October is Black History Month. In this blog the Archive, Heritage Library and Museum Services (AMS) team reflect on the racism, colonialism and other exploitative histories present in the collections, and how we are beginning to address these legacies.

The RCP has unveiled a sculpture to remember doctors who died having worked in the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The RCP Museum has loaned two key artworks from the collection to feature in National Museums Scotland’s (NMS’) major exhibition.

Her Majesty the Queen was the RCP's Visitor – the equivalent of a patron for other organisations, but a much older term reflecting the RCP’s heritage – and visited the organisation three times, most recently in 2018 to mark

The public exhibition explores the ridiculed and reviled in the RCP’s satirical print collection, and allows visitors to discover the complex social, political and historical stories contained within the images.

One of Britain’s first black British consultants, pioneering neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque.

On 15 July, the Royal College of Physicians Museum will host a free online event exploring the historical and modern-day development of vaccination.

The Royal College of Physicians has opened its doors virtually, offering the public an opportunity to explore 500 years of medical history via their museum’s new online tours.

RCP’s Library, Archive and Museum Services (LAMS) is proud to launch a new website to showcase the College’s rich 500-year history.

In the run up to Brexit, we’ve written to the Prime Minister, along with 16 other health organisations, calling for healthcare to be at the heart of EU exit negotiations.