PHARMACEUTICALS

Collections Care for Historical Pharmaceuticals

Are you concerned about the pharmaceuticals lurking in your museum collection or in a donation you just received? This resource package is filled with fact sheets, tips, and practical demonstrations for handling historical pharmaceuticals. Available in both French and English.

Creation of this package was

The Museum of Health Care would like to thank

Our Project Partners:

Michelle Hamilton, PhD, Professor, Public History and Shaelyn Ryan, Curator, Western University

Adam Pollard, Curator of Collection

Advice on items in this package was provided by:

Erin Secord, Manager, Conservation, Ingenium - Canada’s Museum of Science and Innovation

Emily Turgeon-Brunet, Manager of Conservation Science and Preventive Conservation, and Michael Doutre, Conservation Scientist, Parks Canada