Oddities, medical miracles and the unbelievable this is what you will find at the Mutter Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This museum originally was designed and opened to assist college students in The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Housing the rarest medical oddities it gained attention and the curious wanted to see what was inside. Today the museum staff and fellows saw the potential to open the museum to the public which would continue to keep the museum doors open and obtain other rare artifacts for study and museum guests. Here is just a few of the features you can find at the museum. Features of the collection: • Soap Lady • Dr. Joseph Hyrtl’s human skull collection • Plaster cast and conjoined liver of “Siamese twins” Chang & Eng • Specimen from John Wilkes Booth’s vertebra • Jaw tumor of President Grover Cleveland • Rotating exhibits of photographic art and illustrations • Tallest skeleton on display in North America • Einstein’s brain For more information you can visit The Mutter Museum website at: muttermuseum.org/
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 13:44:32 +0000
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