A Healing Passion
‘A Healing Passion’ is the first display dedicated to medicine at the Hunterian and draws on these unique collections to reflect the illustrious heritage of the region. Read More ...

Scientific Instruments
A permanent display based around the life and work of Lord Kelvin - Glasgow’s greatest scientist. An exciting mix of hands on activities, original scientific instruments, demonstrations and computer-generated images bring this new display to life. Read More ...

Scotland’s Dinosaur Isle – The Isle of Skye
Since the discovery of the first dinosaur track in 1982 (now in the collections of the Hunterian Museum) in the Lonfearn Member of the Lealt Shale Formation (Bathonian, Middle Jurassic), it was not until about ten years later that the next discovery was made. Read More ...

Coins
The core of the collection remains the Cabinet of Dr. William Hunter, probably the finest ever put together by a private individual. Hunter's own account book shows that he began to collect coins about 1770... Read More ...

Captain Cook
Captain James Cook was one of the most famous sailors of his time. He was an experienced officer who, despite his ordinary roots had risen through the ranks to become an officer. Read More ...

Asante Weights
We have an impressive collection of Asante Weights numbering approximately 300. Read More ...

Bryce Skulls
The Hunterian Museum currently holds 13 skulls in its collection that were excavated by Professor Thomas Hastie Bryce. The majority of the skulls were excavated by Bryce on his expedition to Arran in 1900 and were donated to the museum by Bryce in 1912. Read More ...

Egypt
This section contains information about the collection of Egyptian artefacts held at the Hunterian Museum. Also in the section we have a QuickTime VR (virtual reality) image of the Lady Shep-en-hor. Read More ...

Hominid Evolution
This section contains some brief background information intended to assist an understanding of some of the topics raised in the study of hominid evolution. Read More ...

Romans

We have retained the "virtual" Romans section on our website for education users although visitors should note that the museum displays of Roman artefacts now differ significantly from those shown on the web site.

This exhibition tells the story of the Roman presence in Scotland in the first and second centuries AD, with emphasis on the Antonine Wall frontier and the life lived by the soldiers based in forts along its line. Read More ...