Dr Barry
Barry is our “Renaissance man.” Nine degrees. Microbiologist – he was in the front lines against Coronavirus. He’s a Consultant Public Health Physician. He’s an Art Historian. He’s a professionally qualified Blue Badge Guide. Have a listen to his Meet Your Guide interview – you’ll come away edified, lost in admiration and pleased. What a life, what a career, what a man! And, yes, what a guide.
All of Dr Barry's Walks
Victoria & Albert Museum Tour
Friday, 23 October 2026 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Friday)
"it's not what we see but what we see in it"
The National Gallery Guided Tour
Friday, 23 October 2026 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Friday)
“the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece”
Art, Anatomy & Medicine
Saturday, 21 November 2026 @ 10.45 am
Dissection, disease, miracle cures and medical mysteries. See the National Gallery’s masterpieces through a doctor’s eyes.
Other walks in Dr Barry's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
The Knifeman Tour - Hunterian Museum
Follow Dr Barry Walsh in footsteps of the famous surgeon Dr John Hunter
Monarchs and Maladies
"their excesses, their maladies, their treatment, their cadres of medical attendants, their post-mortems..." Guided by a Physician
Cholera & Casanova
"Sex and death, the two subjects everybody's interested in..." Guided by a Physician
Victoria & Albert Museum Tour
"it's not what we see but what we see in it"
The National Gallery Guided Tour
“the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece”