RCP Museum Blog
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RCP Museum Blog
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The RCP is thrilled to announce that a loan of objects related to notable 17th and 18th century royal physicians are now on display at Kensington Palace as part of their exhibition, Untold Lives: A Palace at Work. The loan is an exciting opportunity to share RCP collections and the history of physicians with a new and broad audience. ..read more
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RCP Museum Blog
2M ago
Examinations of medical knowledge have always been a core part of the Royal College of Physicians’ activities. But what was on the syllabus historically? And what was it like to take the exams? We explore those questions in this post ..read more
RCP Museum Blog
4M ago
Exploring representation of disabled physicians in the RCP collection with volunteer Marta Dagnachew and Gail Chapman, public programmes officer ..read more
RCP Museum Blog
5M ago
‘He marvelled how the president could be so saucy’: index to the RCP’s first century of Comitia meetings now available ..read more
RCP Museum Blog
5M ago
A look back at two recent events where young visitors to the RCP discovered how ‘science superheroes crushed COVID’, dressed up as bogies, and met world-leading scientist, Professor Tom Solomon ..read more
RCP Museum Blog
6M ago
On 26 September the RCP Museum launched , a new exhibition which shares the experiences of healthcare professionals who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic ..read more
RCP Museum Blog
7M ago
If you’ve been enjoying #Queen Charlotte: A @Bridgerton Story, you might have been wondering about the real people that it is based on. Read on for more on George III’s illness and the two(!) Dr Monros ..read more