The Medical History Museum collection has grown through gifts from medical graduates, families and institutions. The core of the collection began with material related to the history of the Melbourne Medical School but has expanded to encompass the history of medicine in Victoria, Australia and internationally.
The Museum runs a changing exhibition program that encompasses a broad range of themes linking scientific discovery with society and culture. There is an opportunity for student and community groups to arrange curator led tours of these exhibitions and the permanent collection displays. The current exhibition is ‘The Art of Healing: Australian Indigenous Bush Medicine’, running until 2 March 2019.
The Museum’s Registrar, Alex Chubaty will discuss the permanent display of collection objects in three heritage cases, the Savory and Moore pharmacy which was donated and shipped to the Museum in 1971 from its original location in London, and the current temporary exhibition.
Numbers are strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
Getting There
We strongly recommend taking public transport or walking/cycling to this event.
Tram: 19 (stop 11) – recommended or 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72 (stop 1)
Bus: 401, 402, 403, 505
Train: Flinders St or Melbourne Central and then catch the 19 Tram
Accessibility
The Medical History Museum is wheelchair accessible.
Continue the conversation
Drinks afterwards from 7:45pm at The Clyde Hotel, Carlton.
Brownless Biomedical Library (Building 182)
Enter Gate 10 or Gate 11
Parkville, VIC 3052
Australia