Tayside Medical History Museum

Based at Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, the collections of the Tayside Medical History Museum are among the finest in Scotland, showcasing the extraordinary history of pioneering medical research and practice in Dundee and the surrounding region.

The museum's main permanent display can be found outside the Gannochy Trust Lecture Theatre, next to the Blue Promenade Area in the Medical School.

• Permanent Displays‌

• Collections

• Art Collections‌

• Exhibitions

• Publications

Find out more about the history of medicine in Tayside by clicking the links below:‌

• Allergy and Immunity‌

• Cancer

• Cardiology

• Dundee Eye Dispensary

• Dundee's Medical School

• Hospitals in World World Two

• Maternal & Child Health

• Medical Pioneers

• The NHS in Tayside

• Ninewells Hospital

• Nursing

• Pharmacy

• Surgery

• X-Rays

Videos featuring the Museum and its Collections

• George Pirie and the Dundee X-Ray Pioneers

• Dundee's Pioneers of Medicine

• Dundee Royal Infirmary - a history in 20 objects

• The History of Dundee's Hospitals

Useful Links

• Unlocking the Medicine Chest: Medical Records in the University of Dundee Archives
• British Society for the History of Radiology