In this project, the historical museum collection was shared with members of the local community for the first time. The Museum contains human organs and tissues in glass and acrylic jars. Each one has been carefully prepared by dissecting and preserving them for the purpose of teaching St George’s students about human diseases.
These 'preparations’ were usually obtained from cases encountered at St George’s at post-mortem or during surgery and they afford a unique look at the variety of complaints suffered by Londoners in the past. Through the workshops, we wanted to involve the local community in how the human remains in the Museum’s care should be interpreted and displayed, while being always treated and displayed with respect and dignity. Here you can hear a participant’s thoughts on visiting the museum for the first time.