Hunterian Museum

This week, Rachel's younger sister Alice is staying with us. They have the week off school for some reason (Alice is Katie's age). Today the three of us went to the Hunterian Museum, which is on campus. It's been closed for several months, and has recently re-opened. The Hunterian Museum is named after Dr William Hunter who was a specialist in delivering babies. He also taught at the University of Glasgow.

I hope no one takes this the wrong way when I say that this is my favourite thing in the museum: it's a womb & foetus in the 5th month (from before 1783 which is when Dr Hunter died). The caption beneath it reads, "The woman and baby died because the mother's womb was pointing backwards, causing her to miscarry the foetus. Hunter's recognition of this condition saved many lives and it is no longer a life-threatening condition."

Wooden forceps - no thank you! 

William Hunter's insect cabinet. We've been learning about this in class a little - the age when men collected antiquities or specimens and had them placed in specially built cupboards.