Surgeons' Hall
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Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum, and the library and archive of the RCSEd. The present Surgeons' Hall was designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832, and is a category A listed building.[1]
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Established | 1697; 327 years ago (1697) |
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Location | Nicolson Street, Edinburgh |
Coordinates | 55.9467°N 3.1853°W / 55.9467; -3.1853 |
Director | Chris Henry |
Public transit access | Lothian Region buses 3,5,7,8,14,29, 30, 31,33,37, 47, 49 to Nicolson Street |
Website | www |
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Surgeons' Hall Museum is the major medical museum in Scotland, and one of Edinburgh's many tourist attractions. The museum is recognised as a collection of national significance by the Scottish Government.
The museum reopened in September 2015, after being closed for an eighteen-month period of redevelopment.[2]