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The Museum's
collections include over 20,000 objects,
including fluid-preserved anatomical and
pathological specimens, medical instruments,
anatomical and pathological models, items
of memorabilia of famous scientists and
physicians, and medical illustrations in
the form of lantern slides, 35 mm slides,
photographs, drawings, and prints. In addition,
the College collections include over 160
portraits in oil and other media.
The Museum's collecting activities are currently focused on human biological materials and medical models. For questions on donations to the Museum, please email museumref@collphyphil.org
or call 215-563-3737 x273.
Filming
and photography are not permitted inside
the Mütter Museum . Exceptions are
granted to scholars, filmmakers, and other
professionals on a case-by-case basis. Please
email museum@collphyphil.org
or call 215-563-3737
x244 to obtain permission.
Images of and from the
collection are available for a fee by contacting
Rights & Reproduction. Please email
museum@collphyphil.org
or call 215-563-3737
x244.
The Museum's collections are available to qualified researchers by appointment only. Please email museumref@collphyphil.org
or call 215-563-3737 x273.
The OB-GYN Online Catalogue provides a comprehensive overview of our obstetric and gyncological collections in order to aid researchers in their basic identification and use.
The College maintains
an exemplary portrait collection containing
works by Thomas Eakins, William Merrit Chase,
Charles Willson Peale, John Singer Sargent,
and many more. The portraits at the College
show its conscious decision to make the
past a continuing part of the present great
tradition of medicine in Philadelphia .
The portrait collection is available to
the public through private tours or reproduced
images. Please contact museum@collphyphil.org
or call 215-563-3737
x244.
In addition to the permanent exhibits in the Museum's main gallery space are rotating and on-line exhibits:
The Medical World
of Benjamin Franklin
Only One Man Died: Medical Adventures on the Lewis & Clark Trail
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ancient Scourge and Modern Menace
When the Patient is the President
Conjoined Twins
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