‘I profess to learn and to teach anatomy not from books but from dissections, not from the tenets of Philosophers but from the fabric of Nature'.
William Harvey, 1628 (first described the circulation of blood)
The Hunterian Museum, London
Wednesday 3rd December, 2025
KYTOS is pleased to announce our latest trip, in association with the Dissection Club:
The Hunterian Museum (part of The Royal College of Surgeons) boasts unrivaled collections of human & non-human anatomical and pathological specimens, models, instruments, paintings and sculptures, revealing the art and science of surgery from the 17th century to the present day.
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The trip will involve a full tour of the specimens and artefacts on display, including exhibitions of both historical and modern surgical instruments.
We will be leaving college at around 12.45pm and returning at approximately 5.30pm on the day. If you wish to attend, please provisionally sign up using the form on this site. Letters will then be sent home to parents/guardians of the first 40 students who apply. This must be signed and returned by the specified date, with the appropriate payment (cost of £18.50)
Please check you can make this date before submitting your request. Please also note that signing up below does not guarantee your place - you will be contacted if a slot has been allocated to you, and a letter will be sent which you must print off and sign, as well as a parent/guardian. You will need to return the attached permission slip to the Biology department office by Friday 17 October. You will not have access to pay for the trip until the permission slip has been returned. Only then, will the trip payment will be visible on CristalWeb under Online Payments.
