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Hunterian Museum

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City of Westminster, London

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Hunterian Museum

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The folks at Londonist and Time Out London like this place. Would you agree?
"interesting specimens!"(5 Tips)
"Loved the surgery section as well"(3 Tips)
"fantastic for fans of the macabre"(2 Tips)
"Weird & wonderful collection of bodies & body parts."(2 Tips)

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Fiona PalacıoğluNovember 23, 2012
An absolute gem of a museum. Hidden away is an impressive little display of specimens of both humans and animals alike.Will make for interesting sketches and is educational too!
Kit&kafoodleOctober 14, 2014
Freakin' awesome museum. Very interesting, especially pathological processes through each organ and different animals. Nice history on surgery and surgeons of Britain.
Mr T UKMarch 5, 2017
Been meaning to go here for along time. Very interesting, but not for every one. You should have an idea of what to expect before going, or run screaming from the specimen jars!
Evening StandardMay 14, 2012
The skeleton of a giant, Winston Churchill’s dentures and diseased human remains in jars are among the bizarre exhibits at the Hunterian Museum, which is certainly one of London’s strangest. Read more
AnastasiaSeptember 10, 2014
Rather quiet and peaceful (as far as you can call a place full of skeletons and pickled guts "peaceful"). A true gem for the curious ones.
MarrizlesNovember 8, 2012
Love it here!! A real eye opener of how medical procedures have advanced over the years and how amazing the origins of them are. Makes you really appreciate the fantastic work of Surgeons.
Bianca NgFebruary 25, 2015
Basically, it is SO gross, but SO cool. I couldn't stop exploring. I would love to go back and bring my sketch book next time. Very interesting.
Jol NgJuly 31, 2013
No photography allowed. Unlike some of the more well-known museums, you get to wander around and scrutinize the exhibits in peace and quiet.
Mariliis RetterDecember 17, 2012
Brilliant museum for testing your limits. If the jars full of dissected animals and body parts don't faze you, make sure to check out the selection of close-up surgery videos on the 2nd floor.
Dolapo FalolaDecember 23, 2014
the actual brain of charles babbage, partially dissected animals, fetuses and other freaky things in jars. fun for the whole family!
JustinOctober 17, 2015
Nearly Halloween, perfect time to visit this fascinating, slightly macabre, beautifully presented collection!
Richard GregoryOctober 28, 2010
Recommended: Not for the faint hearted, this two-floor museum offers both a brilliantly intellectual and educational experience - with everything from bones to pickled guts. Yum yum! Read more
Hanna BragerOctober 20, 2014
Gory, kind of spooky place where you can look at penises in glass jars. Definitely worth a look!
London Symphony OrchestraSeptember 16, 2011
Something for the curious of mind and strong of stomach! All sorts of weird, wonderful and grotesque things here, and you'll learn so much about science and medicine.
H RSeptember 20, 2014
Absolutely fascinating. Gruesome and interesting collection of jars, models and videos. You've got to go
Nat GuestApril 11, 2011
Lots of pickled dissected things and surgical instruments; not for the faint-hearted but fantastic for fans of the macabre and unusual!
Plohotnuke MariaMarch 14, 2015
This is so fascinating! Loved the surgery section as well
Michael FitzgeraldNovember 17, 2013
Wow....just wow! Was an amazing place to visit, some interesting specimens! ^_^
Time Out LondonMarch 27, 2012
Wandering among this collection of thousands of medical specimens and cases of surgical instruments is fascinating. Read more
HalJanuary 1, 2015
A fantastic museum for everyone who loves guts :P
MertNovember 10, 2015
Striking experience! The acceptance desk is annoying but anyway, ignore them
ZaraFebruary 5, 2015
Absolutely fascinating and full of wonders. Well worth a visit.
John HunterAugust 24, 2011
Download the audiotour for free from the museum website and discover what the former director's favourite museum object is.
Lunar HNovember 16, 2019
Do you like anatomy??? Do you like to draw??? Do you like baby frogs???
Edu PAugust 7, 2013
Next time someone complain to me about his life I will say: anaesthesia, man, we have anaesthesia.
Víctor AramburuJune 17, 2015
One of those hidden treasures of London.
LondonistMarch 2, 2011
After your visit, be sure to pick up a copy of The Knife Man, a tremendous biography about the museum's creator John Hunter.
Toni-marie SpongAugust 5, 2015
Weird & wonderful collection of bodies & body parts.
MorganJanuary 24, 2016
So interesting!! Beautiful specimens
BrightyJanuary 31, 2016
It's free, but make a donation
Pirmin SchuermannMay 31, 2015
Creepy, especially towards the exit.
Kseniya De VivoMarch 13, 2013
One more museum visited for research & drawing)
James HarrisSeptember 23, 2010
Worth the trip just for Churchill's dentures and the videos of surgical procedures.
KseniaJuly 13, 2015
That's a lotta dead babies.
Deleted DeletedAugust 12, 2011
Charles Babbage's brain in a jar! Well, half of it.
Sela YairJanuary 27, 2011
Only for the brave ones. Scarier than London dungeon.
Lunar HMarch 19, 2011
Since when has this place been so crowded? We used to be the only visitors.
Adrian MurphyJuly 27, 2010
Medical curiosities galore.

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