Blogs

A recently catalogued set of records relating to the design of dwellings reveal the RCP’s involvement in tensions behind the scenes of the post-WWII housing debate. 

Healing words: our new exhibition exploring manuscript recipe books is now open at our headquarters in Regent’s Park!

On the occasion of the 500 year anniversary of Thomas Linacre, Archive Manager Pamela Forde explores his life.

This month we are celebrating the opening of our new exhibition, Healing words.

For the first time a collection of centuries-old ‘lift-the-flap’ anatomy books from the RCP heritage library have been made digitally accessible to our online audiences. 

This South Asian Heritage Month guest blogger, Dr. Theeba Krishnamoorthy, highlights the life and work of Sri Lanka’s first woman doctor, Dr Alice de Boer. 

To mark South Asian Heritage month, Museum Studies student Lauren, explores the story of Cowasjee – an 18th century Indian man and recipient of nasal reconstruction surgery. 

This month we have been celebrating the 20^th anniversary of the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) in our Grade I Listed building. A big thank you to everyone who came along to our events for architecture enthusiasts, brand new visitors and creative families. 

This Volunteers' Week we celebrate the amazing contributions volunteers make to the RCP Museum, Heritage Library and Archives. 

The RCP is delighted to announce a loan of a painting of physician Dr Messenger Monsey by Mary Black to Tate Britain’s exhibition Now you see us: Women artists in Britain 1520–1920.