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Tag Archives: Collection

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30 Sep
Author: Sofie Hatto, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: 1524 Lake Shore Drive -Architecture’s Journey from Versailles to Chicago

  • September 30, 2025
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A visitor approaching 1524 North Lake Shore Drive today encounters one of Chicago’s most unusual architectural pu...

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14 Feb
Author: Ursula Buba, Museum Blog

A Note From The Collection: Lovesick on Valentine’s Day

  • February 26, 2025
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Relics of St. Valentine of Terni at the basi...

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16 Oct
Author: Isabella De Soriano, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collection: X-Rays, Coolidge Tubes, and Breast Cancer (Part 1)

  • November 12, 2024
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Picture 1. c.1901. An original X-ray print of two human hands in the International Museum of Surgical Science col...

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A Global Tour of Medical Postage Stamps Chicago IL Museum Downtown
22 Dec
Author: Julia Rossi, Museum Blog

The Philatelic Physician: A Global Tour of Medical Postage Stamps

  • August 5, 2024
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Published by Julia Rossi Sho...

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12 Oct
Author: Jola Dohrmann, Museum Blog

The Felony and the Pharmacy

  • October 12, 2023
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Published by Francis Brazas

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31 Aug
Author: Jola Dohrmann, Museum Blog

A Note from the Collections: Spittoons

  • August 31, 2023
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Published by Jolanta Dohrmann

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16 Jul
Author: Anupama Suresh, Museum Blog

History of Physician Gender Dynamics in Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • July 16, 2019
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Published by Anupama Suresh

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21 Jun
Author: Annagh Devitt, Museum Blog

Entomotherapy: The Medical Use of Insects

  • June 21, 2019
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Published by Annagh Devitt Bugs. Many...

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30 May
Author: Annagh Devitt, Museum Blog

The Fabrication of Anatomy

  • May 30, 2019
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Published by Annagh Devitt G...

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30 Apr
Artist in Residence, Author: Jon Chambers, Museum Blog

The Uncanny Space Between Networks, Interfaces and Bodies

  • April 30, 2019
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Published by Jon Chambers

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