3 hours
Physicians' Gallery
Free Tickets Available
Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm (GMT+01:00)
Physicians' Gallery
11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Come and learn about your heart, what it looks like, how it works and why it's so important.
Get involved and decorate your own anatomical heart. Will it be anatomically accurate, or a multi-coloured work of art?
Jennifer Paxton (BSc, Msc, PhD, FAS) is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. When she isn't teaching the complexities of the human body, or researching ways to build new body parts, she enjoys inspiring the next generation of scientists through her children's anatomy books and interactive outreach events.
All ages welcome
As well as the drop-in activity, the Physicians’ Gallery has a children’s medical library, colouring-in, worksheets and a dressing-up station available every day.
Drop-in activity running from 11am to 2pm
Physicians’ Gallery open from 10am to 4:30pm
Also check out other Arts events in Edinburgh.
Tickets for Drop-in Activity: HeART Lab can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| General Admission | Free |
