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August 14, 2018August 14, 2018

Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and the Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum

Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and The Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum. Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing … Continue reading Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and the Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018

Emma Rozanski announced as Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence

Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence Announced Emma Rozanski June – October 2018 The International Museum of Surgical Science is proud to present our Summer-Fall 2018 Artist-in-Residence: Chicago-based filmmaker … Continue reading Emma Rozanski announced as Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence

December 1, 2017August 19, 2019

2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced: Justus Harris

2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced Justus Harris January – March 2018 The International Museum of Surgical Science is proud to present our Winter 2018 Artist-in-Residence: Chicago-based artist Justus Harris. Justus Harris … Continue reading 2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced: Justus Harris

July 8, 2017July 16, 2017

Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

This is Gilead’s second major gift to the Museum this year. Gilead has supported previous HIV/AIDS advocacy related programming, including The Screening Room, and Then and Now: 35 Years of HIV/AIDS, and was the first sponsor to pledge support for the Museum’s forthcoming Gender Transition exhibit. Continue reading Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

Kapsalis is the author of Jane Addams’ Travel Medicine Kit (Hull-House Museum), The Hysterical Alphabet (WhiteWalls) and Public Privates: Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the Speculum (Duke University Press). Along with John Corbett and Anthony Elms, she co-edited Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra, the Astro Black, and Other Solar Myths (WhiteWalls) and Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn, and Chicago’s Afro-futurist Underground (WhiteWalls) and co-curated the touring exhibition Pathways to Unknown Worlds. Continue reading Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

May 25, 2017July 16, 2017

Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit

The Florida-based wound healing and prevention network Healogics has pledged support for the exhibit Wound Healing: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Technology as a 2018 Sustaining Sponsor. Healogics is the nation’s largest provider of … Continue reading Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit

May 17, 2017May 18, 2017

Organogenesis Joins Wound Healing Exhibit as Sustaining Sponsor

The Massachusetts-based regenerative medicine company Organogenesis has donated to support the exhibit Wound Healing: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Technology as a 2017 Sustaining Sponsor. Continue reading Organogenesis Joins Wound Healing Exhibit as Sustaining Sponsor

February 17, 2017July 16, 2017

Rotary International Continues their Support of “A World Without Polio,” through 2017

Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and non-sectarian organization open to all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or political preference. Continue reading Rotary International Continues their Support of “A World Without Polio,” through 2017

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Complimentary Admission on Tuesdays to apply to Illinois Residents Only (effective March 7, 2017)

Beginning Tuesday March 7, 2017, Free Admission to the Museum on Tuesdays will apply only to Illinois Residents with a valid IL State ID. Tuesdays will remain Free Admission to all … Continue reading Complimentary Admission on Tuesdays to apply to Illinois Residents Only (effective March 7, 2017)