30pm 🔗 Purchase your tickets here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/... All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity

Looking for spooky season inspo? 👻 Take home a bottle of Bloody Ketchup 🩸 (the perfect Halloween gift!) or pick up a cosy autumn read 📚 Learn all about what happened to famous corpses or dive into the fascinating history of transplant surgery🫀 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com

One week until a journey through the history of Childbirth with Jenny Wylam! For more information and to book your ticket, check out the link below. All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...

🦠 They’re back! Our Giant Microbes have been restocked - with new arrivals including TB and measles, and the return of anxiety and depression. You can even grab a cuddly lung for a friend! 💚 Available now in our online shop - don’t miss out! shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/collections/...

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer. If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you! More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/

Summer Family Activities on this week ☀️ and don't forget the museum is open every day 10:30 - 17:00 (Last entry 16:15) Find out more info on our website oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

📖 ⚰️ Have you heard the news? We're so excited to be welcoming Molly Conisbee, author of 'No Ordinary Deaths', to the Old Op this September! 📅 25th September 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/... All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity.

🎫 Journey through the history of Childbirth with Jenny Wylam in Europe’s Oldest Surviving Operating Theatre. 📅 18th September 2025 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/... All ticket sales support the museum as a registered charity.

Elevate your sock collection with a touch of the macabre! 💀 These snug cotton blend socks feature a striking skull design—ideal for history buffs and/or those with a penchant for the more gothic side of life 🧦 Grab a pair now at the #OldOpShop: 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/products/sku...

Join us this Wednesday to meet the Herbal Woman of Old St Thomas’ Hospital! 🌿 Through a range of multi-sensory activities, you can discover more about historical herbalism, and even make your very own pomander to take home! Find out more info over on our website: 🔗 buff.ly/AcdaU92

Another wonderful Herbs & Handling session at the Hunterian Museum last Wednesday 🌿 Thanks to everyone who joined us, if you missed out, don't worry! We are visiting plenty of spaces around London this Summer, check out here to see what's coming up next: oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

Have you spotted the brand new pins in the #OldOpShop? 😍 Exclusive to us (and inspired by our historic collection!), these pins are made in the UK using recycled and hypoallergenic materials. Check out the full range over in our online shop: 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/products/old...

Don't judge us, but we're already dreaming about those crisp autumn days 🍂 Autumn sees the highly anticipated return of our events programme, and we're kicking it off with a stellar line-up of talks this September. 🔗 Tickets available now: oldoperatingtheatre.com/events-new/

Herbs & Handling – Barts Pathology Museum 🗓️ 12 August | 11–1 & 2–4pm Free, but booking required : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-op-on-... Herbs & Handling – Florence Nightingale Museum 🗓️ 13 August | 1–4pm Admission charge Meet Mistress Riddle 🗓️ 13 August | 11-1 & 2-4pm Included with museum entry

🖤 New in the Shop! 🖤 From tiny golden scissor studs to spooky skull socks, we’ve just added a new range of curious treasures to our online store! Explore the full collection below - all sales go towards supporting the upkeep of our historic space. shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com

We had a brilliant time onboard the Golden Hinde this Thursday for our Surgery at Sea outreach session - thanks to everyone who stopped by! ⚓💉 Missed it? Don’t worry - we’ll be back on 19th August with more grisly maritime medicine and hands-on history 🗓️ oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

Family-friendly events next week ☀️ 🌿 Historic Herbals – Museum of Life Sciences, Guy's Campus 🗓️ 4 August | 2–4:30pm 🩺 Herbs & Handling – Florence Nightingale Museum, Lambeth Palace Road 🗓️ 5 August | 1–4pm 🧪 Herbs & Handling – Hunterian Museum, 38–43 Lincolns Inn Fields 🗓️ 6 August | 11–3pm

Local artist Beth Crane has created a range of beautiful bespoke jewellery based on the museum's historical collection. Our own bone saw from the 19th century was the inspiration for this brooch: find it now in the Old Op Shop! 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/products/saw...

Join us TODAY at the RPS Museum to try your hand at making three wonderful things beginning with "P": pills, pomanders and poisons! This will be a free drop-in session for all ages: we can't wait to see you later today! 🌿 🔗 www.rpharms.com/about-us/mus...

Have you ever wanted to own your own plush uterus featuring detachable magnetic mini egg cells? Well, we've got some good news for you! 👀 Treat yourself: 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/products/gia... #OldOpTheatre #GiantMicrobes #BestGiftEverProbably

Family-friendly events coming up ☀️ 📍 Marvellous Medicine – Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 66-68 East Smithfield 🗓️ 29 July | 2–4pm 📍 Healing Histories – John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street 🗓️ 30 July | 1–3pm 🏴☠️ Surgery at Sea – The Golden Hinde, St Mary Overie Dock 🗓️ 31 July | 12–3pm

🚨 Changes to our Old Op on Tour Schedule 🚨 Check out above for all the details on when and where we will be this Summer, we hope to see you there! ☀️ For more information about the Old Op on Tour, check out our website via the link below: oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

Longer summer days means that we're open more! 🌞 Find out all about our summer opening times and events (including surgery talks, walking tours and much, much more!) at the link below: 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/summer-2025-... #OldOpTheatre #MedHist

Our Outreach team had a lovely Sunday at Kennington Park Festival 🌿 Even this four-legged friend enjoyed their very own herbal concoction! 🐶 Check out our outreach programme this Summer for all the ways you can get involved, we hope to see you there: oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

We've partnered with @rpharms.com this summer to bring our "Marvellous Medicines" workshop to the RPS Museum! Join us on Tuesday 29th of July for a free drop-in session where you can try your hand at pill rolling, poison brewing and pomander crafting! 🌿

Unfortunately, due to the heat, we will be closing the museum early tomorrow at 15:00, with last entry at 14:15. Please keep an eye on our socials and website for any opening time changes: oldoperatingtheatre.com/changes-to-o... We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Victorians used them for headaches, heart problems, even royal treatments. They’re still used today in surgery to improve blood flow. Ours live in a jar and are fed on liver...come and say hi to our leeches this summer! 💉 😎 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/summer-2025-... #OldOpTheatre #MedicalHistory

Unfortunately due to the hot weather we are closing early at 15:00 (last entry 14:15) on Sunday 13th July ☀️ We are sorry for any inconvenience , please keep an eye on our socials and website for any opening time changes during the summer: oldoperatingtheatre.com

Step into Europe’s oldest surviving operating theatre for a thrilling dive into Victorian surgery with our upcoming talks 💉 Climb the 52‑step spiral staircase, descend into our operating theatre, and enjoy the museum before and after the demo! 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...

🍫Today is World Chocolate day!🍫 Cacao beans were brought to the UK in the 1650s and were first consumed as a beverage. Chocolate bars weren't invented until 1847! Did you know that in the 19th century, medicinal chocolate was used to treat a variety of diseases including syphilis and cholera? 🦠

This summer our outreach team are going on tour! ☀️ We'll be in libraries, other local museums and at outdoor festivals, to spread our story and get the local community excited about medical history 🪚 Check out our website for more info: oldoperatingtheatre.com/old-op-on-to...

All the bookings for our Summer 2025 programme are now open on our website. We have a variety of activities planned on and off site, there's something for everyone! More info and how to book via the link below: oldoperatingtheatre.com/summer-2025-...

Did you know that we have books for all ages in the Old Op Shop? 📖 Spend your summer holidays learning about everything from nasty diseases to mysterious plague doctors and healing plants with our wide selection of books/comics! See our full range here: 🔗 buff.ly/5gpMKGD

We have added another date to our popular "Body Snatchers of Southwark" walking tour! You can now also join us on the 18th of August to learn about the ‘necessary inhumanity’ that caused ‘resurrection men’ to skulk around the burial grounds of Southwark. Find out more info: 🔗 buff.ly/ohwqw8X

Join us on Saturday 26th July for our Victorian Surgery Talk! 🩸 Learn all about the unique and pioneering procedures that were once performed in our historic space. Find out more info and book your tickets over on our site: 🔗 oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...

Join us on the 12th of August for "Body Snatchers of Southwark", where you can learn about the training of 19th century surgeons and the ‘necessary inhumanity’ that saw the rise of the ‘resurrection men’ skulking around the burial grounds of Southwark. Find out more info below: 🔗 buff.ly/p6ttLME

This 13th, 20th and 27th of August, meet “The Herbal Woman” of Old St Thomas’s Hospital! 🌿 Find out more info over on our website: oldoperatingtheatre.com/summer-2025-... #OldOpTheatre #MedHist #HistMed

If you're bored of summer reads about beaches and bellinis, may we suggest the literary offerings in the Old Op Shop? 📚 From books on witchcraft and surgery to herbalism and nursing, we have something for everyone! 🌿 💉 Check it out now: 🔗 shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/collections/...

Our Head of Commercial Operations Sara joined the ‪@history-hit.bsky.social‬ folks on the 'After Dark' podcast to talk about the complex and often deadly world of Victorian surgery. Listen now at the link below! 🔗 pod.link/1705694900/e... #HistoryHit #AfterDark #AfterDarkPodcast #OldOpTheatre

Unfortunately, due to the heat, we are having to close the museum earlier than usual tomorrow, at 15:00 (last entry at 14:15). We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little. Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!

Longer summer days means that we're open more! 🌞 We will be open every day between the 7th and 31st of August, and on almost every Monday in September (with the exception of 22nd September, where the museum is closed for installation work.) We look forward to welcoming you this summer! 😎

Did you see our amazing Education team at the Bankside Open Spaces Festival? Our Object Handling sessions are the perfect way for you to experience a piece of our history: we have lots more sessions coming up over summer, so follow us to find out when we're coming to a spot near you! 🌿

Please note that the museum will be open slightly later on a few select days this month, to allow us to host some private groups: 19th June: 12:00 P.M. 28th June: 11:30 A.M. 29th June: 11:15 A.M. Thank you!

Looking for a gift for the healthcare professional in your life? 🥼 We have the perfect range in our online shop from syringe pens to delightful brain jam 🧠 Free tracked delivery for UK orders over £45 📮 Check out these products and more in our online shop: shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com

Our half-term workshops were a full house - thank you to everyone who joined us in the morning and afternoon sessions to learn all about the human body 🦴 We have more events and summer activities coming up soon, keep an eye on our website for more details: oldoperatingtheatre.com/whats-on/

🩸 It's National Blood Week!🩸 In Victorian times, blood transfusions were rare, experimental and risky! Fast forward to 2025 - the NHS is currently experiencing a critical shortage of blood. If you are able, consider donating - it's quick, safe and saves lives. www.blood.co.uk

🎟️ 23rd June 7:30pm 🎟️ 'The City For Incurable Women' International theatre-collective, follows the thread of the history of hysteria as the audience becomes complicit in an outrageous tale of medical misogyny. oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-posts/...

It's Volunteers' Week!🎉 We're taking a moment to shout out the incredible people who give their time, energy and knowledge to the Old Op! Thank you for helping make the Old Operating Theatre Museum the curious, welcoming, and inspiring place that it is! 🖤

Lavender has long been a trusted remedy for ailments, from headaches to sleeplessness. It also works well in sachets to scent drawers and ward away moths! 🌿 We have a variety of herbal products available in our shop, check them out below: shop.oldoperatingtheatre.com/collections/...