The Lord Brock Memorial Trust

Museum Mission

The aim of the museum is to contribute to the understanding of the development of medical knowledge with particular emphasis on the history of the Old Operating Theatre, the Herb Garret, and the history of St Thomas' and Guys Hospitals.



The museum is also concerned with the history of St. Thomas' Church, and in placing the Church and Hospitals in their historical context.



AUDIENCE



The museum will interpret the building and collections for the general public. It will also make a special effort to attract visits from schools, medical and nursing colleges and the medical profession. The Museum will also seek to encourage visits from local people.



ACCESSIBILITY


The Museum will make every practical effort to make the museum, education service and its displays accessible to the widest possible audience irrespective of disabilities.



We aim to remove barriers to access which are physical, cultural, social, financial, intellectual, psychological or emotional.



DISPLAYS



The historic environment is of fundamental importance and all displays should be constructed with this in mind. The displays should provide the essential background necessary to allow the visitor to understand the building and its medical, social, historical and architectural functions. The displays or alternatives to the displays sho