A new exhibition in Dundee will give visitors the chance to look into their own body and try their hand at surgery.
Dundee Science Centre’s Medical Marvels show, the result of a £2m fundraising campaign, will open on July 2 to coincide with the centre’s 18th anniversary.
Visitors will be able to see genuine artefacts, on loan from Dundee University’s Tayside Medical History Museum archives, ranging from a rib scraper and glass eye insertor to 19th century surgical toolkits.
But it’s not all historical artefacts on display as more modern medical advancements, such as an MRI scanner which will allow visitors to see inside their own body and learn how diseases can be diagnosed and treated, will feature.
And an operating theatre will give budding doctors the chance to try their hand at surgery with interactive torsos. Other interactive exhibits will demonstrate the future of exploratory medicine.
The exhibition focuses on innovations from Dundee by the work of Dundee’s Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Dundee University and NHS Tayside.
Linda Leuchars, Dundee Science Centre CEO, said: “It seems fitting, as we celebrate our 18th birthday, to unveil our new and exciting facilities. Medical Marvels showcases and celebrates the life-changing research being undertaken in and around Dundee right now, local science which is making a global impact and which deserves to be portrayed on this exciting and accessible platform.
“Our new science learning suite significantly increases our capacity and ability to expand our learning activities for our diverse audiences – including public visitors, members, teachers, scientists and community educators.
“By unveiling this redevelopment, a pivotal stage in our evolutionary journey, we are building our future in the areas we are already excelling.”
The exhibition is the result of months of construction and the redevelopment doubles the upper floor space through a mezzanine extension.
The redevelopment also includes a revamped home for the Science Learning Institute, housing the Inspire suite – an adaptable 80-seat space for seminars and live science shows. The room can accommodate a class of around 30 people for collaborative working and teaching.
Medical Marvels is included as part of normal admission into Dundee Science Centre.
