Up Close and Personal session – from making pills to taking castor oil
April 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
£2.00 – £8.00Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Wednesday 26 April, 1pm. Up Close and Personal session.
Get up close to objects from the Museum’s collection in our new monthly small group sessions. April’s objects are all linked to making and taking medicines, from making pills to taking castor oil. Join medical historian and Museum Director, Briony Hudson, to explore how past pharmacists and patients looked after their health, including a rare chance to get hands-on with a Victorian pill machine.
£2, plus normal admission, see below to book tickets
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