Body of Work Heritage Podcast

Episode 18- Maggie Reilly

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Season 3 Episode 4

This week’s guest is Maggie Reilly. Maggie is recently retired, having worked as the Curator of Zoology at the Hunterian for many years. The Hunterian is a complex of world-renowned museums in Glasgow housing the collections of Dr William Hunter, a pioneering obstetrician and anatomist of the 18th century. Maggie’s role covered the curation of the zoological specimens and anatomical specimens housed in the Hunterian collection. She is also an active member of the College’s heritage committee and has helped with a few of our outreach events, but I’ll let her talk about that…