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International Museum of Surgical Science

a division of the International College of Surgeons

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1524 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60610

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Saturday - Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Tours, Trephinations, and Tumors: Summer as an Education Intern August 19, 2019
History of Physician Gender Dynamics in Obstetrics and Gynecology July 16, 2019
Entomotherapy: The Medical Use of Insects June 21, 2019
The Fabrication of Anatomy May 30, 2019
Namir Fearce announced as Summer-Fall 2019 Artist-in-Residence May 3, 2019

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A Night at 1524 - Candlelit Mansion Tour is TOMORROW! . The International Museum of Surgical Science invites you on its beloved candlelit tour of the historic Countiss Residence. Bathed in warm candlelight, this unique exploration of 1524 will delve into the architecture of the space and the lives of its original occupants, who worked, danced, dreamt and died there. Highlights from the IMSS permanent collection will invite guests to layer their experience of the space as a historic dwelling and modern-day Museum - as much enchanted by its elegant past as it is haunted by the morbid curiosities it houses today. . A complimentary reception follows the tour and lite fare will be served. . All guests must arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. Doors open at 6:00pm. . Get your tickets today at www.imss.org . #fanphoto @_s_k_u_n_k_ . . . #IMSSChicago #museum #chicago #architecture #tour #educational #learning #ChicagoHistory #mansion

For many who wear glasses, getting through a day without them might be a nearly impossible task. Our understanding of vision along with vision aids has grown since the days when people had to visit a street peddler to get a pair of glasses. They were usually recommended to them by age, rather than impairment level. . In 1851, the ophthalmoscope was invented by Herman von Helmholtz. This instrument allowed the physician to get a good look into the patient’s eye. Not only could they detect vision impairments, but they could also diagnose diseases quicker than before. . In many places today, a trip to the eye doctor or even an online order can provide you with a pair of glasses, with many different styles to choose from. Here are a few pairs on display in our Windows to the World exhibit. Would you wear any of these? Which ones? . . . #IMSSChicago #museum #artifacts #GrannyGlasses #CatEyeGlasses #spectacles

Did you know that some of the first anatomical drawings of the female skeleton were produced under a female anatomist in the mid 18th century? French scientist and translator Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte Thiroux d'Arconville was an accomplished chemist and writer during a time when women were not often included in the sciences. She worked with anatomy professor Jean-Joseph Sue to translate Monro’s Treatise on Osteology and directed drawings of both female skeleton and male skeletons. . In 1920, exactly two hundred years after d’Arconville was born, Chicago artist Viola Norman illustrated a collection of anatomical drawings that we are lucky to have in our collection. Stop by to check out these incredible works, and engage with the history of women in anatomy! . Image from the @chateaucheverny collection. . . . #IMSSChicago #MuseumMonday #MotivationMonday #skeleton #anatomy #AnatomicalDrawings #science #scientist #WomenInScience

Only ONE MONTH LEFT to see Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection. . This exhibit explores a unique archive of 2,588 postcards and over 100 years of images of nurses and the nursing profession from around the world, investigating the hold these images exert on the public imagination—then and now. . Learn more at www.imss.org . . . #IMSSchicago #Museum #Chicago #postcard #nursing #nurse #histmed

Join us Sept 27th for a lunchtime lecture "Between Art and Anatomy: Leonardo da Vinci and Marco Antonio dalla Torre." with Daniele Macuglia, Ph.D. of The University of Chicago as a part of our #HistMed Lecture Series. . Why did Leonardo look for a collaboration with a young anatomist in Pavia? Being not a physician, was it legal for him to dissect bodies on his own? Who were the cadavers he dissected before working with dalla Torre? Did the two meet only for authoring a medical treatise together? . This talk aims to collect the fragmented information surrounding this collaboration, reconstructing this story within a robust narrative and enriching it with relevant biographical information about dalla Torre. While pondering the aforementioned questions, Macuglia focuses on a few select drawings from Anatomical Manuscript A, comparing them with other significant anatomical studies, drawings, and paintings produced by Leonardo before his collaboration with Marco Antonio. . RSVP at www.imss.org! . . . #IMSSchicago #chicago #museum #anatomy #illustration #leonardodavinci #artandscience #lecture #histmed

Did you know that aspirin and heroin were both invented in the same year by researchers at the Bayer pharmaceutical company? . Aspirin was discovered by Felix Hoffman in the late 1800s. He used the naturally occurring chemical compound salicylic acid and made it less acidic so that it would not irritate the stomach as much as earlier preparations. The new drug was available by 1899 under the name “aspirin.” . However, another Bayer researcher, Heinrich Dreser also introduced a painkiller around the same time that he claimed could relieve pain as effectively as other drugs such as morphine, although more safely. Initially, instead of promoting aspirin, Bayer decided to focus on marketing this “heroic” drug under the proprietary name “heroin.” Heroin was widely prescribed and quickly became popular worldwide; it could even be purchased by mail order from the Sears & Roebuck catalog. . It soon became apparent that despite Dreser’s claims about its non-addictive quality, heroin was actually metabo-lized twice as fast as morphine and was four times as potent, rendering it one of the most physically addictive drugs ever used in medicine. Consequently Bayer discontinued the sale of heroin in 1913 and only then began to promote its less powerful analgesic, aspirin, which went on to become the world’s most popular pain reliever. . . . #IMSSchicago #chicago #museum #heroin #aspirin #history #medicine #histmed

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