Business Event August Edinburgh, Surgeons' Hall Museum

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Event Name:Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form and Function Event Summary:On 6th August, Surgeons’ Hall Museum will launch a new exhibition ‘Skin Deep: The Restoration of Form and Function’ charting the history of elective and corrective facial surgery from ancient to modern times, looking at the procedures and psychologies involved. The exhibition will display objects which have never before been on public display at the Museum, including an extremely rare Greco-Roman eye votive, a bound South American skull and new art works by Edinburgh artist Joyce Gunn Cairns. In this exhibition, we will explore the historic medical and social treatment of people with facial disfigurements. We also hope to deliver a thought-provoking narrative juxtaposing the patient’s side of coping with facial disfigurements in today’s society with the reasons for undergoing elective cosmetic surgery in the quest for beauty. Event Description:Museum Exhibtion on corrective facial surgery through the ages Event Starts:06 August 2010 from 10:00am Event Finishes:01 April 2011 at 04:00pm Add To My Outlook Calendar Event Web Site:http://www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/ Contact Info Contact Phone:0131 527 1649 Contact E-mail:e.black@rcsed.ac.uk Venue Venue Name:Surgeons' Hall Museum Venue Address:Nicolson Street Venue Town:Edinburgh Venue County: Venue Post Code:EH8 9DW Venue Phone:0131 527 1649 Venue E-mail:museum@rcsed.ac.uk Venue Web Site:http://www.museum.rcsed.ac.uk/