National Sisters Day - Museum Talk & Tour
Florence Nightingale Museum
03 Aug 2025 | 10:30 AM
Did you know that there were two Nightingale sisters?
That’s right! Florence and Parthenope Nightingale were close in age and were named after the cities they grew up in.
They were both born into an upper-class life of wealth and expectation, but chose to follow very different paths.
In honour of National Sisters Day we are hosting a special museum talk & tour which will delve into the complex relationship between the two sisters and highlight their accomplishments.
Talk & Tours will be held at 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm and are included in all general admission tickets.
Object Handling with the Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret
Florence Nightingale Museum
05 Aug 2025 | 12:00 PM
What is better then one museum? TWO MUSEUMS!
The Florence Nightingale Museum is exciting to have a visit from our friends at the Old Operating Museum and Herb Garret!
The Old Operating Theatre is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe housed in the attic of the early 18th century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital. The museum features the original timber framed Herb Garret once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. Staff and volunteers are coming to share historic objects and make pomander bags using dried herbs in these drop-in sessions.
If you can’t make it today, that’s ok! We will be hosting another Drop-In Object Handling and Craft Session with the Old Op on Wednesday 13th August.
This event is on between 1:00pm – 4:00pm and is included in all general admission tickets.
Meet Mary Seacole & Mix A Medicine
Florence Nightingale Museum
06 Aug 2025 | 10:30 AM
Join us at the museum Wednesday 6th August for a special historical performance and interactive activity.
To celebrate Jamaican Independence Day we will be highlighting Mary Seacole and her work all day. Follow in Mary Seacole’s footsteps and ‘Mix A Medicine’! Diagnose an injured soldier, choose a remedy to make them better, and mix it up. Learn about Seacole’s work, herbal remedies, and the Crimean War in this interactive activity.
Our extra special performances of ‘Meet Mary Seacole’ will be at 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm. Hear about her life and how she helped soldiers during the Crimean War. Discover her story and find out how she became known as ‘Mother Seacole’.
Tickets can be purchased online and in person.
