MAA 74th Annual Conference (The Resurrectionists), Edinburgh, 10-11 April 2025
MAA 74th Annual Conference, 10-11 April 2025
Symposium Building, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Surgeons Quarter, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9DW
Theme: The Resurrectionists
Provisional programme (exact days/times to be confirmed):
Welcome from MAA Hon. President Sir Barry Jackson and MAA Chairman Philip Ferguson Jones
Our speakers include:
- Philip Wilson (Forensic Artwork Cases)
- Jonathan Brett (The Ophthalmic Artworks of Terence Tarrant)
- Dr. Caroline Erolin (Realism in 3D Anatomical Scans)
- Mr. Mark Devlin (The Body Snatchers)
- Annie Campbell & Emily Holden of Now Medical Studios
- Maurizio De Angelis (3D Surgical Modelling - a Personal Journey)
- Dr. Joanna Butler (Buruli Ulcer project)
- Dr. Susanne Diekmann (Development of an app for Breast Cancer)
- Joanna Cameron
- Cat Irving
Tours and workshops:
- Tour of the Anatomical Museum of Edinburgh University - this is rarely open to the public, so is a unique chance to see the incredible specimens and exhibits
- Drawing and study of human anatomical specimens
- Guided Tour of Surgeons' Hall Museum
- Opportunity to view the collection of historical medical artworks held at the Heritage Department of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Social events:
- Thursday 10th April evening - Ghost Walk in Edinburgh, informal dinner at 'Beirut' Lebanese Restaurant
- Friday 11th April evening - Chairman's Reception and MAA Formal Annual Dinner, Fellows Library, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (this is a black tie event)
A digital exhibition of medical artwork will also be displayed throughout the conference in the Symposium Building (information on submitting artworks will follow soon. Non-attendees will also be able to submit artworks)
Booking closes 24th March 2025.
Additional Information
Map of location of Surgeons Quarter, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DW, Scotland
Getting to Surgeons Quarter:
https://www.surgeonsquarter.com/where-we-are/
Accommodation is not included but some hotels in the area include:
Ibis Edinburgh Centre South Bridge - Royal Mile (0.2 miles, 5 minute walk) https://all.accor.com/hotel/8484/index.en.shtml
Premier Inn Edinburgh City Centre Royal Mile (0.5 miles, 11 minute walk) https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/scotland/lothian/edinburgh/edinburgh-city-centre-royal-mile.html
hub by Premier Inn Royal Mile (0.5 miles, 11 minute walk) https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/scotland/lothian/edinburgh/hub-edinburgh-royal-mile.html?cid=GLBC_EDICAR
Novotel Edinburgh Centre (0.7 miles, 15 minute walk) https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/accor/rates/3271/index.en.shtml
Travelodge Edinburgh Central St. Mary's Street (0.3 miles, 7 minute walk) https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/205/Edinburgh-Central-hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel Edinburgh City Centre (0.4 miles, 8 minute walk) https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-edinburgh
Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood (0.6 miles, 13 minute walk) https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/edimh-edinburgh-marriott-hotel-holyrood/overview/
Ten Hill Place Hotel (on site of conference) https://www.tenhillplace.com/
Early booking is strongly recommended as Edinburgh is a popular destination with prices increasing according to demand.
Meet our sponsors:

FACE (Facial Aesthetics Clinical Excellence)
We are a surgical company based in the West of Scotland promoting ethical cosmetic facial interventions. We offer many procedures, both surgical and non-surgical. We are all fully qualified Consultant Surgeons with dual qualifications in medicine and dentistry. Facial surgery is all we do. We are all on the GMC specialist list and take part in appraisal and revalidation every year.
We pride ourselves on the highest clinical and ethical standards.

LoveLive Agency https://loveliveagency.com/
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Daler Rowney https://www.daler-rowney.com/
First founded as a pigment company for wigs in the UK, Daler-Rowney has grown into an internationally-renowned fine arts manufacturing company with colours & pigments still at its core. From paint, brushes and surfaces to accessories, luggage and easels, Daler-Rowney produces & sells products for artists of all experience levels.

Surgeons' Hall Museums https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/
The award winning Museums are open to the public 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom. Surgeons’ Hall Museums reopened in 2015 after a major £4.4 million Heritage Lottery Funded redevelopment project. As one of the oldest Museums in Scotland, the collections grew from 1699 after 'natural and artificial curiosities' were publicly sought, with the Playfair Building opening in 1832 to house the Barclay and Bell collections. Whilst the Museums were initially established as a medical teaching resource, all are now welcome to visit.

University of Edinburgh Anatomical Museum https://www.ed.ac.uk/visit/museums-galleries/anatomical
The collection consists of 12,000 objects and specimens that tell the story of 300 years of anatomical teaching at the University of Edinburgh. The Anatomical Museum is open to the public on select days only. At other times the museum is a study space for medical students with no visitor access.
Symposium Building, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson St, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9DW