This exhibition closed in June 2018. For details on our current exhibitions visit our See and Do page.
On 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, British forces sustained 57,000 casualties, creating a medical emergency of unprecedented scale and severity.
This exhibition commemorated the centenary of the momentous battle and examined the huge medical and human impact of wounding during and beyond the First World War.
Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care drew on the Science Museum’s extensive First World War medical collections as well as the words of the wounded and those who cared for them to explore the remarkable medical responses and innovations catalysed by this conflict.
Beyond the battlefields, the exhibition also focused on the longer-term impact of the war on the soldiers who were left physically and mentally affected, and showed how the medical lessons learnt still carry relevance today.
Highlights on display
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