![A wide angled view of a gallery space. Painted white, there are wall mounted display cases containing medical models alongside text panels.](https://hunterian-files-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/Past-exhibitions/_3840x800_crop_center-center_none/designing-bodies-241115BF8.jpg)
Qvist exhibition gallery, 2015
Designing Bodies: Models of anatomy from 1945 to now
24th November 2015–20th February 2016
Practice makes perfect; and in a highly specialised and high-risk endeavour such as surgery, finding ways to practice is difficult. For centuries anatomists and surgeons have therefore used three-dimensional models of body parts in training, and have been especially imaginative in recent years.
This exhibition explores the design of striking anatomical models – of the brain, heart, lungs and limbs – held at the Royal College of Surgeons including corrosion casts, orthopaedic models, and neurosurgical training devices.