The Anatomy Museum

Concealed in a corner of one of the university’s faculties, the Anatomy Museum is designed as a study tool for scientific students (I’m guessing biology) but it looks like it’s existed since the Victorian period. It’s perfectly preserved — much like the pickled heads and penises of people long deceased.
If you’ve got a weak stomach and easily weirded out then I wouldn’t recommend coming here. It’s not anatomical models — you will be looking at real remains in various shapes, sizes and forms. There are a number of deformed fetus that may disturb some people. But, I’ve got to say, it fascinates me. It’s a dusty, Frankenstein style lab full of unnerving specimens but you can’t say it’s not interesting! And it must be useful for biology students because you really get a close up, exact representation of the human body.
I took my boyfriend here on a date — shows you what kind of people we are (!) — and he loved it. But if you’re a bit of a shrinking violet stick to the art galleries!

It is indeed a fairly surreal experience, and much of it not for those weak of stomach, but I can’t think of anywhere else in Glasgow you will see a pickled whale’s penis.
Macabre but fascinating, very much worth a visit.

The Anatomy Museum is like nowhere else in the city that I have ever been to. Where else could I see the most surreal collection of pickled human remains from the past? I think we both know the answer.
If you like science or you are just interested in the human body that gets you from A to B then this is a must. The most famous item is the 100 year-​old pickled penis which is worth seeing and will make you question the science of evolution. On saying that, some of the items are quite hard to look i.e. the pickled, deformed feotous. However if you have a strong stomach and an inquisitive mind then stop by. It’s a free museum with a world class of collection.
If you have a weak stomach then give it a miss!

The University of Glasgow Anatomy Museum is part of the Hunterian gallery, although it is tucked away in another building and you would never find it unless you went looking for it. It’s housed in the Thomson building, which is mainly used for teaching (I used to have lectures in this building), and the museum itself is fairly small. It is free to visit but as it is mainly used for teaching you have to make an appointment for visiting by calling in advance, unless you are a student there (or know one that can take you). The museum has a collection of wet preparations of human tissues and organs, skeletal material and some animal taxidermy specimens. On the ground floor of the museum there are displays of skeletal structure in cases around the room. The walls of the first floor balcony are lined with specimens in jars, including foetuses, pregnant uterus, eyes, genitals and other body parts (some of which are shown displaying signs of illness including syphilis). This museum would definitely appeal to you if you have a morbid sense of curiosity!