Mandrakes, from Mythology to Museum Collectable
The mandrake surfaces in a wide array of religious, scholarly, literary and popular culture texts. The root’s human-like form and properties as a narcotic (as well as, allegedly, an aphrodisiac and fertility aid) may partially account for the wealth of attention lavished on the plant, as well as its associations with magic and magical practitioners.
Collections Corner: Waterloo Teeth
Have you ever thought about where dentures come from? Archaeologists have found evidence of denture use dating back to 700 BCE. The best dentures available in Europe before the late 19th century had a carved base and molars of ivory with real human incisors and cuspids.
Family Activity Packs: free fun without an appointment
Throughout my summer working at the Museum of Health Care, I have developed a set of Family Activity Packs. My intention with this project was to create free, age-appropriate experiences for families who casually visit the Museum.
Kingston Museums Summer Staff Round Robin
For the third year in a row, members of the Kingston Association of Museums, Galleries and Historic Sites were invited to participate in a Round Robin Professional Development day.
Thank you for your Patronage to our Hall of Honour Exhibits at Kingston General Hospital
Over the past twenty years the Museum of Health Care has created exhibits for the Kingston General Hospital’s Hall of Honour. Recently KGH staff is working on a new redesign of this area and as part of that design process asked the museum to remove the exhibits for construction and carpet removal due to begin in July 2011.