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21/06/2026

A fantastic opening day for the 'Blood, Sweat, and Tears' exhibition.

Our brave Trustee, James, got thoroughly fed on by a leech in front of a very curious audience. Thank you to all who visited.
The next (and last!) leech feeding demonstration will take place this Saturday 27 June at 2pm in the museum.
Don't miss out! 🩸

15/06/2026

Get up close and personal with some medicinal leeches and learn all about them during our bloodletting exhibition. 20-27 June, 12pm-4pm. Free entry!
Thermae Bath Spa

14/06/2026

🚨NEXT EXHIBITION: June 20 - 27, 12pm - 4pm.
No booking required. Free entry. Donations always welcome.

Look forward to facts, unbelievable stories, amazing objects and live leeches.

But that's not all, a brave BMM Trustee, James Hunt, will be feeding a leech with his own blood to demonstrate how and why these creatures are used.
This will take place Sat 20th and Sat 27th at 2pm in the museum.
A medicinal leech typically takes up to an hour to feed, as such the demonstration will last until the leech has had its fill.
Not for the faint hearted!

10/06/2026

Bloodletting is one of the oldest medical practices in the world. With recorded evidence stretching as far back as Ancient Egypt and likely being practiced long before that, it was not until the early 19th century when physicians began questioning its efficacy.

Did it really help? Or was it simply making the patient worse?
It was during this period when physicians began to adopt the observational approach to medicine we know today. Watching and recording how this ancient practice affected their patient.
It was this simple change of putting the patient first that debunked bloodletting as a cure-all treatment and made way for helpful, proven treatments to be developed.
Don't miss our bloodletting exhibition June 20 - 27, 12pm-4pm. Free entry.
Image: ‘Breathing a vein' by James Gillray, hand-coloured etching by Hannah Humphrey, 28 January 1804. National Portrait gallery.
Thermae Bath Spa

09/06/2026

In today's wellbeing session we learned how to do unique gift wrapping 🎁 💝

The wellbeing group is held Tuesdays at The Hetling Pump Room,
1 Hetling Court, Bath BA1 1SJ

All welcome!

06/06/2026

🚨Next exhibition: June 20 - 27, 12pm - 4pm. Free entry. Donations always welcome.

Look forward to fascinating facts, unbelievable stories, amazing objects and leeches.

But that's not all...a brave BMM Trustee, James Hunt, will be performing two separate live leech feedings on himself to demonstrate how and why they are used. These will take place on Sat 20th and Sat 27th, at 2pm in the museum.
A leech typically takes up to an hour to feed, as such the demonstration will last until the leech has had its fill.
Don't miss out!!

05/06/2026

'Happy Gut, Healthy Life' exhibition was a brilliant collaboration between Bath Spa University students and BMM, and one that we are sure will happen again.
Well done to all involved and thank you to everyone who visited, it meant the world!

01/06/2026

🚨Doses of History episode 3 - ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’: A History of Bloodletting has now launched on YouTube and Spotify.

Why was this ancient theory practiced for so long?
Why has it made a comeback??

Join BMM Trustees James, Karen and Honey as they explore the bloodstained history of bloodletting.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3POWsvxJ5EY
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4j0H1thOvdQSdXgVxRcNBL?si=UZQA0FIuT164O9387_IdHQ

28/05/2026

Now showing: 'Happy gut, healthy life'
Until this Sunday, 12pm-4pm. Free entry
Use the devices provided and explore the microbiome of your gut!

26/05/2026

This week (part of the Fringe Arts Bath Festival!!)
Thursday - Sunday, 12pm - 4pm.
Free entry. Donations always welcome.
Visit and learn a thing or two about how to make your gut happy😊

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1 Hetling Court
Bath
BA11SJ

Telephone

+447961296776

Website

http://www.bathmedicalmuseum.org/

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