'Curious: the craft of microscopy' is a temporary art exhibition by Susannah Edwards beng shown at the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Alongside her artwork there will be microscopes from the Science Museum collections on display, including Culpeper and Cuff microscopes, both signed. The exhibition is supported by Arts Council England and the Royal Microscopical Society. The exhibition runs from Tuesday 16 February 2010 until Saturday 3 July 2010. For more information see the Hunterian Museum website or the website of the artist.

Alongside the exhibition the Hunterian Museum is presenting a series of events for adults and families that reveal the connections between microscopy and medicine. 'The Lens of Life' programme will run from February to May 2010 and has been organised as part of the Royal Society's 350th anniversary celebrations. It will bring together medical museum curators, historians and surgeons to tell the stories of those whose work in microscopy has changed our understanding of medicine and disease. Starting with the opening of the Hunterian's new exhibition Curious: the art of microscopy there will be family workshops, free lunchtime lectures and tours of a number of medical museums elsewhere in London including the British Optical Association Museum and the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum as well as evening talks on Robert Hooke, Joseph Lister and the use of microscopy in the development of transplant surgery. The Vice Chairman of our Society, Neil Handley, is giving a lunchtime talk on Thursday 25th March on the Dollonds and microscopy. For more information and details of how to book for this or other events visit the Hunterian Museum website.