Activities & Programs

Guided Tours of the Museum of Health Care ~
Highlighting Fascinating Stories about the History of Health Care in Canada

Tours for individuals: By donation
Group tours: $3 per participant
Tour begins at: Museum of Health Care, 32 George Street
By appointment only. For bookings, call 613-548-2419 or e-mail tour@kgh.kari.net.

Our 45-minute guided tour offers visitors a detailed account of the history behind the artefacts on display in each of the Museum’s five onsite galleries:

• When Medicine Met Science: The Health Care Revolution of the 1800s,
• Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions: Remedies of 1900,
• Joint Ventures: Learning to Replace Human Joints,
• Electricity and The Invisible Ray, and
• For Service to Humanity: Nursing Education at Kingston General Hospital 

Museum Interpreter for Summer 2008, Jon Hureau, affirmed that “It is important to realize that the evolution of health care has an impact on everyone. These tours provide a unique lens through which the public can explore the exciting and often surprising history of the field. In addition, visitors can step into the rich past of Kingston and see the dynamic roles health and medicine have played in the city's development.”

For more information or to book a Guided Museum tour for your group contact tour@kgh.kari.net.