National Museum of Health and Medicine
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The museum was founded by U.S. Army Surgeon General William A. Hammond as the Army Medical Museum (AMM) in 1862; it became the NMHM in 1989 and relocated to its present site at the Army's Forest Glen Annex in 2011.
2500 Linden Ln
Silver Spring , MD 20910
Open to the public: Yes
https://medicalmuseum.health.mil/
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The AMM was established during the American Civil War as a center for the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery. In 1862, Hammond directed medical officers in the field to collect "specimens of morbid anatomy...together with projectiles and foreign bodies removed" and to forward them to the newly founded museum for study. The AMM's first curator, John H. Brinton, visited mid-Atlantic battlefields and solicited contributions from doctors throughout the Union Army. During and after the war, AMM staff took pictures of wounded soldiers showing the effects of gunshot wounds as well as results of amputations and other surgical procedures. The information collected was compiled into six volumes of The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, published between 1870 and 1883.
Added by: sdonley on 03/27/2025
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| The National Museum of Health and Medicine is a fascinating nightmare
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
A collection of medical specimens dating back to the Civil War, this museum is not for the squeamish. |
| National Museum of Health and Medicine
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
On the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Army Medical Museum, The National Museum of Health and Medicine celebrated with a grand opening of its new LEED-Silver status building in Silver Spring, Maryland. The exhibit installations showcase artifacts from its 25-million object collection. |
| National Museum of Health and Medicine
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
This museum, located in Silver Spring (translation: hard to get to by public transit, although one can walk 1 mile from the Forest Glen Metro station), contains an interesting array of medical... This small museum has exhibits relating to heath & medicine. There are many unusual items here. |
| National Museum of Health and Medicine
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
Silver Springs, Maryland | This museum was founded in 1862 to collect "specimens of morbid anatomy . . . together with projectiles and foreign bodies removed"... |
| National Museum of Health and Medicine
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) is a museum in Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington, DC.[1] The museum was founded by U.S. Army Surgeon General William A. |
| National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM)
Added: 07/22/2022 By: sdonley |
We are OPEN! We'll be open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday, and closed Monday and Tuesday. We will only offer self-guided tours at this time. Please be aware of our COVID visitor guidelines as you plan your visit. We're open... |
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