Cutting through the fear Tue 26 Mar, 7-8pm Medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris takes a closer look at how medical students overcame the physical and mental realities of dissection in the 19th century.St Bartholomew’s Hospital Pathology Museum

London Hospital surgery from Blizard to Treves Tue 2 Apr, 7-8pm Join Jonathan Evans, Archivist for Barts Health Trust, as he examines the life and work of surgical pioneers such as William Blizard and Frederick Treves. The Blizard Building, Whitechapel

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Courses (Jan-Feb)

The bare bones: basic anatomy Starts Wed 16 Jan, 6.30-8.30pm (4 weeks) An introduction to the human skeleton and the techniques used for assessing age and sex. Book in advance on 020 7001 9844 £50 (concs £20)

The art of digital drawing: the human figure in life and death Starts Sat 2 Feb, 10.30am-4.30pm (3 days) Develop your own style and approach to creating digital drawings of the human figure. Book in advance on 020 7001 9844 £210 (students £120, concs £45)

The bare bones: basic pathology Starts Wed 27 Feb, 6.30-8.30pm (4 weeks) Learn to recognise how diseases and disorders can affect the human skeleton. Book in advance on 020 7001 9844 £50 (concs £20)

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Book at www.museumoflondon.org.uk/dissection or on 020 7001 9844. Timed entry and online booking fee apply.

Due to its subject matter, Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men is not recommended for children under 12.

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Opening timesOpen daily 10am – 6pm (exhibition starts to close at 5.40pm). Last entry to exhibition 4.30pm. Closed 24-26 Dec. The exhibition will stay open until 9pm on 4 Jan, 1 Feb, 1 Mar and 5 Apr 2013.

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RESURRECTION MENDISSECTION AND

In 2006, Museum of London archaeologists excavated a burial ground at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. What they found was both extraordinary and unexpected.

The excavation revealed some 262 burials. In the confusing mix of bones was evidence of dissection, autopsy and amputation, bones wired for teaching, and dissected animals.

Dating from a key period – that of the Anatomy Act of 1832 – the discovery is one of the most significant in the UK, offering fresh insight into early 19th century dissection and the trade in dead bodies. Passed amid deep public fear of murder for dissection, this fiercely-debated Act gave the State the right to take ‘unclaimed’ bodies without consent.

Now, 180 years later, you can uncover this intriguing story in a major new exhibition at the Museum of London. Bringing together human and animal remains, exquisite anatomical models and drawings, documents and original artefacts, the exhibition will reveal the intimate relationship between surgeon-anatomists and the ‘resurrection men’ who supplied them, and the shadowy practices prompted by a growing demand for corpses.

You’ll discover the story of Bishop, Williams and May – London’s Burke and Hare – and find out how the excavation findings shed new light on the case of an alleged resurrectionist. As the exhibition draws to a close, you’ll be encouraged to debate the Anatomy Act, reflect on medical ethics and cultural attitudes today, and ask what questions still remain.

It may leave you considering the choices you make about your body.

Highlights from the exhibition include:

• Skeletal remains recovered during the excavations, including a dissected skull with multiple drill holes

• A wax head detailing internal structures, produced by Joseph Towne for the Great Exhibition of 1851

• A cast of executed criminal James Legg, created to settle an artistic debate regarding anatomical correctness in crucifixion

• A stomach preserved by Edward Jenner

• Fragments of tattooed skin from murderers Bishop and Williams

• A short film exploring different attitudes to organ and body donation, made in collaboration with young Londoners and supported by the Wellcome Trust.

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Bring your smartphones (and headphones for audio) to access additional content via QR codes within the exhibition. Simply download a QR reader from your app store. There is free WiFi throughout the Museum. For visitors without smartphones, all content can be accessed via our Virtual Study Zone at www.museumoflondon.org.uk/virtualstudy.

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London’s Lost Jewels: The Mystery of the Cheapside Hoard 18 Oct 2013 – 27 Apr 2014 From the mysteries of its discovery to the secrets of its burial,

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Events (Dec-Apr)The Bodysnatcher (PG) Sun 2 Dec, 2-3.20pm Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi star in this classic film about a murderous cabman supplying illegal cadavers for dissection. FREE but booking advisable

Death drawing with Art Macabre Thu 28 Feb, 7-9.30pm Sharpen your pencil for a life drawing workshop with a difference. Art Macabre Drawing Salon presents a range of muses steeped in gore and theatricality, themed around the gruesome world of early 19th century surgery. Book in advance £19 (concs £18, Friends £17), includes exhibition entry and drawing materials Sponsored by Cass Art

Dissected Visit some of London’s most remarkable medical venues for this lecture series which invites academics, archivists and historians to explore aspects of the exhibition in greater detail.Book in advance £7 (concs £6, Friends £5), all five lectures £28 (concs £24, Friends £20). Includes entry to venues between 6-7pm (excludes the Blizard Building).

Traces of the resurrectionists and their prey Tue 5 Mar, 7-8pm Dr Ruth Richardson digs up evidence of London’s bodysnatching trade. Includes exhibition entry 6-7pm. Museum of London

From death to display: human remains in medical museums Tue 12 Mar, 7-8pm Dr Sam Alberti discusses how human remains have made their way into medical collections. Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons of England

The unfortunate Mr Millard Tue 19 Mar, 7-8pm Kirsty Chilton explores the case of a former employee of St Thomas’ Hospital who was arrested in 1823 for entering a burial ground with the intention of ‘raising a body’.

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