Borough-based the Old Operating Theatre is hosting some free craft workshops for families during half-term, including sessions for children with special educational needs (SEN).
The workshops will give kids the chance to make handmade cards and Valentine’s Day-themed scented hearts.
Located in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery.
The original timber-framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. It is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe.
The free ticket to the workshop will include time to visit the museum and complete their Broken Hearts Trail, where the young ones become medical detectives while they try to figure out what ails their afflicted hearts.
Tickets are free but spaces are limited, so local families are being encouraged to book as soon as they can.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret is located at St Thomas’ Church, 9a St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY