Stories
- Article
The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
- Photo story
Trans masculinity on the record
Curator of the Museum of Transology in Brighton E-J Scott tells the story behind a few of the 250 objects from the collection, and the powerful effect they had on him as he put trans lives on the record.
- Article
A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
- Article
Mask, ritual and fertility
Today many of us learn about fertility, conception and pregnancy online. But that wasn’t always the way. Discover how masks and rituals played an important educational role.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Website and Education Initiatives
London Museums of Health and MedicineDate: 20 Feb 1992-Apr 2011Reference: SA/LMH/C/2/2Part of: London Museums of Health and Medicine archives- Archives and manuscripts
Antony Duggan
Date: 1961 - 1985Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Cur/5Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science- Books
Emma Hamilton : seduction & celebrity / edited by Quintin Colville with Kate Williams.
Date: 2016- Books
Using museums to popularise science and technology / edited by Sharyn Errington (editor), Susan M. Stocklmayer (assoc. editor), Brenton Honeyman (assoc. editor).
Date: [2001], ©2001- Archives and manuscripts
A.S.M.E [Association for the Study of Medical Education]
Date: 06 Apr 1962 - 22 Feb 1963Reference: WA/MMS/AD/Mus/3/4Part of: Wellcome Museum of Medical Science