A Repository for Bottled Monsters

An unofficial blog about the National Museum of Health and Medicine (nee the Army Medical Museum) in Silver Spring, MD. Visit for news about the museum, new projects, musing on the history of medicine and neat pictures.

A Repository for Bottled Monsters

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Walter Reed Forest Glen Annex painting

“Carry On:” The History and Innovation of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Military Medicine Exhibit

Mutter Museum articles

Curator Anna Dhody resigns from the Mütter Museum

Aug 7: Military Medicine and the Hidden Costs of War lecture at Library of Congress

Swann Fellow Lecture, Tuesday, March 12 in Library of Congress

WaPo articles on Smithsonian human remains collections

Washington Post graphic novel on Maura, free to read

Anatomical collections under attack

NMHM featured in WaPo

Civil War doctor Mary Walker coming to a quarter in 2024

Exhibit at Walter Reed Highlights African Americans in Civil War Medicine

Scott Schoner, former Army Medical Dept. Museum curator has passed away

Hunterian museum removes Irish Giant from display

Condoms on exhibit in French National Archives

The former AFIP in the news

Centers for Disease Control Museum on Atlas Obscura podcast

FDA History Office Recruiting Museum Specialist

Civil War medical photos show up in the oddest places

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