The Apothecary

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has a collection of Museum in a Box loan kits which are available for loan to schools in Edinburgh and surrounding areas. Our loan kits are designed to be used with students from p5 to S2 and are packed with objects and activities that relate to the medical history of Scotland.

The Apothecary box brings students to the source of medicines from the 1600s to the 1800s. The objects in the box include pressed and prepared plant samples made by the Royal Botanic Gardens. It also includes plant and animal specimens from our own stores. The box features Cantharides specimen, which is a Spanish fly used in many Scottish medicines. The activities engage students in a global conversation about where, and how, many of the materials in the box are sourced.

Contents of The Apothecary (pdf)

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