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International Museum of Surgical Science

a division of the International College of Surgeons

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Chicago, IL 60610

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Namir Fearce announced as Summer-Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence May 3, 2019
The Uncanny Space Between Networks, Interfaces and Bodies April 30, 2019
Patient Consent Over Time March 25, 2019
Forthcoming Exhibition: Conquering Heart Disease March 1, 2019
A Note from the Collection: Theory of Circulation, Intravenous Therapy and Blood Transfusions January 24, 2019

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Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race opening reception is TONIGHT 5:30-8 pm. Free and open to the public. . The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race examines how the Nazi leadership, in collaboration with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, used science to help legitimize persecution, murder, and ultimately, genocide. . Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race traces this history from the early 20th-century international eugenics movement to the Nazi regime’s “science of race.” It also challenges viewers to reflect on the present-day interest in genetic manipulation that promotes the possibility of human perfection. . RSVP today at www.imss.org! . . . #imsschicago #chicago #museum #deadlymedicine #medicine #ww2 #history #histmed

Despite popular legend surrounding Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll did not actually take psychedelics for inspiration. Instead, Carroll frequently had migraines and might have suffered from a rare condition that made him perceive objects as larger or smaller than they actually are in real life. Perhaps this condition inspired him to write the scene where Alice drinks a potion where she shrinks in size and eats a cake that makes her become a giant. This condition, because of its similarities with the “Eat Me, Drink Me” potions, is now known as the Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. . . . #imsschicago #museum #chicago #literature #histmed #medical #history #strangemedicine #alice #aliceinwonderland

Join us May 21st for our next Morbid Curiosities: Surgical History Tour! . On this special after-hours tour, Museum staff will shine a light on some of the darkest tools in the history of medicine! This tour is complemented by highlights from the Museum's chilling surgical art collection and snacks. . Buy your ticket today at www.imss.org! . . . #imsschicago #chicago #museum #morbid #tour #afterhours #afterdark #creepy #educational #fun #skulls #surgery #histmed #history

The International Museum of Surgical Science pleased to announce the development of a new exhibit on cardiovascular surgery and health. This important exhibit will highlight the most current medical innovations in the field. Over the next several years, over 150,000 people will visit this exhibit to supplement their understanding of healthcare treatments related to the heart. . This exhibit will review the evolution of the field of cardiovascular surgery & the state-of-the-art technology in the 21st century. Topics will include development of the heart lung machine, coronary bypass and heart valve surgery, cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, stroke prevention surgery, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, artificial heart and transplant surgery. In addition to surgery, the exhibition will educate its visitors on heart health and the importance of caring for our most vital organ. . Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, and affects tens of millions of people every year. If this medical cause is important to you, we invite you to contribute to this educational exhibition in the name or memory of loved ones and friends. . Click the link in our bio to back this project! . . . #imsschicago #chicago #museum #kickstarter #donate #science #heart #cardiology #histmed #philanthropy

Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race is opening soon! The Opening Reception is Saturday, May 18, 2019, 5:30-8 pm. Free and open to the public. . The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibition Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race examines how the Nazi leadership, in collaboration with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, used science to help legitimize persecution, murder, and ultimately, genocide. From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany carried out a campaign to “cleanse” German society of people viewed as biological threats to the nation’s “health.” Enlisting the help of physicians and medically trained geneticists, psychiatrists, and anthropologists, the Nazis developed racial health policies that started with the mass sterilization of “hereditarily diseased” persons and ended with the near annihilation of European Jewry. . Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race traces this history from the early 20th-century international eugenics movement to the Nazi regime’s “science of race.” It also challenges viewers to reflect on the present-day interest in genetic manipulation that promotes the possibility of human perfection. . . . #imsschicago #chicago #museum #deadlymedicine #histmed #history #ww2

Our next IMSS Book Club: Reading Between the Spines meeting is in less than a month! . You still have plenty of time to read the book, but if you haven’t started now is a great time to get reading. . We are reading Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by @thegooddeath. . Doughty’s eye-opening, candid, and often hilarious story is like going on a journey with your bravest friend to the cemetery at midnight. She demystifies death, leading us behind the black curtain of her unique profession. . Join us Wednesday June 5th, 2019. . The Museum will be open from 5:30-7:30, the book discussion will begin at 6pm, but you can drop-in anytime during those hours. . RSVP at www.imss.org . . . #imsschicago #chicago #museum #bookclub #book #reading #cremation #histmed

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