WELCOME // ABOUT US
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.
The name Dr. Frank Ernest Mellow is attached to forty-three different artefacts here at the Museum of Health Care, not the least of which is the massive electrostatic generator currently on display in our “Electricity and the Invisible Ray” gallery! … More The Story of Dr. Frank Mellow and his Electrostatic Generator
The Museum of Health Care is accepting proposals for a resident 12-week summer research fellowship (June – September), which will investigate a topic relevant to the history of health and health care. The fellow will communicate the results of their research by posting updates via the Museum’s blog, producing a scholarly manuscript that will become part of the Museum’s collection, and giving a public lecture in the fall. … More 2022 Margaret Angus Research Fellowship: Now Accepting Applications!
Discoverer of the X-ray, William C. Roentgen won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and contributed to over 1000 academic articles and publications. … More The Story of William Conrad Roentgen and his Roentgen Rays
grandfather Henry Elliott. Known as a compassionate, good natured man, Dr. Elliott graduated with honours from the University of Toronto in 1897, earning the gold medal and the George Brown Scholarship. … More The Story of Dr. Jabez Henry Elliott and his Medical Career
Support from OTF allowed the Museum to continue its services and adapt its outreach to school-aged children despite the obstacles imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As with so many other businesses and organizations, the Museum of Health Care has had to find new ways to engage with the public having been closed (then open, then closed) over the past two years. … More OTF Supports Virtual Programming at Museum of Health Care
Keep reading
Bian Que (lived circa 400-200 BCE) is a figure around which many famous tales swirl. Said to be the earliest known physician in Chinese history, the legend goes he raised a prince from a comatose state, foretold the death of a lord who refused treatment for an invisible illness, and even performed a double heart transplant using anaesthesia! … More The Story of Bian Que and his X-ray Vision
Keep reading
Orlando Strange was known as a leading physician and surgeon of the City of Kingston. He was even Kingston’s mayor in 1859! … More The Story of Orlando S. Strange and the City of Kingston
Keep reading
The Story Before antibiotics and modern dental care, dentists had little choice but to remove a patient’s diseased tooth. The … More Fox’s Toothkey (From the Collection #33)
The Story Advice manuals as a distinct form of literature began appearing as early as the 17th century. William A. Alcott … More The Young Husband (From the Collection #31)
The Museum of Health Care at Kingston is encouraging all families and stuffy lovers to join in on the fun of this full day, virtual adventure to be held on Family Day, Monday February 21, 2022, 9:00am-4:00pm … More Teddy Bear Hospital Virtual Family Day Event
Did you see that! There seems to be some Lego figures hiding in the museum just waiting for you to … More Virtual Scavenger Hunt
