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Designing Motherhood

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A nurse with a mask over her face.

Pandemics Past and Present: Accounts from our Mütter Docents

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Virtual Tour of The Mütter Museum

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Sketch of woman with significant facial damage including to her nose

Blackwater Fever & The No-Nose Clubs of 17th Century London

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Image of a Papier Mache Eye model on display at the Mütter Museum

Papier-mâché Eyeball Model

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Stacked embroidery hoops with various floral and nature patterns

Morbid Stichery

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Located in the heart of Philadelphia

Open Wednesday-Monday 10AM to 5PM

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Black and white photo of WWII nurse in surgical mask

Spit Spreads Death

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As part of our philly adventures, @mseinaceous and I went to the Mütter Museum (v cool, highly recommend) and enjoyed the beautiful medicinal plant garden.

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Two skeletons positioned side by side in a glass case

Harry and Carol

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Death cast of twins Chang and Eng Bunker conjoined at the torso

Death Cast of Chang & Eng Bunker

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Delicate lace gloves on a black mount

Tracing the Remains

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A mother holds a todler n her arms, who kisses an older child on the cheek.

Designing Motherhood

Exhibition

Three skeletons in a row

Unseen

Exhibition

Sketch of woman with significant facial damage including to her nose

Blackwater Fever & The No-Nose Clubs of 17th Century London

Podcast

Death cast of twins Chang and Eng Bunker conjoined at the torso

Death Cast of Chang & Eng Bunker

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Tightly woven strands of hair arranged like a bouquet and displayed in a golden, oval frame

Woven Strands

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Black and white photograph of skeletal specimen laying across anatomical book with medical tools below

Bones Books & Bell Jars

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Skull with bone damage from Syphilitic Necrosis

Skull with Syphilitic Necrosis

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View of several skulls on a display shelf

Hyrtl Skull Collection

Exhibition

Two skeletons positioned side by side in a glass case

Harry and Carol

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Realistic collection of 20 different eye diseases and conditions in modeled wax

Eye Pathologies

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Colorful illustrations of skin damage of various severity

Tuberculosis and Beauty & The Lazarevich Diaphanoscope

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Red illustration of a figure in a cape and hat with a beaked mask and holding a staff with wings and a timer

Going Viral

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A photograph of a raggedy doll with no eyes in a pink dress

Michelle the Choking Doll

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Two skeletons, one wears a wedding dress and the other wears a tuxedo

Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome & Arsenic Wallpaper

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Tray of small objects including jacks, pieces of metal, and a toy ship

Chevalier Jackson Collection

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