Stories
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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.
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
Catalogue
- Books
Proceedings of the Second Symposium of the European Association of Museums of History of Medical Sciences : 10, 11, 12 September 1984, Wellcome Museum of the History of Medicine, Science Museum, London SW 7 2DD / editor : Brian Bracegirdle.
Date: [1986?]- Books
Museums of medical history in the London area / B. Bracegirdle.
Bracegirdle, B.Date: 1984- Books
Museums of medicine in Lithuania / A. Rudzianskaité [and others].
Date: 1994- Books
The Museum of the British Dental Association / J.A. Donaldson.
Donaldson, J. ADate: 1984- Books
The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine / Christopher J. Lawrence.
Lawrence, Christopher, 1947-Date: 1984