The Dittrick Medical History Center is comprised of the museum, archives, and collections of rare books, artifacts, and images. The Center originated as part of the Cleveland Medical Library Association (est. 1894) and today functions as an interdisciplinary study center within the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Medicine Show: Science, Art and Health at Wellcome Collection
presented by Dr. Ken Arnold
Opened less than five years ago, Wellcome Collection has already attracted over 1.5 million visits from people who enjoy its unusual mix of medicine, art and the rest of life. Dr Arnold, who directs its public programs, will discuss their approach to putting medicine on show, the extraordinary legacy of American-entrepreneur and collector Henry Wellcome, and the history of medical museums. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Art, CWRU More information...
Museums of London Tour
Art, History and Medicine, October 5-14, 2012
We invite you to join Catherine Scallen, Chair of the Art History department
and Jim Edmonson, Curator of the Dittrick Museum on the campus of Case
Western Reserve University, for this custom designed tour of the key museums
of London, England. Jim's contact with fellow curators and museum directors
opens doors and provides the group with unique insights into their collections
and aspects not normally open to the general public. Catherine's experience
teaching and researching the masters of European Art from 1400 to 1900 will
provide historical depth that makes the art museums' collections come alive.
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