19 Nov

A Note from the Collection: Medical Marketing, Trade Cards from the Victorian Era

November 19, 2018
By imss

Published by Claire Olszewski. Having my personal background of art and art history, I was intrigued when I came across binders full...

10 Oct

Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: The Chamberlen Family Secret

October 10, 2018
By imss

Published by Sally Monroe. In the International Museum of Surgical Science’s permanent collection, we have a great deal of forceps o...

05 Sep

Author: Tannaz Motevalli, Museum Blog

Sever and Suture: On the History and Future of Anatomical Dissection – Part 3

September 5, 2018
By imss

This is Part III of the three-part essay, Sever and Suture: On the History and Future of Anatomical Dissection. Part I and Part II can ...

22 Aug

Author: Tannaz Motevalli, Museum Blog

Sever and Suture: On the History and Future of Anatomical Dissection – Part I

August 22, 2018
By imss

This is Part I of the three-part essay, Sever and Suture: On the History and Future of Anatomical Dissection. Part II and Part III can ...

14 Aug

Museum Blog

“My CTE Summer Internship” by Sonia Ramirez

August 14, 2018
By imss

Published by Sonia Ramirez. Chicago Public School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program gives high school students the cha...

14 Aug

Museum Blog

“My CTE Summer Internship” by Lauren Diggins

August 14, 2018
By imss

Published by Lauren Diggins. Chicago Public School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program gives high school students the cha...

15 Jun

Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: “A Recollection”

June 15, 2018
By imss

Published by Claire Olszewski. While wrapping up the first half of my internship at the International Museum of Surgical Science and...

29 May

Author: Claire Olszewski, Museum Blog, Uncategorized

A Note from the Collection: Hypodermic Needles, Syrettes and Ampoules from the World War II Era

May 29, 2018
By imss

Published by Claire Olszewski. With Memorial Day having just passed, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss objects I h...

23 May

Author: Sally Monroe, Museum Blog, Uncategorized

A Note from the Library: Prominence and Peril as a Royal Court Physician

May 23, 2018
By imss

Published by Sally Monroe. The Thorek Manuscript and Rare Book Collection is home to Melchior Weikard’s Der Philosophische Artz, a b...

14 May

Author: Tannaz Motevalli, Museum Blog, Uncategorized

A Note from the Archive: Stories of and from “the Help”

May 14, 2018
By imss

Published by Tannaz Motevalli. As one of the International Museum of Surgical Science's Collection Interns, I have been working spec...