In 1799 the government purchased the collection of John Hunter which they presented to the College. This formed the basis of the Hunterian Collection, which has since been supplemented by others including an Odontological Collection and the natural history collections of Richard Owen. The museum displays thousands of anatomical specimens, including the Evelyn tables and the skeleton of the "Irish giant" Charles Byrne, and many surgical instruments
The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
WC2A 3PE,
London, United Kingdom
Phone: 020 7869 6560
Fax: 020 7869 6564
Website:
rcseng.ac.uk/museums
E-mail:
museums@rcseng.ac.uk