anatomical museums
Forwarded to HISTNEUR-L from CADUCEUS-L. I took the liberty of appending all the responses to CADUCEUS-L (with their identifying headers) onto one message. I'll make a note to post a citation to DeGenaro's paper when it is published, because it may be of interest to some neurohistorians. --RJ --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:31:45 -0500 From: SDeGenaro@aol.com Subject: anatomical museums To: caduceus-l@list.umaryland.edu I'm compiling a list for a short article I'm writing concerning museums in America and Europe with significant displays of anatomical models, photography of anatomy teaching aids, history of medical school, etc. I'm especially weak on which museums in Europe have such displays/collections. (I've heard there's one in Florence and one in Naples, but don't know the names). Any help most appreciated. Thanks in advance. (1) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:14:03 -0600 Nichols William F Civ 96 MDSS/SGSFL [william.nichols@eglin.af.mil] Probably taking colas to Newcastle, but the first one that comes to my mind (not in Europe unfortunately) is the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia. http://www.collphyphil.org/muttpg1.shtml A listing of other notable medical museums is here also -- http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Museums/Science/Medical/?il=1 Bill Nichols Eglin AFB, FL william.nichols@eglin.af.mil (2) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:28:34 -0500 rchakrav [rchakrav@vt.edu] Anatomical (and pathological) museums were a must before the days of photography and the ready availability of cadavers for dissection. I would strongly suggest the two Hunterian Musuems (William in Glasgow and John in London - specially the latter) as also the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. Incidentally, it would be good if a complete list of these is made available on the net. Ranes Chakravorty (3) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:44:49 -0500 Dbworthen [dbworthen@fuse.net] One of the most significant collections anatomical wax models is in the Josephinum in Vienna. Emperor Joseph II commissioned these models for training the medical students. The models were crafted in Florence between 1784-1788. There are 1192 models in 368 rosewood cases. A descriptive booklet complemented with appropriate watercolor representations accompanies each model. Dennis B. Worthen, PhD Lloyd Scholar, Lloyd Library Cincinnati, OH Mailing Address: 1723 Old Farm Drive Loveland, OH 45140 513/583-5163 (4) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:24:47 -0500 SOLOMONS@afip.osd.mil About 6 percent of the 15,838 items in our museum's Historical Collections are a wide range of models depicting anatomical structures, surgical procedures, and pathological lesions. Most of the models date from the 1890s on, but are in a wide variety of media, ranging from plaster of Paris to paper mache to wax. Many of the models depict actual cases and case histories are often found on the models themselves. Highlights of the collection include models depicting plastic surgery performed on soldiers disfigured by war wounds during the Civil War, the First World War, the Second World War, and the Vietnam War. Steven Solomon Public Affairs Officer National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 6900 Georgia Avenue at Elder Street, NW, Bldg. 54 Washington, D.C. 20307 (6) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:39:14 -0500 Allen B. Weisse [weisseab@umdnj.edu] Bologna is a gold mine for the kinds of things you are seeking. At the Pozzi Palace, the old location of the medical school, there are a number of obstetrical wax models. An even more extensive collection is at the wax museum (Museo delle Cere Anatomiche) on via Irnerio - actually a fantastic collection that has just been restored and rearranged in recent years. Allen Weisse (7) Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:03:34 -0300 Valeria Forlizzi [vforlizz@fmed.uba.ar] I have these URLs in my bookmarks. Maybe they are useful to you. I teach gross anatomy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I always thought it would be great if we could find a list of anatomical museums all over the world on the web. Besides, I'm doing a research about the "Lesson of Anatomy" and the painting through history, so I've quite a lot of urls of museums, but now I can't remember if they have paintings or anatomical preparations. If you want to know about the other URLs you can contact me. You must visit the University of Uppsala in Swedden, the anatomical museum it's terrific. Valeria Forlizzi, MD vforlizz@fmed.uba.ar The Anatomical Waxes by Clemente Susini of the University of Cagliari: http://pacs.unica.it/cereng.htm The Steno Museum: http://www.stenomuseet.dk/engelsk/medicin/index.htm Il museo Leonardiano di Vinci: http://www.leonet.it/comuni/vincimus/invinmus.html Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière museum: http://www.biomedicale.univ-paris5.fr/anat/anatomie/musee/musee_e.html THe Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery: http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/ The Hermitage Museum: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/index.html Musée d'Histoire de la Médecine: http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr/musee/ History of Medicine - Links to museums: http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/mus/med.htm Dittrick Medical History Center: http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/dittrick/home.htm [The above messages were forwarded from CADUCEUS-L] --- End Forwarded Message ---