MUSEUM BLOG
Renowned Historian Tim Cook in Kingston this March to share stories from new book
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
Teddy Bear Hospital Returns this Family Day
On Monday, February 20 bring your teddy bear or other special stuffed animal to the Museum where trained “teddy doctors and nurses” will be on hand to examine and treat your toy's bumps, lumps, and bruises. Learn, laugh, and find out why doctors and hospitals aren't so scary after all! The event will include hands-on activities and crafts. Suitable for all ages!
Special Event to Celebrate New Addition
Information about mNRA vaccines, such as that for COVID-19, has been added to mark this important time in medical history. To celebrate the gallery update, the Museum is holding a special event!
2022 Margaret Angus Research Lecture
Anna’s project examines the lived experience of cystic fibrosis (CF) in the latter half of the 20th century as expressed through the healthcare objects associated with its treatment. By tracing the material histories of two fundamental categories of CF-related objects, inhalation therapies and parenteral antibiotics, she evokes the changing routines of everyday life with the illness from the 1940s to 1990s.
OTF Supports Virtual Programming at Museum of Health Care
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.
Museum of Health Care Opens for March of the Museums 2022
We will also be opening the Museum for drop-in visits throughout the March Break. Stop by for a walk through the galleries to complete our Lego mini-figure scavenger hunt!