Mütter Museum

We're turning "medical artifacts into human stories" during our Time Travel with Collections event this Thursday, April 2!🕰️ Tickets to this hands-on workshop are limited. Don't wait to secure your spot. @PhillyVoice has all the details: phillyvoice.com/mutter-museum-…

The Philly PHLASH is back, and we're officially on the map! 🚌 As part of the new West Loop route, you can now visit the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library. Learn more: ridephillyphlash.com.

Mark your calendar for spring events at the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library!🌻 We're ready to travel through time, dance 'til we drop, step out of the stacks, and much more. Grab tickets: muttermuseum.org/events/

On World Tuberculosis Day, we spotlight this chart, created for the National Tuberculosis Association in 1938, which was used to educate the public about the causes and prevention of tuberculosis. Learn more in our Library archives (call no. MSS 465): cpparchives.org

You're invited to the Mütter Museum's most luminous night of the year! Join us for Radiant Ball on 4/24 and enjoy live jazz, light bites, an after-hours visit to the Museum, and access to special themed collection items. Tickets: muttermuseum.org/events/radiant…

Sara Ray, Senior Director of Interpretation and Engagement at the Mütter Museum of @collegeofphys, spoke with @history about the complicated history of childbirth before modern medicine and the professionalization of surgery. Read more: history.com/articles/chain…

Our Senior Director of Interpretation and Engagement, Sara Ray, will present at a March 28 Preservation Alliance workshop highlighting medicinal plants in Benjamin Rush's time. This event is free and open to the public! Register here: preservationalliance.givecloud.co/RevolutionaryM…

OPENING TOMORROW: "Creative Processing: Art in Therapy" is a special exhibition centered on the therapeutic use of creative arts within and beyond the clinical setting. Admission to this exhibition is included with your Mütter Museum ticket: muttermuseum.org/on-view/creati…

Time travel with our collections! 🕰️ On April 2, Museum leaders will conduct a hands-on workshop using our collection of medical teaching models, like the one pictured here. Spots are limited: muttermuseum.org/events/time-tr… This event is sponsored by the Radbill Lectureship Fund.

Our March Meet & Geek had attendees brushing up on the intersection of art and medicine!🖌️ We were joined by Eo Trueblood, a medical illustrator at Stream Studios at the @ChildrensPhila, who discussed the history of the craft and highlighted notable works from around the world.

Jazz, science, and 1920s glamour! In case you missed it, Radiant Ball is back for a third year on 4/24! Get your tickets before they sell out: muttermuseum.org/events/radiant… Metro Philadelphia has all the dazzling details: metrophiladelphia.com/stories/radian…

Coming next month: @CollegeofPhys's 8th Annual Story Slam hosted by the Section on Medicine & the Arts! Join us on Thursday, 4/30, as local medical students and healthcare providers share their personal experiences through powerful stories. Tickets: collegeofphysicians.org/events/8th-ann…

Big news is blooming on @kywnewsradio! Reporter Shara Dae Howard visited the Mütter Museum to explore our new exhibition, "Revolutionary Botany." Listen: audacy.com/podcast/kyw-ne… 📷: Constance Mensh

Special merch flew🦇 into our Museum Store to complement our weekend Vampirism Pop-Up! The pop-up might only be on select days, but you can shop for these pins, earrings, and more in-store during our normal hours. Don't miss our Pop-Up this month! muttermuseum.org/on-view/vampir…

Mütter Museum Members and College Fellows are invited to join us next Friday, March 20, for early access to our upcoming exhibition, "Creative Processing: Art in Therapy."🎨 Be the first to preview the exhibition and enjoy light refreshments! muttermuseum.org/events/creativ…

Chronic kidney disease affects one in ten people worldwide. On World Kidney Day, we are sharing images of a kidney stone from our collection. Check it out in our Collection Catalog (search no. 1992.26.2): tcpp-emuweb.axiellhosting.com/museum/ For resources: @worldkidneyday

Our Historical Medical Library is stepping “Out of the Stacks” for a Spring Open House event on Thursday, April 16! This event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required: collegeofphysicians.org/events/out-sta…

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the birth of Mütter Museum founder and College Fellow Thomas Dent Mütter (1811 – 1859). An American pioneer of plastic surgery, Mütter earned his medical degree from @penn in 1831 and served as Chair of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College.

Step into the future, or at least how people in the early 20th century envisioned it, during our 3rd Annual Radiant Ball! Join us on 4/24 for an electrifying evening celebrating the future of medicine through the lens of Marie Curie & her contemporaries. muttermuseum.org/events/radiant…

Limited spots remain for our March Meet & Geek on 3/11! Get your tickets now for an evening exploring medical illustration. Register for the event: muttermuseum.org/events/meet-ge…