Museums of Medicine
- International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)
IMSS features exhibits from around the world that trace the fascinating story of surgery's development through the ages. The Museum's collections include art and artifacts that deal with surgery as well as history, science, health, and cultural studies.
- Les hospices de Beaune
Les hospices de Beaune is a former charitable institution founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor and needy in Beaune, France The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of French 15th century architecture, is now a museum.
- Museum of Public Health in Paris/Musee de l'Assistance Publique a Paris
The Museum of Public Health in Paris looks at the changes and innovations, both technical and political, which have shaped public healthcare in France from the 7th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Artifacts, equipment, paintings, etchings, photographs, archives, pharmacy items, and furniture are used to tell the great history of public hospitals and the shifting attitude toward public health. A medicinal herb garden is located in the rear.
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premier center for the preservation and research of the legacy of Civil War medical innovation.
- National Museum of Health and Medicine
The National Museum of Health and Medicine was established during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery.
- Wellcome Library
Wellcome Images is one of the world's richest and most unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science. The Wellcome Library's unrivalled collection contains historical images from the Wellcome Library collections, Tibean Buddhist paintings, ancient Sanskrit manuscripts written on palm leaves, beautifully illuminated Persian books and much more. The Biomedical Collection holds over 40,000 high-quality images from the clniical and biomedical sciences. Selected from the UK's leading teaching hospitals and research institutions, it covers disease, surgery, general healthcare, sciences from genetics to neuroscienmce including the full range of imaging techniques.
- Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology
The Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology ranks among the world’s premier collections devoted to anesthesia history. Housed in the headquarters building of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the WLM also serves as an active, specialized medical library.
