Events

Current activity

During the COVID-19 pandemic we have of course been able to put on any physical events, but we have been busy developing digital resources for you to access.

Publications

We have also had articles published in two publications:

The Hull Grundy collection in the Museum of Medicine and Health, University of Manchester by Peter Mohr and Stephanie Seville (Journal of the History of Collections)
An Update from the Museum of Medicine and Health, University of Manchester by St (The Historical Medical Equipment Society Bulletin No.35, PDF)

Past events

2021

Cancer Revolution exhibition

We loaned items to Science Museum Group for its Cancer Revolution exhibition in 2021-22. This blog around the relevant collections in the museum explores the story of Professor Fox and his research into cancer treatment: Museum of Medicine and Health's objects featured in national cancer research exhibition.

History of Medicine Digital Learning Resource

This digital resource can support home learning as well as satisfy the curiosities of anyone interested in Manchester’s health care past.

Themes in the resource echo the National Curriculum Key Stage 4 history module Medicine Through Time. Each object in focus has a local connection to the city of Manchester.

Access the History of Medicine Digital Learning Resource

Sights, Sounds and Stories

New digital resources were developed during 2020, aimed at Key Stage 4 but also for anyone curious about Manchester's healthcare past: History of Medicine and Sights, Sounds and Stories.

2020

A Healthy Profit at Quarry Bank Mill, 19 October 2019 - 19 April 2020

The exhibition incorporates research in optometry at The University of Manchester to explore how the workers at Quarry Bank experienced health and illness, accident or injury, pregnancy and childbirth. Objects on loan include a teaching model of a human brain, a Leech Jar and a ceramic inhaler.

2019

Instrumental Change at the Manchester Central Library, Wednesday 11 December

This one-day pop-up exhibition was organised by MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies students, in collaboration with the Museum of Medicine and Health. The exhibition focused on the materiality of medical instruments and how this has changed through time. Exploring key themes of functionality and sustainability, Instrumental Change invited visitors to challenge their own assumptions about the medical world.

Deaf Education and Audiology: a journey through artefacts, archives and creativity at Manchester Central Library, 14 October - 14 December 2019

We loaned our hearing aid collection to this exhibition, which was part of the 100-year anniversary celebrations of deaf education and audiology at The University of Manchester. The exhibition provoked questions around how we understand, collect and communicate D/deafness in a dominant hearing world. It was curated by Dr Jenna C Ashton, Lecturer and Programme Director of Heritage Studies at The University of Manchester.

Charlotte Beswick: Inspiring Futures Blood Sciences

Culture Cure: Late opening at the Science and Industry Museum, 6th March 2019.

Manchester Community Festival at Manchester Museum, 15th June 2019.