# Event Details - **Event Name**: The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:15 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:45 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: A fascinating look at how the skulls of notorious murderers Burke and Hare were used to test and discredited the practice of phrenologyAbout this EventJoin us for this bite-sized lunchtime talk exploring the history of medicine and medical education.Phrenology and the surprising skulls of Burke and Hare.Join Surgeons’ Hall Museums Senior Research Fellow, Professor Ken Donaldson, for a fascinating exploration of phrenology, the once-popular, but now discredited belief that personality could be read from bumps on the skull. Discover how Edinburgh physician Dr Thomas Stone put these ideas to the test using the skulls of notorious murderers William Burke and William Hare, producing findings that caused a sensation.Talks will last approximately 30 minutes and tea and coffee will be available for ticket holders.Age Guidance: 16+Important Refund Information: Please note that added to your ticket prices is a 96p booking charge which is non-refundable. This is part of Eventbrite terms and conditions and is not at the discretion of Surgeons' Hall Museums.Content Warning: The collections contain human remains as well as representations of anatomy, injury, and disease that some may find upsetting. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-end-of-phrenology-from-burke-and-hare-to-the-death-of-a-pseudoscience/100002000146279364 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 30 minutes - Location: Surgeons' Hall Museum - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 3.96, max: 3.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Surgeons' Hall Museum - **lat**: 55.9466549 - **long**: -3.1852781 - **full address**: Surgeons' Hall Museum, Surgeons Hall Museum, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/9d5dd57f0b5a2137528d2925b9f3f44392506b63bbfb1a68b33405765dc0f906-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789515969 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience being held? - **A:** The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:15 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 01:45 pm at Surgeons' Hall Museum, Surgeons Hall Museum, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience? - **A:** The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience is organized by Surgeons' Hall Museums. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The End of Phrenology: From Burke and Hare to the Death of a Pseudoscience", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/9d5dd57f0b5a2137528d2925b9f3f44392506b63bbfb1a68b33405765dc0f906-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789515969", "startDate": "2026-10-22T13:15:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-10-22T13:45:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-end-of-phrenology-from-burke-and-hare-to-the-death-of-a-pseudoscience/100002000146279364", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Surgeons' Hall Museum", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Surgeons Hall Museum", "postalCode": "EH8 9DW", "addressLocality": "Edinburgh", "addressRegion": "SC", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "55.9466549", "longitude": "-3.1852781" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A fascinating look at how the skulls of notorious murderers Burke and Hare were used to test and discredited the practice of phrenology", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-15", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-22T13:45:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-09-15", "lowPrice": "3.96", "highPrice": "3.96", "price": "3.96", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-end-of-phrenology-from-burke-and-hare-to-the-death-of-a-pseudoscience/100002000146279364" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-15", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-15", "url": "https://allevents.in/edinburgh/the-end-of-phrenology-from-burke-and-hare-to-the-death-of-a-pseudoscience/100002000146279364", "price": "3.96", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Surgeons Hall Museums", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/surgeons-hall-museums/22752477", "description": "The award winning Museums are open to the public, 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. 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