Visit the Mütter Museum tomorrow for first aid training! Learn how to 'stop the bleed' with The Mobile CPR Project and @PennMert .
They're hosting a bystander emergency training session for visitors this Saturday, 5/16, at 12 p.m. We also have CPR training sessions scheduled for May 23 and June 6.
No registration is required. You can stop by with your regular admission ticket. Please note this is not a certification.
Fifty years after the "epidemic of the century," we are launching a special exhibition to examine the mysterious, deadly outbreak at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, which led to the discovery of Legionnaires' disease.
"The Philly Killer: Legionnaires' Disease and the Past and Future of Infectious Disease" opens on May 30. But you can get a sneak peek at exhibition items and dig deeper into this critical moment in history tomorrow evening (May 15) during "Investigating an Outbreak: A Conversation with @WHYYThePulse ."
Register for the event and read more from WHYY at the link in our bio.
UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!
Get (v)amped up for our special event on Friday, June 5! We're teaming up with @space_melt_cinema to close out the run of our "Vampirism" Pop-Up Exhibit with a screening of "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979).🦇
Explore items from the exhibit, learn about the history of vampirism, and participate in a DVD swap! Tickets include popcorn, soft drinks, and a last look at our pop-up exhibit.
Limited tickets JUST ADDED at the link in our bio.
Thanks to @PhillyVoice for highlighting the event!
International Nurses Day celebrates the contributions of nurses worldwide and is recognized each year on Florence Nightingale's birthday.
Credited as one of the founders of the nursing profession, Nightingale revolutionized patient care after her experience caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
When visiting the Mütter Museum, you can see her personal sewing kit on display. Learn more about this special collections item in our online catalogue at the link in our bio (search no. MISC-1059).
Join us in thanking all nurses for the critical role they play!
NEW OPENING DATE: "The Philly Killer: Legionnaires’ Disease and the Past and Future of Infectious Disease" is coming to the Mütter Museum on Saturday, May 30! But you can get a special preview this Friday, May 15.
We will host Investigating an Outbreak: A Conversation with The Pulse at WHYY. This panel discussion will connect the upcoming exhibition and its story with Philadelphia public health, past and present.
Your ticket includes a sneak peek at exhibition items, after-hours access to the Mütter Museum, and light refreshments. RSVP using the link in our bio.
“The Philly Killer” exhibition and related programming are generously funded by the Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Foundation.
Born on this day in 1811, Chang and Eng Bunker were conjoined twins, joined by their livers.
They came to the United States as teenagers from Thailand to perform in a traveling circus, where they quickly gained fame and ultimately represented themselves in the business.
In the 1840s, they settled in North Carolina, married sisters Sarah Ann and Adelaide Yates, and had a total of 21 children.
Pictured here is an illustration of Chang and Eng by Alfred A. Hoffy from 1837, which is featured in our 2026 Wall Calendar. Learn more about the image through our Historical Medical Library Catalog (search call no. PF4) at the link in our bio.
Museum visitors can view the twins' conjoined livers and the plaster death cast of their torsos. Learn more on our website.
It's almost time for our May Meet & Geek! Join us on May 19 for Art Therapy in Museums & Retablo-Making Workshop, featuring our special exhibition, "Creative Processing: Art in Therapy."
Board-certified clinical art therapist Dr. Kathryn Snyder, whose work is displayed in the exhibition, will lead a lecture and a hands-on workshop.
During the program, attendees will:
🎨Explore stories of art therapy in museums
🎨Learn about slow looking for our own personal development
🎨Make a retablo art piece that reflects love, loss, and memory
RSVP today using the link in our bio.
Please join us in celebrating our Museum leadership! Erin McLeary, PhD, and Sara Ray, PhD, recently marked one year at the helm of the Mütter Museum and Historical Medical Library!
Under their stewardship, we have opened five new exhibitions (with two more coming soon), reinvigorated our programming with popular events like Choreomania and our Meet & Geek series, and welcomed over 100,000 visitors. Congratulations, Sara and Erin!
Reflecting on a radiant evening! We had a blast celebrating the medical advancements of Marie Curie and her contemporaries during this year's Radiant Ball.
Here's a look at some of our favorite moments, including stunning performances from @midnightsocietyjazz and @secretcircusphilly .
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this electrifying event, and our sponsors for their support.
📸: @cocobanal
What does it take to move a 650-pound iron lung to the Museum's second floor?
We discovered just how many crew members were needed when they relocated this beloved collection item to its new home in the Norris Gallery! The iron lung will be featured in our upcoming special exhibition, "Creating a City of Medicine."
Celebrate moms at the Mütter! It's your last chance to join us for an afternoon tea tasting on Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 10) to show appreciation to those who play a special role in your life.
In collaboration with @RandomTeaPhilly , we are delighted to offer three hand-blended teas inspired by herbs grown in our Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden. This tea tasting will provide an opportunity to learn about the medicinal benefits of everyday herbs and plants.
Your ticket (available at the link in our bio) includes sandwiches, desserts, and Museum access, where you can enjoy Mütter’s Day activities.
Space Melt Cinema is kicking off the summer the best way we know how: gothic cinema and medical history.
We are honored to team up with the Mütter Museum to close out their blockbuster “Vampirism” Pop-Up Exhibit with a screening of our favorite movie: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979). Directed by icon of extremity, Werner Herzog, and starring Herzog’s frenemy and muse, Klaus Kinski, Nosferatu perfectly captures the nature of the original vampire myth.
Before the screening, join us for an abbreviated talk from Museum Educator Jo D’Avella on the people, places, and medical conditions that inspired the iconic characteristics of the vampire.
We will also be hosting our signature DVD Swap Box and, I know you’ve been waiting for this one, GOURMET HOT DOGS ARE BACK!!!! Chow down on a dog while you watch Isabelle Adjani scream or check out some of the vampiric ephemera on display. Doors will open 30 minutes before the talk and film to allow guests to peruse the collection items on display, talk to Museum staff about vampirism and the roots of its mythology, take a chance at the swap box, and, of course, eat multiple hot dogs.
Get your ticket now at the link in our bio or on the Mütter Museum’s website! Tickets include popcorn, soft drinks, and admission to the pop up as well as the screening. Vampire costumes encouraged and anybody wearing one will get a free DVD from us! We hope to see you there!
