Museums at Night 2010- Surgery by Gaslight at the Old Operating Theatre Museum

MUSEUMS AT NIGHT 2010

at The Old Operating Theatre

 

We are back again after the great success of last year!

May 15th at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

Surgery by Gaslight & Other Medical Tales

£10/£9 concessions.


 

Experience the fear and the emotion of a patient in the 19th century - come and have your leg amputated in the oldest surviving operating theatre in England. When the light gets dim ... the surgery comes alive!

 

 

This event sold out last year and museum capacity is limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment!


Due to high request, we are planning another surgical event on a Friday evening-  Very soon! Keep en eye on our website for a different atmospheric event in one of the best kept secrets in London!

 

ADDRESS AND CONTACTS

The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret
9a St. Thomas' Street, Southwark, London, SE1 9RY
Tel. 020 7188 2679. Email: curator@thegarret.org.uk

 

 



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