Escape the Museum: A Special Halloween Event

⁠Join the Museum of Health Care and Murney Tower Museum for an all-ages Halloween event…if you dare!⁠

⁠Explore both museums and follow the clues to escape. To earn your prize, you must be awarded a key at each site. Will you be lucky enough to escape? Or will you be trapped inside like some poor souls from times gone by?⁠ … More Escape the Museum: A Special Halloween Event

Sick City: Unlocking the Secrets of Kingston’s Medical History

The Museum of Health Care’s Sick City Outdoor Guided Walking Tours have returned for the summer!

Walk in the footsteps of some of Kingston’s earliest residents and arrivals as they engage in a quest for health care in the Limestone City. The stories of the establishment of one of Canada’s oldest public hospitals, Kingston General Hospital, and Queen’s School of Medicine are full of success and sacrifice, triumph and tragedy. Join us for a fascinating look into the lives of those that lived, arrived and died here, as we unlock the secrets of Kingston’s medical history. … More Sick City: Unlocking the Secrets of Kingston’s Medical History

Doors Open 2023 at the Museum of Health Care

The theme for this year’s Doors Open is FOOD. Visit the Museum during Doors Open and explore the connection between health and food. Allow our “doctors” to determine your humour through a scavenger hunt quiz, and be prepared to discover and taste which food best cures your ills based on some historical (and questionable theories)! … More Doors Open 2023 at the Museum of Health Care

Historian Tim Cook book talk recording available for limited time

The Museum of Health Care and the Hannah Chair at Queen’s University are proud to present an evening with Canadian historian and author Tim Cook, as he speaks to his newly released book, Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War … More Historian Tim Cook book talk recording available for limited time