Friday 14 May 2010 sees The Hunterian Museum open its doors after hours to bring you ‘All Stitched Up!’ - a special evening of handicrafts devoted to the art of the stitch in all its forms. This Night at the Museum is the real deal.

You may remember the The Hunterian Museum from the stitchingly spooky Halloween Stitch London meeting.

The museum displays John Hunter's vast collection of human and animal specimens pickled in lovely glass jars. The lovely museum staff have organised a craft extravaganza that goes by the name of All Stitched Up.

 

You can:
• Knit next to a skeleton of Kurt the Elephant
• Try your hand at spinning next to Susie the skeleton with rickets
• Get weaving and sewn card-making amongst jars of body bits
• Try out real-life proper Grey’s Anatomy-type basic surgical suturing with the surgeons

Doors to the event are open from 6pm to 10pm Venue: Hunterian Museum Royal College of Surgeons of England 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE

Warning: This event is open to all members of the public and it is gonna be packed out. Be sure to get there early so you can get signed up to all the activities you want. And bring lots of chocolate cake. We have been told it is what the specimens demand to be fed.

Culture 24 organises the annual weekend of museums opening up their doors after dark. This year the event runs from Friday 14 May to Sunday 16 May. Find further Museums at Night 2010 events here.