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Medical Heritage Events 2025

On-line event: Painting Legacies

Thursday 4th September 7-8.15pm
Discover how art and medicine come together in this special online panel exploring portraiture, gender, and representation.
A collaboration with Surgeon's Hall Edinburgh, we’re celebrating the arrival of two striking new portraits of trailblazing women in surgery, commissioned for the permanent collections of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Imogen Gibbon, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of Portraiture at the National Galleries of Scotland, will lead a conversation with artists Grace Payne-Kumar (who created our wonderful portrait of our first female fellow, Jamini Sen) and Kirstin MacKinnon, whose recent commissions honour the achievements and presence of women in the field.

These portraits mark a step toward a more inclusive reflection of both the medical and art sector—and a powerful moment of visibility for the women shaping its future.

Booking Information: Click on Eventbrite to book. Upon booking Eventbrite will issue an e-ticket. Your e-ticket will provide a link to the online event page and this link will be live from 30mins prior to the event. If you do not receive your e-ticket please check your junk mail. If you have any problems receiving your e-ticket or accessing the event please email Surgeon's Hall at museum@rcsed.ac.uk

Together In Friendship:

Exploring 425 years of history through the symbolism of our Coat of Arms 

Pop up exhibition

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is celebrating our 425th anniversary in 2024 to 2025. Since the College’s founding in 1599, we have played an influential role in the development of improving standards in modern medicine. In honour of this anniversary, we are hosting a display featuring objects from our heritage collections. Using the imagery and symbolism of the Royal College’s Coat of Arms, the display examines 425 years of history, from the granting of the royal charter in 1599 to the Covid pandemic of 2020. We explore what it means to be Conjurat Amice: Together in Friendship.  

To read about the display, which has been created by Roxanne Miftahittin, a Museums Studies postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow, see our latest blog post  

To see the display, please visit the College Library Reading Room on the second floor from Monday 28th April 2025. 

Opening times: Monday afternoons between 2pm and 5pm. 

For all other times, please make an appointment by contacting  library@rcpsg.ac.uk. 

Blythswood Festival 2025

Tours

Join us for a tour of our beautiful Georgian and Victorian buildings and learn about our College history in our 425th anniversary year

Wednesday 7th May 12:30-1:30pm

Please see our Eventbrite page for further details and to sign up: Tour of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Monday 12th May 12:30-1:30pm

Please see our Eventbrite page for further details and to sign up: Tour of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

The tours are free but donations are very welcome!

Talk: The Enigma of Sir John James Burnet

Thursday 15th May 7pm to 9pm

Join us in our magnificent College Hall for a fascinating talk on Glasgow architect, Sir John James Burnet. A major name in his day, but now little known. Why has he since been overshadowed by other big names?

For this year's Blythswood Festival we are delighted to be hosting Niall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, who will be discussing the career and buildings of Glasgow’s third Architect, (after Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander 'Greek' Thomson) including the expansion and redevelopment of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in the 1890s.

Please see our Eventbrite page for further details and to sign up. The talk is free but donations are very welcome!

Autumn/Winter 2024

Glasgow Doors Open Day 2024

Join us on Saturday, 21st September 2024 between 10am and 4pm as we open our doors for this annual festival. Come and explore our beautiful building on St Vincent Street and learn about the history of medicine and surgery in Glasgow. There's a new exhibition and portrait to see too! You don't need to book and everyone is welcome. Click here for more information on our event

Glasgow Doors Open Day takes place between 16-22 September 2024. To find out which buildings are open to the public and what events are taking place please visit glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk

Previous Events

The heritage department holds a series of events as part of their engagement programmes, which run biannually from January to June and September to December. The following video playlists are of past recorded events, including our popular “Reframed” series of events addressing issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion within heritage collections.


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