Showcase: Banned Books
Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery on Wednesday 25th February for this talk on the banning and censoring of scientific books, especially during the 1500s Catholic Inquisition!
About Showcase: Banned Books
| 25th February 2026 | |
| 12.30pm - 12.50pm | |
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Physicians Gallery 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 1JQ |
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| This is a free event | |
| Visit the event website here | |
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Join us to explore the banning and censoring of scientific books
Join us at the Physicians’ Gallery on the last Wednesday of every month at 12.30pm for a curator-led talk exploring one of the objects on display in our gallery.
Our topic for this talk is the banning and censoring of scientific books – especially during the 1500s Catholic Inquisition, showing the impact of censorship on the advancement of medicine and other sciences.
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