George Marshall Medical Museum

Explore the history of medicine. Be terrified by our death masks and find out what an amputation looked like in the 19th century! Stop at the apothecary for a cholera remedy and have a go at our mystery object game.

We have two interactive PCs where you can test your knowledge with our Mystery Object Game and listen to past medical staff speaking about their jobs in medicine and healthcare.

And don’t forget our fantastic line-up of masks of the heads of hanged criminals from Worcester gaol in the very early 19th century.

The Charles Hastings Education Centre in which we are based is completely accessible for those in wheelchairs and there are audio loops in the building. Guide dogs are more than welcome.

Schools

Our education programme is tailored to suit students at Key Stage 2 through to undergraduate level.

Purge the Plague

Be an apothecary for the day! Mix superb herbs and potent potions to create an elixir for your town's diseased! Pitch your remedy to a panel of ye olde 18th century judges.

Our exciting new workshop Purge the Plague is now available for your KS2 and KS3 classes. Students will take on the role of an 18th century apothecary and use mathematics, creative and logic skills to create remedies for their patients.

Using resources including a fantastic range of ingredients and their properties, local* maps and information about diseases, they will develop remedies for three different patients suffering from a range of 18th century conditions, and then pitch their potion to a panel of their peers.

Can you cook up a cure and make your millions?