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Don't miss the opportunity to visit one of London's most extraordinary museums. The eighteenth century collection of the surgeon John Hunter contains anatomy and pathology specimens from humans and over 500 other species. The Hunterian Museum has re-opened to critical and popular acclaim, but remains one of the capital's best kept secrets. * * * * * * * * * * Mark Gilbert's exhibition of facial surgery patients will close on the 15 June before it goes to exhibitions across the United States. There are still a few places available on Mark Gilbert's drawing workshop, Wednesday 25 May, 11am to 4pm Mark says "In recent years the value of art classes as a way for surgeons to enhance their knowledge of the mass, volume and nature of the human body has become increasingly recognised. Creating and reconstructing a new visage for someone who has suffered severe facial damage might be said to be a work of art in itself. The surgeon is making aesthetic decisions all the time, but they tend to focus on the symmetrical, whereas an artistic approach often deals with the asymmetrical." During the workshop participants, working from a model, will be asked to look and deal with the structure and form of the face in a non-anatomical way. Considering the aesthetic structure. This is a drawing workshop for adult learners with experience of drawing or painting. Tickets cost £10 (£7 concessions) including tea and coffee and materials. To book please contact the museum on 020 7869 6560. * * * * * * * * * * On Thursday 26 May there will be an opportunity to uncover the secrets of the museum and visit after hours as Simon Chaplin, Senior Curator of the museum gives a lecture on 'The beautiful bones: coveting anatomy in Georgian London'. He will reveal how a passion for collecting filled the museums of private anatomy teachers like John Hunter and talk about the lengths collectors would go to to obtain a prize specimen. The lecture starts at 7pm, museum open from 6.30pm. Tickets cost £8 (£5 concessions) and include a glass of wine. To book please call 020 7869 6560 or email [log in to unmask] For further information please contact: Jane C. Hughes Audience Development Officer Hunterian Museum, London ____________________________________ The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE t:020 7869 6561; f:020 7869 6564; [log in to unmask] To find out more about the Hunterian Museum Project click here: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/services/museums/