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.

The Dittrick Museum will be closed May 15th through May 17th, 2013.

Monday April 22, 2013 6:00 pm
Vittorio Marchis presents Autopsy of a Machine

Internationally renowned for his performative public history, Vittorio Marchis is coming to Cleveland to perform an autopsy of a 1940s electrocardiograph machine (ECG), and to discuss technologies for viewing the body, including X-Ray and ECG. Combining performance art with a deep understanding of historical objects, Marchis will look inside the historical machines... More information...