Anaesthesia Museum
The Anaesthesia Museum contains objects relating to the history of anaesthesia. The earliest object in our collections is a resuscitation set of 1774. Our collections give an insight into the history of anaesthesia, resuscitation and pain relief.
The museum has a permanent and a temporary display, as well as pull-out drawers and flipbooks containing biographies and details of large anaesthetic machines.
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How the museum began
Our museum started with the donation of a collection of anaesthetic instrument by A Charles King in 1953.
New Exhibition
A Blessing in Disguise - Misuse of Anaesthesia
Opened Tuesday 11 October 2011
A new exhibition highlighting the history of how powerful anaesthetic agents have been used and misused. Find out more »
Travelling Exhibition
Our new temporary exhibition ‘A Blessing in Disguise – Misuse of Anaesthesia’ will visit Annual Congress in September.
The next travelling exhibition will be at Annual Congress 19-21 September 2012, Bournemouth »
Heritage Centre Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00 - 16:00
Appointment recommended
Free entry
Borrowing items from us
We lend items from our collection to other Accredited museums. In addition, a loan box is also available. Loan Box »
