Liverpool, Medicine and Unnatural history

Liverpool, medicine, and unnatural history

12:00pm - 1:30pm / Friday 31st October 2025 / Venue: Victoria Gallery & Museum
Type: Other / Category: Department / Series: Black History Month
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Join this guided 3 mile 'walkshop' through the streets of Liverpool to uncover the links between science and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Explore how slavery wealth influenced the city and its institutions, including the University of Liverpool, and learn about figures such as Thomas Parr, William Roscoe and Dr Charles White. Visit sites including the Victoria Gallery & Museum, the Athenaeum, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, uncovering the hidden legacies behind Liverpool’s cultural, educational, and medical landmarks.