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.

The RCP is calling for obesity to urgently be recognised as a disease by government and the broader health sector, and warning that until this happens its prevalence is unlikely to be reduced.

The RCP is delighted by Arts Council England's announcement that the Symons collection of medical objects has been gifted to the RCP museum.

RCP library, archive and museum services manager Julie Beckwith reflects on the RCP’s role in the establishment of the NHS on 5 July 1948.

RCP rare books and special collections librarian Katie Birkwood explores the dance of death, an artistic genre that offers fascinating insight into mortality during the Late Middle Ages.

The RCP was founded in 1518, and in our 500th year we’re taking the opportunity to look back on the history of medicine as well as to the future of healthcare.