The Royal College of Physicians is the oldest medical college in England, and has a collection of paintings, artefacts, archive material and printed books that encompass centuries of medical figures and thinking. The collections are overseen by the Heritage Centre.
New College display
Fellows, Founders and Innovators
Pioneers of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians
Celebrating joint Fellows of these two influential institutions.
Images Wellcome Library, London and RCP
18 January-18 June 2010 (closed select days)
1st floor gallery, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, free admission
New online exhibition
Tudor Beginnings
Charting the College's first hundred years, using items from the library, archive and museum collections.
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Painting on loan
Johann Zoffany's painting of William Hunter lecturing has been loaned to Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery until February 2010, for an exhibition on Joshua Reynolds. |
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The library holds c.30,000 books and pamphlets, including the Dorchester Collection. |
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The College has a fine collection of portraits, prints and silver, and houses the Symons Collection of medical artefacts. |
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The collection has manuscripts tracing College history from 1518, and personal papers of key medical figures. |
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The College's fifth home, at Regent's Park, was designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, and is Grade I listed. |