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Based in Kingston, ON, our mission at the Museum of Health Care is to connect learners of all ages with Canadian health care’s complex and intriguing history.
Explore our blog to learn about select pieces from our 40,000 artifact collection, discover lesser known history about the medical profession, or take a look at our at-home educational activities.
GivingTuesday Campaign 2023
This GivingTuesday, we are asking for your support as we work to revitalize the way we tell the…
Deck the Halls Holiday Event
The museum elves have worked hard all year and are ready to celebrate the holiday season with family-friendly…
MARF 2023 Lecture Recording and Manuscript Now Available
Originally recorded on November 19th, 2023, Jessica’s Sealey’s lecture Monstrous Instruments: The Vaginal Speculum and the Contagious Diseases…
MHC featured in The HISTORY Channel documentary series Our War
The Museum of Health Care at Kingston is proud to announce that on Saturday, November 11th at 9pm ET/PT it…
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“Unfeeling Glass and Steel Telescopes”: The Speculum and Pelvic Exam in Repeal Propaganda
The notorious advocate for repeal of the CD Acts, Reverend Robert Eli Hooppell, was known for his vivid descriptions of…
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2023 Margaret Angus Research Fellowship Lecture
This project brings together a history of the object with examples drawn from the Museum of Health Care’s collection, alongside…
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Von Graefe’s Cataract Knife (From the Collection #32)
The Story Cataracts are an opacity of the eye’s crystalline lens, found behind the pupil. This opacity stops rays of…
Urinometer (From the Collection #34)
The Story For several thousand years urine was a, if not the, primary body fluid used in medical diagnoses. Physicians…
Teddy Bear Hospital Virtual Family Day Event
The Museum of Health Care at Kingston is encouraging all families and stuffy lovers to join in on the fun…
Virtual Scavenger Hunt
Did you see that! There seems to be some Lego figures hiding in the museum just waiting for you to…
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